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for the Week of April 17 to April 24, 2011
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Posted 2011-04-23:
- Liver-cell transplants show promise in reversing genetic disease affecting liver and lungs
- Study adds weight to link between calcium supplements and heart problems
- For family violence among adolescents, mattering matters
- Scientists engineer nanoscale vaults to encapsulate 'nanodisks' for drug delivery
- New approach to defeating flu shows promise
- Frog embryos lead to new understanding of cardiac development
- C. difficile colonization accompanied by changes in gut microbiota: Study hints at probiotics as treatment
Posted 2011-04-23:
- Functioning synapse created using carbon nanotubes: Devices might be used in brain prostheses or synthetic brains
- Anti-depressants boost brain cells after injury in early studies
- Worm studies shed light on human cancers
- Parasite strategy offers insight to help tackle sleeping sickness
- Quality of parent-toddler relationship could affect risk for childhood obesity
- Toward new medications for chronic brain diseases
- Athletes at risk: New, inexpensive test for 'sudden death syndrome'
- Antidepressants may not improve all symptoms of depression, researchers find
- Critical role of placenta in brain development demonstrated
- Cancer cell proliferation: A new ending to an old 'tail'
- Subset of self-destructive immune cells may selectively drive diabetes
- Study pinpoints common critical errors in teen crashes
- Learning to tolerate our microbial self: Bacteria co-opt human immune cells for mutual benefit
- Study in roundworm chromosomes may offer new clues to tumor genome development
- Bacteria interrupted: Disabling coordinated behavior and virulence gene expression
- Acupuncture relieves hot flashes from prostate cancer treatment, study suggests
- Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ in children, study finds
- Salmonella utilize multiple modes of infection: New mechanism that helps with invading host cells discovered
- Use of topical corticosteroids in children with eczema does not have negative side effects, study finds
- Severe obesity not seen to increase risk of depression in teens
- Research on 'Iceman' Wim Hof suggests it may be possible to influence autonomic nervous system and immune response
Posted 2011-04-22:
- Genes causing antimalarial drug resistance identified
- Kidney disease coupled with heart disease common problem in elderly
- Early warning system for Alzheimer's disease
- Meditation may help the brain 'turn down the volume' on distractions
- Simple fungus reveals clue to immune system protection
- Are dietary supplements working against you?
- RNA nanoparticles constructed to safely deliver long-lasting therapy to cells
- Breastfeeding tied to stronger maternal response to baby's cry
- Nature's elegant solution to repairing DNA in cancer, other conditions
- Antimalarial trees in East Africa threatened with extinction
- Does video game violence harm teens? New study weighs the evidence
- Kids' 'screen time' linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease
- MicroRNA mediates gene-diet interaction related to obesity, researchers find
- Happiest places have highest suicide rates, new research finds
- New discovery may block amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease process
- Cardiac muscle really knows how to relax: Potential cardio-protective mechanism in heart
- Different views of God may influence academic cheating
- Protein and calories can help lessen effects of severe traumatic brain injury, report says
- Functional MRI shows how mindfulness meditation changes decision-making process
- Low carbohydrate diet may reverse kidney failure in people with diabetes
- Spring-cleaning the mind? Study shows a cluttered brain doesn't remember
- ACE inhibitors may increase risk of recurrence in breast cancer survivors, study suggests
- Why are the Seychelles free of malaria?
- How can we measure infants' pain after an operation?
