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for the Week of March 6 to March 13, 2011
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Posted 2011-03-12:
- Keys to long life? Not what you might expect
- A blood test for lung cancer?
- Pregnancy anemia linked to childhood wheezing and asthma
- Not actually bad at math or auto repair? Women fear being stereotyped by male service providers
- Giftedness linked to prenatal exposure of higher levels of testosterone
- Nanoscale whiskers from sea creatures could grow human muscle tissue
- Why low birth weight is linked to obesity later in life: Study provides explanation
- Surgery without external scars is gaining traction: Organ removal through body’s orifices is minimally invasive approach to surgery
- Consumer beware: Rejecting an option may make you more likely to choose it later
Posted 2011-03-12:
- Reading in two colors at the same time: Patterns of synesthesia brain activity revealed
- Smoking may increase risk for lung disease
- Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
- Early male friendship as a precursor to substance abuse in girls
- New view of human nerve cells opens door to potential drug targets
- Trauma patients have higher rate of death for several years following injury
- Conflicts-of-interest in drug studies sneaking back into medical journals, say investigators
- New treatment strategy effective for certain lung cancers
- Pinpointing air pollution's effects on the heart
- New details about medically important protein family
- Sleepy connected Americans
- Patient's own bone marrow stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries
- Depression may increase the risk of kidney failure
- 'GPS system' for protein synthesis in nerve cells gives clues for understanding brain disorders
- Potential Alzheimer's treatment? Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases
- Sunlight can influence the breakdown of medicines in the body
- Roundworm could provide new treatment for sepsis
- Cerebellum provides clues to the nature of human intelligence
- Coffee drinking linked to reduced stroke risk in women
- New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test
- New robot system to test 10,000 chemicals for toxicity
- Laughter really is the best medicine (for leg ulcers)
- A glove on your hand can change your mind
- Engineered protein has potential for new anti-inflamatory treatment
- Sildenafil reduces Raynaud's frequency in patients with systemic sclerosis, study finds
- Boy toddlers need extra help dealing with negative emotions, experts urge
Posted 2011-03-11:
- How do people respond to being touched by a robotic nurse?
- Synthetic compound may lead to drugs to fight pancreatic, lung cancer
- New genetic deafness syndrome identified
- Abnormal neural activity recorded from the deep brain of Parkinson's disease and dystonia patients
- Aging rates, gender gap in mortality similar across all primates
- Erectile dysfunction drug improves exercise tolerance in young people with congenital heart disease
- Banana peels get a second life as water purifier
- Vascular brain disorder often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, study finds
- Work climate the main reason women leave engineering, survey suggests
- Scientists discover cause of rare skin cancer that heals itself
- 'Love song' of the fly shows how nervous system initiates, controls and utilized behavior
- Alcohol has stronger impact on gastric bypass patients, study finds
- How do we combine faces and voices?
- Web-crawling the brain: 3-D nanoscale model of neural circuit created
- As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn
- Passive smoking increases risk of stillbirth and birth defects, study suggests
- An advance toward blood transfusions that require no typing
- Learning to see consciously: Scientists show how flexibly the brain processes images
- Drug use increasingly associated with microbial infections
- A-ha! The neural mechanisms of insight
- Cell component involved in triggering cat allergy identified
- Cerebral spinal fluid guides stem cell development in the brain
- New H1N1 mutation could allow virus to spread more easily
- Aspirin's ability to protect against colorectal cancer may depend on inflammatory pathways
- Which side of the brain rotates a mental picture?
