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for the Week of March 13 to March 20, 2011
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Posted 2011-03-19:
- New insight into the brain's ability to reorganize itself
- Enzyme can steer cells or possibly stop them in their tracks
- Secrets of plague revealed through super-resolution microscopy technique
- Terminology matters in parents' willingness to enroll their children in research
- Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic
- Allergies? Pollen also appears outside flowering season
- World record for DNA analysis
- Electricity sparks interest in new technologies and cosmeceuticals for aging skin
Posted 2011-03-19:
- Human prejudice has ancient evolutionary roots
- 'Bilingual' neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease
- Human gender roles influence research on animals, Swedish biologists argue
- Epilepsy and coordination disorders: Important role for the cerebellum
- Sad dads spank more, read less, study finds
- New blood analysis chip could lead to disease diagnosis in minutes
- Hospital infections: Unique antibody from llamas provide weapon against Clostridium difficile
- New study adds weight to diabetes drug link to heart problems
- Scientists take a look at systems biology and cellular networking
- Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness
- New targeted drug helps smokers quit
- Insight into parasite 'family planning' could help target malaria
- Self-administered light therapy may improve cognitive function after traumatic brain injury
- World first: Localized delivery of an anti-cancer drug by remote-controlled microcarriers
- Personlized dendritic cell vaccine increases survival in patients with deadly brain cancer
- Cranky? On a diet? How self-control leads to anger
- Depression drugs -- SSRIs -- may reorganize brain plasticity, new research suggests
- Possible biomarker and therapeutic target for melanoma discovered
- A mutation causing wrinkled skin of Shar-Pei dogs is linked to periodic fever disorder
- Resveratrol may be useful tool for reducing body fat
- Psychologists design 60-minute exercise that raises GPAs of minority students
- Scientists ID possible biomarker to gauge Alzheimer's prognosis, effect of therapies
- Survival matching should be used to allocate donated kidneys to transplant recipients, experts urge
- Life expectancy rising in UK and Europe despite obesity epidemic
- Vitamin A plays key role in the human body, study suggests
- How breast cell communities organize into breast tissue
- Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption in older adults
- Experimental philosophy opens new avenues into old questions
Posted 2011-03-18:
- Convenient blood test not as effective for diagnosing diabetes in children, study shows
- Stroke incidence higher among patients with certain type of retinal vascular disease
- Three in four domestic violence victims go unidentified in emergency rooms, new study shows
- Heart damage improves, reverses after stem cell injections in a preliminary human trial
- Daily home dialysis makes 'restless legs' better
- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder score high in creativity
- New treatment for thrombosis?
- Why are the elderly so vulnerable to pneunomia?
- Breastfed children do better at school, study suggests
- Scientists create stem cells from schizophrenia patients
- Marathon runners can suffer allergic reactions
- Psychological impact of Japan disaster will be felt 'for some time to come'
- New laser technique opens doors for drug discovery
- Gene therapy reverses symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- Comparison of wiping away bacteria with disinfectant wipes or a tissue moistened with saline
- Developing a universal flu vaccine?
- Breaking the mucus barrier unveils cancer cell secrets
- Does your name dictate your life choices?
- Omalizumab relieves seasonal asthma attacks in youth, study finds
- Improving the infant gut ‘microbiome’
- 'Pre-baby blues' due to lack of support from partner, study finds
- Some blind people 'see' with their ears, neuropsychologists show
- New therapy found for rare lung disorder
- Altered gene protects some African-Americans from coronary artery disease
- Current U.S. juvenile treatment methods for violent offenders costly, ineffective, researcher finds
- Sexual plant reproduction: Male and female parts 'talk' in the same way as do cells in your brain
- Today's children do engage in active play: UK study
Posted 2011-03-17:
- Neuro signals study gives new insight into brain disorders
- More insight into Sensenbrenner syndrome
- Zooming in on the weapons of Salmonella
- 'Ivory wave' may be new legal high after 'miaow miaow' (mephedrone) ban
- Pig model of cystic fibrosis improves understanding of disease
- How common immune booster works: Research may lead to new and improved vaccines
- Why some microbial genes are more promiscuous than others
- Improving risk/benefit estimates in new drug trials
- New 'dissolvable tobacco' products may increase risk of mouth disease
- New way to test cancer drugs
- Brain injuries rise sharply in minor hockey after bodychecking rules relaxed, Canadian study shows
- Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults
- Laser beam makes cells 'breathe in' water and potentially anti-cancer drugs
- Does selenium prevent cancer? It may depend on which form people take
- Integrity of the brain's reward system is linked to relapse following treatment
- Insulin-releasing switch discovered
- Inflammation behind heart valve disease, research suggests
- An early age at first drink combined with stressful life events can lead to heavy drinking
- New device holds promise of making blood glucose testing easier for patients with diabetes
- A good sense of smell is more a product of training than good genes
- Proteins may affect behavior and physiology of female mosquitoes
- The development of better biotech enzymes
- Prevalence of heavy smokers in US decreases