- What's your gut type? Gut bacteria could help with diagnostics and influence treatments
- Genetic discovery offers new hope in fight against deadly pulmonary fibrosis
- Molecule that can increase blood flow in vascular disease identified
- Routine rotavirus vaccination in Brazil has reduced diarrhea deaths in children
- Drug development speeds up with more advanced microarray technology
- Electronic healthcare at the click of a mouse
- Phase III trial finds no benefit from atrasentan added to chemo for advanced prostate cancer
Posted 2011-04-21:
- Air pollution exposure affects chances of developing premenopausal breast cancer, study finds
- How TRIM5 fights HIV: Scientists discover mechanism of protein that makes certain monkeys resistant
- Breakthrough in malaria treatment in the run up to World Malaria Day
- Mining data from electronic records: Faster way to get genetic clues to disease
- Half of all children with autism wander and bolt from safe places, study shows
- New 'chemical pathway' in the brain for stress: Breakthrough offers hope for targeted treatment of stress-related disorders
- Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning
- Scientists prove new technology to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes
- Biological links found between childhood abuse and adolescent depression
- Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making
- Nanomedicine one step closer to reality
- Ends of chromosomes protected by stacked, coiled DNA caps
- Adaptive trial designs could accelerate HIV vaccine development
- Repeated stress in pregnancy linked to children's behavior
- Decoding cancer patients' genomes is powerful diagnostic tool
- Minimizing side effects from chemoradiation could help brain cancer patients live longer
- Satisfied people are more likely to vote
- Antibiotics cure anthrax in animal models
- How peppermint helps to relieve irritable bowel syndrome
- Antibiotics disrupt gut ecology, metabolism
- Does seeing overweight people make us eat more?
- Right-handedness prevailed 500,000 years ago
- New link between mother's pregnancy diet and offspring's chances of obesity found
- Canola oil protects against colon cancer, study suggests
- Why do hopeful consumers make healthier choices than happy ones?
- Nanoparticles with honeycomb cavities containing drugs blast cancer cells
- Improved recovery of motor function after stroke
- Cell of origin for squamous cell carcinoma discovered
- Patients appear to adjust and learn to cope with loss or reduced sense of smell
- New biosensor microchip could speed up drug development, researchers say
- C. difficile increases risk of death six-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- New MRI methodology revolutionizes imaging of the beating heart
- More accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
- How do consumers judge quality? It depends on who's making the purchase
- European experts set standards for cross border reproductive care
Posted 2011-04-20:
- Filters that reduce ‘brain clutter’ identified
- Link between breast implants and rare form of cancer confirmed, but cause remains unclear
- Exploiting the stress response to detonate mitochondria in cancer cells
- Rational, emotional reasons guide genetic-testing choices, study finds
- Tinnitus caused by too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits, study finds
- Gene necessary for successful repair of muscle damage identified
- Limitations of question about race can create inaccurate picture of health-care disparities
- Scientists discover how to predict learning using brain analysis
- How inflammation can lead to cancer
- Researchers discover precisely how thalidomide causes birth defects
- Marine organisms with eternal life can solve the riddle of aging
- Previous-day alcohol consumption appears to affect surgical skills on virtual reality simulator
- 'Thirdhand smoke' poses danger to unborn babies' lungs, study finds
- Tibetian Terrier dogs could play key role in developing therapy for early-onset Parkinson’s
- Enhanced cord blood stem cell transplants safe in long-term studies
- For testing skin cream, synthetic skin may be as good as the real thing
- Bioartificial organs: Spanish researchers replace pig corneal cells with human stem cells
- Mood swings of bipolar patients can be predicted, study shows
- Limiting carbs, not calories, reduces liver fat faster, researchers find
- Alzheimer's diagnostic guidelines updated for first time in decades
- Research turns the world upside down: New study examines brain processes behind facial recognition
- Simple injection could limit damage from heart attacks and stroke
- Genetic study offers insight into the social lives of bees
- Virtual surgery shows promise in personalized treatment of nasal obstruction
- Do-not-resuscitate orders associated with poor surgical outcomes even for non-emergency procedures
- Common virus plus low sunlight exposure may increase risk of multiple sclerosis
- Small molecules inhibit growth of human tumor cells
- Treatment-resistant epilepsy common in idiopathic autism; Associated with early seizure onset and cognitive impairment
- Students develop thought-controlled, hands-free computer for the disabled
- Early product launches: How will consumers respond?