- New form of muscular dystrophy identified: Mutation in important muscle protein causes muscle disease and cognitive impairment
- New mouse models generated for MYH9 genetic disorders
- Model organisms? Broadening the biological lexicon to bolster translational research
- Epilepsy-linked memory losss worries more patients than doctors
- High-volume portable music players may impair ability to clearly discriminate sounds
- Novel method could improve the performance of proteins used therapeutically
- Novel role found for calcium channels in pacemaker cell function
- Open-source software is actually more secure for health care IT, study suggests
- Negative classroom environment adversely affects children's mental health
- Referral to high-volume hospitals for operations fails to improve outcomes statewide, study finds
Posted 2011-03-10:
- New biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease identified
- Gene fusion mechanisms offer new clues to origin of pediatric brain tumors
- Giving children the power to be scientists
- Scientists discover anti-anxiety circuit in brain region considered the seat of fear
- Curbing cholesterol could help combat infections, study shows
- New type of secretory cell in the intestine
- More reasons to be nice: It's less work for everyone
- Missing DNA helps make us human
- Newly identified spider toxin may help uncover novel ways of treating pain and human diseases
- Medical microcamera the size of a grain of salt gives razor-sharp images, very inexpensively
- Blood-brain barrier damaged by Sanfilippo syndrome type B disease, mouse study suggests
- Passive news reports may lead readers to feel they can't find the truth
- Brain implant surgeries dramatically improve symptoms of debilitating condition
- Oral tongue cancer increasing in young, white females
- The science behind the cape: How one physiology researcher is using batman to put some POW! Into physiology studies
- Drug stops progression of Parkinson's disease in mice; Medication turns on critical gene, protects brain cells
- New instrument for analyzing viruses: Sensitive 'PING' device
- Why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring's long-term health
- Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life
- ADAM-12 gene could hold key to cancer, arthritis and cardiac treatments
- Receiving work-related communication at home takes greater toll on women, study finds
- Chemist discovers shortcut for processing drugs
- 'Cross-talk' research may pave the way to understanding and controlling chronic pain
- A new stem cell enters the mix: Induced conditional self-renewing progenitor cells
- Neurologists predict more cases of stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy
- Text messaging may help smokers break the habit: Studies demonstrate brain activity link and use a new technology to monitor smoking
- UK doctors consistently oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide
Posted 2011-03-09:
- Right-handers, but not left-handers, are biased to select their dominant hand
- Function of 'junk DNA' in human genes
- Stroke survivors with irregular heartbeat may have higher risk of dementia
- Cleansing the soul by hurting the flesh: The guilt-reducing effect of pain
- An Alzheimer's vaccine in a nasal spray?
- Genetic makeup and duration of abuse reduce the brain's neurons in drug addiction
- Malaria’s weakest link: Class of chemotherapy drugs also kills the parasite that causes malaria
- Big games, close scores lead to more auto fatalities for winning fans
- New weight loss discovery moves us closer to 'the Pill' for obesity
- Key mechanism of childhood respiratory disease identified
- Physician's empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes
- High levels of 'good' cholesterol may cut bowel cancer risk
- Experts develop tool to predict course of Haiti's cholera outbreak, offer disease control strategies for immediate implementation
- People would rather let bad things happen than cause them, especially if someone is watching
- Laboratory-grown urethras implanted in patients, scientists report
- Body's clock may lead to increased risk for fainting during the nighttime
- Acupuncture curbs severity of menopausal hot flushes, study suggests
- Microbial forensics used to solve the case of the 2001 anthrax attacks
- Exercise can curb marijuana use and cravings, study finds
- Eating apples extends lifespan of test animals by 10 percent
- Spontaneous smoking cessation may be an early symptom of lung cancer, research suggests
- Surprising behavior of cells during blood-vessel formation
- New mathematical model of information processing in the brain accurately predicts some of the peculiarities of human vision