- Malaria drug slows pancreatic cancer growth in mouse models
- Unprecedented view of protein folding may help develop brain disease therapies
- Treatments for recurring TB infection failing the developing world, study finds
- New study predicts cholera epidemic in Haiti will far exceed UN projections
- New microscope decodes complex eye circuitry
- New vaccine candidate shows strong potential to prevent highly contagious norovirus
- Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
- Association found between industry funding and promotional pieces on menopausal hormone therapy
Posted 2011-03-16:
- Optical illusions show vision in a new light
- Why some people are apple-shaped and others are pear-shaped
- Finding of long-sought drug target structure may expedite drug discovery
- How tuberculosis bacteria manage to survive inside body’s macrophage cells
- The new adulthood: Extended parental support as a safety net
- Bilinguals see the world in a different way, study suggests
- Lung cancer metastasis: Researchers find key component -- and possible way to block it
- Potentially pathogenic microbes growing on at least half of all orthodontic retainers, study suggests
- Why argue? Helping students see the point
- Surgical technique helps adult male survivors of childhood cancer regain fertility
- New role for an old molecule: Protecting the brain from epileptic seizures
- How pathogenic E. coli bacterium causes illness
- New understanding of male puberty
- Stopping smoking shortly before surgery is not associated with increased postoperative complications
- Describing humor with an equation
- Tumor metastasis with a 'twist:' Protein is key to early embryonic development, but later promotes spread of cancer
- Omega-3 fatty acid intake linked with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration in women
- Impact of a bad job on mental health as harmful as no job at all
- Combining two peptide inhibitors might block tumor growth
- Newer doesn't mean better when it comes to type 2 diabetes drugs
- The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea
- Vitamin D insufficiency high among patients with early Parkinson disease
- Use of generic drug programs could save society billions of dollars, U.S. study shows
- Heavy drinking associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer
- Guided care reduces the use of health services by chronically ill older adults
- Painkiller prescribing varies dramatically among family physicians
- Regions that have higher rate of diagnoses among Medicare patients have lower fatality rate for chronic conditions
- Study examines outcomes of high-dose antiplatelet drug after stent placement
- US health care reforms should use model developed in Canada, experts say
- Children of U.S. immigrants more apt than natives to live with both parents
Posted 2011-03-15:
- Key mutations act cooperatively to fuel aggressive brain tumor
- Early success of anti-HIV preventive oral drug regimen is promising, but questions remain
- Gender stereotypes about math develop as early as second grade
- Toxoplasmosis: The strain explains severity of infection
- Benefits of bariatric surgery may outweigh risks for severely obese, study suggests
- Why people read magazines featuring envy-inspiring models
- Antioxidants in pregnancy prevent obesity in animal offspring
- Tumor suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
- Used woodwind and brass musical instruments harbor harmful bacteria and fungi, study suggests
- Salmonella bacteria used to fight cancer
- Multiple taste cell sensors contribute to detecting sugars
- Monitoring blood for 'microparticles' useful in identifying earliest signs of emphysema
- Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix, rat study suggests
- Potential way to protect neurons in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS
- Scientists discover genetic abnormalities after creation of stem cells
- 'Good cholesterol' structure identified, could help explain protective effects
- Computer model shows importance of feet, toes in body balance
- Couples sometimes communicate no better than strangers
- Miniature 'wearable' PET scanner: Simultaneous study of behavior and brain function in animals
- Better brain wiring linked to family genes
- Combination overcomes breast cancer resistance to herceptin
- Workplace noise-related hearing loss affects sleep quality
- Parkinson's disease may be caused by microtubule, rather than mitochondrial complex I, dysfunction
- With new method, researchers can infer how tumors evolve and spread
- Adolescent alcohol use linked with genetic variation in DRD2 gene and drinking to cope
- Researchers use lasers, custom microscope to show gene splicing process in real time
- Gene that mediates response to key cancer drugs frequently mutated in young leukemia patients who relapse
- Chronic liver cirrhosis clues: Study finds 15 new genetic signposts for primary biliary cirrhosis
- Back pain in both master and dog, Swedish research shows
Posted 2011-03-14:
- Extra iron doesn't help many pregnant women, study suggests
- HIV-infected patients at higher risk for bone fractures
- Testosterone linked to men's ability to 'woo' potential mates
- Scientists reveal role of light sensor in temperature sensation
- Contrary to popular belief, not all cases of chronic pancreatitis are alcohol-induced
- Judging couples’ chemistry influenced by serotonin
- Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother
- Molecules work the day shift to protect the liver from accumulating fat
- Pushing HIV out the door: How host factors aid in the release of HIV particles
- Fewer than one-third of children ages 5-15 will wake up to home smoke alarms, study suggests
Posted 2011-03-13:
- 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
- Could giftedness be linked to prenatal exposure of higher levels of hormones?
- 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
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