- Culture shift needed to address sickness absence in police service in UK, expert says
- Experts question whether preventive drugs are value for money
- How children learn to say 'no': Gender-specific effectiveness of a life skills program against alcohol consumption in early adolescence
- Snoring and sleep disorders: A dental approach to a major public health issue
- Research encourages increased patient participation in interventions to prevent falls amongst older people
Posted 2011-04-19:
- Predicting premature birth possible through markers in mother's blood
- Safety of stored blood among chief concerns for transfusion medicine community
- Closer look at cell membrane shows cholesterol 'keeping order'
- Primary care targeted for suicide prevention efforts
- Missing the gorilla: People prone to 'inattention blindness' have a lower working memory capacity
- MRI may predict which adults will develop Alzheimer's
- Immediate treatment can alleviate future back problems, research suggests
- Many restaurant staff are undertrained and misinformed about food allergies, study finds
- Compound effectively halts progression of multiple sclerosis in animal model
- Temporary memory loss strikes hospitalized seniors
- How the bilingual brain copes with aging: As brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language
- Botox eases painful spinal headaches, study finds
- Breast cancer: Tumor marker same in dogs and humans
- It’s not over when it's over: Storing sounds in the inner ear
- Nanofiber spheres carrying cells injected into wounds to grow tissue
- New therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and other lung disorders identified
- Probiotic may reduce rate of recurrent urinary tract infections in women, study suggests
- Crash rates may be higher for teen drivers who start school earlier in the morning
- Artificial pancreas may improve overnight control of diabetes in adults
- Mortality rate is increased in persons with autism who also have epilepsy, study finds
- L-lysine may help schizophrenia sufferers cope
- Successful strategy developed to regenerate blood vessels
- Experimental drug inhibits cell signaling pathway and slows ovarian cancer growth
- Non-cardiac surgery: Safe for patients with heart device, study finds
- Compassion, not sanctions, is best response to workplace anger
- Safer treatment for millions suffering from trypanosome parasite infection
- Introducing the world's first intubation robot
- Path to potential therapy for NF2, a rare tumor disorder
- Stroke survival among seniors better in sociable neighborhoods
- Results on national study of parental concerns about childhood vaccines announced
Posted 2011-04-18:
- Blood test could predict metastasis risk in melanoma, study finds
- Biochemist uses computer models to study protein involved with cancer, aging and chronic disease
- People know when first impressions are accurate
- Key to personalized cancer medicine unlocked using tumor metabolism
- Higher chronic cerebral venous insufficiency prevalence confirmed in MS, but meaning of findings remains unclear
- Inability to detect sarcasm, lies may be early sign of dementia, study shows
- Vegetarians may be at lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke
- An advance for a newborn vaccine approach
- Why does brain development diverge from normal in autism spectrum disorders?
Posted 2011-04-17:
- Neurological basis for embarrassment described
- MRI may help detect Alzheimer's at early stage, study suggests
- Vitamin D may help reduce heart risk in African-Americans
- Stigma weighs heavily on obese people, contributing to greater health problems
- Therapeutically promising new findings for combating hypertension and cardiovascular disease
- Non-lethal way of switching off essential genes in mice perfected
- Combined use of three markers for kidney disease may help predict risk of kidney failure, death
- Doctors lax in monitoring potentially addicting drugs, study suggests
Posted 2011-04-16:
- Africa the birthplace of human language, analysis suggests
- 'Thunder' protein regulates memory formation
- Whole-exome sequencing of skin cancer completed: Most comprehensive view of melanoma's genetic landscape
- Childhood eczema and hay fever leads to adult allergic asthma, study finds
- Long-term users of ecstasy risk structural brain damage, study suggests
- How DNA changes: Newly revealed process has implications for understanding cancers, psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases
- Parents' 'um's' and 'uh's' help toddlers learn new words, cognitive scientists find
- Heart needs work after heart attack: New study challenges the notion that the heart must rest
- Stronger regulations of in vitro fertilization may save lives, new study finds
- US meat and poultry is widely contaminated with drug-resistant Staph bacteria, study finds
- Patients' own cells yield new insights into the biology of schizophrenia
- Illusion can halve the pain of osteoarthritis, scientists say
- Rising star of brain found to regulate circadian rhythms
- Tourette syndrome: Non-drug therapy to reduce tics; Study shows the neurophysiological impacts of psychotherapy
- Genes that control 'aging' steroid identified
- Antibody response may lead to narrowed arteries and organ rejection
- Targeting top 911 callers can trim cost, improve patient care
- Evolution points to genes involved in birth timing: New gene may increase risk for preterm birth
- Studies of marine animals aim to help prevent rejection of transplanted organs
- Novel therapy improves immune function in teen with rare disease
- Diet plus exercise is more effective for weight loss than either method alone
- Enzyme crucial to DNA replication may provide potent anti-cancer drug target
- Sensor determines if packaged meat has spoiled
- Human factors/ergonomics research leads to improved bunk bed safety standards
- Study links inflammation in brain to some memory decline
- Changes in 'good' fatty acid concentration of inner organs might be largely independent of diet
- Aggressive glycemic control in diabetic CABG patients does not improve survival, study suggests
- People who overuse credit believe products have unrealistic properties
Posted 2011-04-15:
- Treating high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
- New clues about how to prevent aortic aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome
- Wikipedia deemed a reliable source for political information, according to study
- Weak evidence for word-order universals: Language not as 'innate' as thought?