- Brain 'network maps' reveal clue to mental decline in old age
- Sea sponges: Tweak of nature in fight against cancer
- New peptide could be effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer
- Turning off stress
- HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients
- A novel prognostic marker for biliary atresia
- The safety of daily magnesium oxide treatment for children with chronic constipation
- Eating disorders and body dissatisfaction is double in Muslim teenagers than in Christian, Spanish study finds
- Rituximab combined with a TNF inhibitor and methotrexate shows no safety signal in rheumatoid arthritis treatment, study finds
Posted 2011-03-08:
- Tobacco smoking impacts teens' brains, study shows
- Gene variants in autism linked to brain development
- NASA studies the body's ability to fight infection
- Health benefits of eating tomatoes emerge
- Class of potent anti-cancer compounds discovered
- 'Nano-Velcro' technology used to improve capture of circulating cancer cells
- Solving a traditional Chinese medicine mystery: Discovery of molecular mechanism reveals antitumor possibilities
- Removing arsenic from drinking water
- Web use doesn't encourage belief in political rumors, but e-mail does
- Multiple sclerosis blocked in mouse model: Barring immune cells from brain prevents symptoms
- New compound rids cells of Alzheimer protein debris
- Stretchable balloon electronics get to the heart of cardiac medicine
- Helicobacter pylori infection linked to decreased iron levels in otherwise healthy children
- Elderly see pedestrians half as often as younger drivers, according to new research
- Enzyme enhances, erases long-term memories in rats; Can restore even old, fading memories, say scientists
- New gene regions identified that predispose people to heart attacks: Some hint at previously unknown mechanisms that increase risk
- New test for 'pluripotent' stem cells
- Human stem cells transformed into key neurons lost in Alzheimer's
- NASA light technology successfully reduces cancer patients painful side effects from radiation and chemotherapy
- Vaccinated children not at higher risk of infections or allergic diseases, study suggests
- Brain rhythm predicts real-time sleep stability, may lead to more precise sleep medications
- Gene responsible for severe osteoporosis disorder discovered
- Loss of key protein boosts neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- The better off sleep better
- Stem cell study could aid motor neuron disease research
- Depression and anxiety differentially influence physical symptom reporting
- Life-saving blood test for fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths in developing countries
- Boron neutron capture therapy is effective in advanced head and neck cancer, study suggests
- Speedy generic approval may not benefit consumers as much as expected, mathematical model shows
- Racial identity tied to happiness, study finds
- Older parents are happier with more children; young parents, with fewer
- UCLA performs first hand transplant in the western United States
- One in three doctors afraid to report underperforming colleagues, UK study finds
- Alcohol consumption after age 75 associated with lower risk of developing dementia
- Effects of alcohol on risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Posted 2011-03-07:
- Possible role of damaged DNA in tumor development
- Human cues used to improve computer user-friendliness
- Cadmium in children’s jewelry: 100 times recommended maximum exposure if mouthed or swallowed
- Novel mechanism for control of gene expression revealed
- Bone-creating protein could improve dental implant success
- Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents, study suggests
- Happy Hour linked to pub violence, UK study finds
Posted 2011-03-06:
- Jekyll and Hyde: Cells' executioner can also stave off death
- Decline in cerebral palsy diagnoses in premature infants suggests improvements in perinatal care
- Mean girls and queen bees: Females threatened by social exclusion will reject others first
- Mutations found in human induced pluripotent stem cells
- Prostate cancer: Targeted therapy shrank tumors up to 74 percent in cells in mice
- To bring effective therapies to patients quicker, use the team approach
- Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking
- Every five minutes someone dies from a blood clot or deep vein thrombosis
Posted 2011-03-05:
- New non-surgical autopsy technique set to revolutionize post-mortem practice
- Possible new treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer
- Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities
- Can you predict your mate will cheat by their voice?
- How long do stem cells live?
- Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones
- Constant race-based discrimination can lead to 'racial battle fatigue' for African-Americans
- New light-sensing mechanism found in neurons
- Star-shaped brain cells feed long-term memory
- Drop in temperature may explain the increase in dry eye suffering
- Moderate sleep loss impairs vigilance and sustained attention in children with ADHD
- Neurons with symptoms of Parkinson's disease created from patient's skin cells
- Risks of chemical exposure: Scientists call for 'swifter and sounder' testing of chemicals
- Trouble with the latest dance move? GABA might be to blame
- Ibuprofen may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's disease, study suggests
- Sex differences in male and female learning revealed by gibbons
- MRSA danger in gyms may be exaggerated, study suggests
- Potential mechanisms for future anti-obesity drugs identified
- Obesity may increase risk of triple-negative breast cancer
- Older patients confused about multiple drug dosing
- New clue to controlling skin regeneration, as well as skin cancer
- New findings on drug tolerance in TB suggest ideas for shorter cures
- Ultrasound and algorithms could lead to better breast cancer screening
- Fear of side effects shapes older patients' willingness to take heart medication
Posted 2011-03-04:
- Susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder identified
- Easy, accurate way to predict food allergies developed, study suggests
- Cancer patients' partners become ill themselves, Swedish study shows
- Women who miscarry continue to have mental health problems, even after healthy birth
- Liver, not brain, may be origin of Alzheimer’s plaques
- New method allows human embryonic stem cells to avoid immune system rejection
- Solving the puzzle of Henry VIII
- Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in Type 2 diabetes
- The more secure you feel, the less you value your stuff
- New drug regimens cut HIV spread from mother to infant
- New findings challenge view of key part of immune defense
- Using artificial, cell-like 'honey pots' to entrap deadly viruses
- How sunlight may reduce the severity of multiple sclerosis
- Researcher seeks to use electrical stimulation to give voice to stroke patients
- Brain's 'autopilot' provides insight into early development of Alzheimer's disease
- Spinal cord injury: Human cells derived from stem cells restore movement in animal models
- New hope for lowering cholesterol
- Smoking increases risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, study shows
- Solving the riddle of nature’s perfect spring
- Cannabis use precedes the onset of psychotic symptoms in young people, study finds
- Type 2 diabetes linked to single gene mutation in one in ten patients
- Six-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants, study finds
- 'A little off the top' helps map cells with submicrometer resolution
- Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may help stave off dementia, research suggests
- Scientists show how men amp up their X chromosome
- Blood protein in lung cancer could improve diagnosis and treatment
- Women get short shrift in many heart device studies, despite requirement
- Rich and poor, UK youth are happy after all?
- How ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy
- How much can a cell uptake?
- Freedom to choose leisure activities benefits people with autism
- College students in Texas and Washington surveyed on guns on campus
- New brain training app for research into aging minds
Posted 2011-03-03:
- Protein identified that serves as a switch in a key pathway of programmed cell death
- New role found for cancer protein p53
- Parents rationalize the economic cost of children by exaggerating their parental joy
- Protein's elusive role in embryo and disease development unravelled
- Joint pain in children: Is it just a sore knee, or could it be juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
- Effectiveness of wastewater treatment may be damaged during a severe flu pandemic
- Dude, you throw like a crybaby!
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could be caused by a retrovirus, study suggests
- Good fungi might prove even better for plant, human health
- Researchers predict age of T cells to improve cancer treatment
- Hair dyeing poised for first major transformation in 150 years
- Facing the Facebook mirror can boost self-esteem
- Bacteria can communicate with each other through nanotubes, researchers discover
- Shift work may be associated with decreased risk of skin cancer
- Nitric oxide does not appear to improve treatment of sickle cell pain-attacks
- Just like me: Online training helpers more effective when they resemble students
- World's most powerful optical microscope: Microscope could 'solve the cause of viruses'
- New cell therapy a promising atherosclerosis treatment
- Songbird's strategy for changing its tune could inform rehab efforts
- Fluorescent peptides help nerves glow in surgery
- Meditation beats dance for harmonizing body and mind
- HIV vaccine impacts the genetic makeup of the virus
- Head injury can blight survival up to 13 years later
- Herbal teas may provide health benefits
- Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids
- Tanning bed exposure can be deadly when complicated by medication reactions
- Key step in the development of a norovirus treatment
- Scientists synthesize long-sought-after anticancer agent
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