- Predicting Alzheimer's: Thinning of key cortical areas predicts dementia up to a decade in advance
- Lung perfusion system allows high-risk lungs to be safely transplanted, study suggests
- Too much information? Risk-benefit data does not always lead to informed decision-making
- Possible cause of salt-induced hypertension identified
- Polluted air leads to disease by promoting widespread inflammation
- Challenges in stemming the spread of resistant bacteria in intensive care
- Most substance–dependent individuals report poor oral health
- Anti-aging hormone Klotho inhibits renal fibrosis, cancer growth
- Drug potency: What happens in space?
- Are your values right or left? The answer is more literal than you think
- Brain nerve stimulation could speed up learning, study suggests
- New drug may reduce seizures in epilepsy
- Injectable gel could spell relief for arthritis sufferers
- Needle-free test for premature babies
- Your flaws are my pain: Experience of vicarious embarrassment is linked to empathy
- Experimental Alzheimer's disease drugs might help patients with nerve injuries
- Normal breast cells help kill cancer cells, researchers find
- New evidence that chronic ulcerative stomatitis is an autoimmune disease
- Espresso makers: Coffee in capsules contains more furan than the rest
- Experimental treatment for COPD in development
- Increase in deaths in men with type 2 diabetes and testosterone deficiency may be prevented by testosterone replacement, study suggests
- A judge's willingness to grant parole can be influenced by breaks
- Possible new approach to treating deadly leukemia in babies
- Low intensity treadmill exercise is best to improve walking in Parkinson's, study suggests
- Comprehensive study reveals patterns in firefighter fatalities
- Stillbirths: The invisible public health problem
- Domestic violence and pregnancy
- Accountable care organizations have potential to curb costs and improve health care
Posted 2011-04-14:
- Vehicle pollution significantly damages the brain, mouse study suggests
- Multiple sclerosis: Risk factors in children
- Low doses of penta-brominated diphenyl ether flame retardants alter gene expression
- HIV rate in San Francisco could be cut sharply with expanded treatment, study predicts
- To students, music piracy and shoplifting are worlds apart
- Bitterness induces nausea, swallowing not required
- Short-term, high-fat diet may initiate protection during heart attack
- Treatment found for rare lung disease, study suggests
- Children victims of most eye injuries from aerosols
- Cultural differences are evident deep in the brain of Caucasian and Asian people
- Mechanism of long-term memory identified
- Neurosurgeons test new device for placing brain implants
- New drug shows potential for treatment-resistant leukemia
- Men fuel rebound in plastic surgery: Sizeable increases in facelifts and other surgical procedures for men
- Weight loss improves memory, according to researchers
- Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance, study suggests
- Psychologists closing in on causes of claustrophobic fear
- New compounds show promise against hepatitis C infection
- Potential new strategy to reduce catheter blockage
- Heart disease risk factors linked to some cognitive decline
- Smokers believe 'silver', 'gold' and 'slim' cigarettes are less harmful
- New target for developing effective anti-depressants
- Tool predicts disability timeline for progressive multiple sclerosis patients
- Media's focus on ideal body shape can boost women's body satisfaction, for a while
- Antibiotic resistance spreads rapidly between bacteria
- First comprehensive gene map of the human brain: More than 90 percent similarity among humans
- Tiny antibody fragments raised in camels find drug targets in human breast cancer cells
- Radiation at time of lumpectomy may offer faster, more precise treatment for breast cancer patients, experts say
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