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for the Week of June 27 to July 4, 2010
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Posted 2010-07-03:
- Childhood malnutrition could weaken brain function in elderly
- Scientists uncover novel role for DNA repair protein linked to cancer
- People with depression eat more chocolate, a mood food
- Subtle mutations in immune gene may increase risk for asthma
- Cell phone microscope poised to begin trials in Africa
- Cellular and molecular events that restrict HIV transmission identified
- Molecular prosthesis against gout
- Looking back key to moving forward: Counterfactual reflection is critical to institutional prosperity, study finds
Posted 2010-07-03:
- Genetic signatures of human exceptional longevity discovered
- New drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats
- Discovery of a hepatitis C-related virus in bats may reduce outbreaks in humans
- Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers
- Tibetan adaptation to high altitude occurred in less than 3,000 years
- High fructose diet may contribute to high blood pressure, study finds
- Stroke complications may subtract additional two years of healthy life
- Planned home births associated with tripling of neonatal mortality rate vs. planned hospital births
- Killer whales and the mystery of human menopause
- UVA radiation damages DNA in human melanocyte skin cells and can lead to melanoma
- Researchers identify what makes MRSA lethal
- Overweight women undertaking ART twice as likely to miscarry as their slimmer counterparts, study finds
- Genetic regulator opens new avenues to AIDS, immune system research
- How to rapily assess children's tooth decay risk
- Stem cell scientist leads effort to prevent fraudulent treatment
Posted 2010-07-02:
- Stem-cell therapy may provide new approach to fight infection
- Acupuncture improves exercise tolerance in heart patients, German study finds
- Increasing fertility threefold with DHEA?
- Reading the look of love
- DNA mutation rates raise curtain on cause of cancer
- Work-life balance: Brain stem cells need their rest, too
- Higher testosterone may raise risk of heart disease in elderly men
- Vast majority of physicians practice 'defensive medicine,' according to physician survey
- Exposure to secondhand smoke in the womb has lifelong impact, study finds
- Better way to battle mosquitoes: Research could provide more effective treatment against West Nile Virus
- Beverages leave 'geographic signatures' that can track people's movements
- Some males react to competition like bonobos, others like chimpanzees
- 'Butterfly effect' in the brain makes the brain intrinsically unreliable
- Melanoma-initiating cell identified
- Ovarian transplantation restores fertility to old mice and also lengthens their lives
- Teenage physical activity reduces risk of cognitive impairment in later life
- When food intake stops, enzyme turns off production of fats, cholesterol
- Hyperoxia may slow formation of wrinkles; Excess oxygen lessens impact of UVB radiation, study shows
- Anger drives support for wartime presidents, study finds
- Genetic basis of alopecia areata -- one of most common causes of hair loss
- Ongoing pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs as good as those from fresh, study shows
- New temperature table may help reduce heat-related deaths of children in closed cars
- Experiencing different cultures enhances creativity
- Key enzyme in fetal heart development also involved in adult heart disease, study shows
- New non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can improve quality of life
- US plan to pay hospitals for performance could hurt those in less-advantaged areas, study says
Posted 2010-07-01:
- System that controls sleep may be same for most mammals
- Cheap, simple, noninvasive blood test may replace invasive diagnostic techniques in early pregnancy
- Chromosomal variations found in early passage female embryonic stem cells
- Researchers work to prevent neurological diseases
- Drivers mistakenly believe winter is most dangerous travel time, survey shows
- Cancer drug shows promise for treating a wide range of inflammatory diseases
- Key mechanism links virgin olive oil to protection against breast cancer
- Is your left hand more motivated than your right hand?
- Impulsive, weak-willed or just too much dopamine? Brain study highlights role of dopamine in impulsive behavior
- Nitrate in beetroot juice lowers blood pressure, study finds
- Olympic gold? A new effect of caffeine boosts performance
- How dietary supplement may block cancer cells
- Understanding how folic acid might help heal brain and spinal cord injuries
- Venetian blinds can cause accidental strangulation
- Mystery unraveled: How asbestos causes cancer
- Discovery of controlled swarm in bacteria: Could help design new strategies to increase sensitivity to antibiotics
- Treating depression with Omega-3: Encouraging results from largest clinical study
- IVF linked to autism, Israeli study suggests
- Depressed mice could aid research on drug-resistant depression in humans
- Spinal cord stimulation may benefit Parkinson's patients
- Viral protein structure study offers HIV therapy hope
- Near-normal blood sugar target did not delay risk of organ damage in people with diabetes, study finds
- Smarter lunchrooms lead kids to eat more salad
- Engineered antibodies directed against a promising therapeutic target on ovarian cancer cells
- Defective signaling pathway leads to vascular malformations in the brain
- Eye study finds two therapies slow diabetic eye disease progression
- Large medical center reduces cumulative radiation exposure and CT scans through imaging algorithm, study finds
- Scholar calls for a new legal, ethical framework for research with human tissue specimens
Posted 2010-06-30:
- Combination MMRV vaccine linked with two-fold risk of seizures, study finds
- No link between diabetes drug rosiglitazone and increased rate of heart attack, study finds
- Despite countless changes, original HIV infection lurks within
- Alzheimer's imaging study identifies changes in brain's white matter
- Weight and children with developmental coordination disorder
- Age doesn't necessarily affect decision-making, study shows
- Embryonic cell and adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats
- Surprising find may yield new avenue of treatment for painful herniated discs
- Bees help to beat MRSA bugs
- Can too much HDL be harmful to women with type 1 diabetes?
- Earplug lets the message through
- New formula gives first accurate peak heart rate for women
- New drugs to relieve cancer pain
- Studies of women's attitudes to 'social egg freezing' find reasons differ with age
- Pacemaker for your brain: Brain-to-computer chip revolutionizes neurological therapy
- Teeth of cadavers reveal their identity
- New possibility to determine the severity of appendicitis
- Older adults watch more TV than younger people, enjoy it less
- Memories are made of this: Uncovering the key to how we learn and remember
- New meta-analysis demonstrates heart risks associated with rosiglitazone
- North America's first peoples more genetically diverse than thought, mitochondrial genome analysis reveals
- New variants found that indicate a predisposition to type 2 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes medication rosiglitazone associated with increased cardiovascular risks and death, study finds
- Public transit systems contribute to weight loss and improved health, study finds
- Statins associated with lower cancer recurrence following prostatectomy
- Adults with newly diagnosed diabetes at risk of liver disease, study finds
- National School Lunch Program increases educational achievement, study finds
- Internists outline comprehensive federal strategy to control tobacco use
- Counseling increased mammography use among low-income women with health insurance
- Experts analyze benefits, opportunities and challenges of Medicare Part D
- Beating doctor burnout and protecting patients
- A community approach to kicking the habit
Posted 2010-06-29:
- Physics of the 'bends': New study helps explain decompression sickness
- Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure, research finds
- Immune system important in fight against stomach cancer
- Manipulating microbes in the gut may remedy disease and enhance health
- Bursting bubbles with sound offers new treatments for cancer
- New measurement of telomere DNA could help identify most viable embryos for IVF
- High sugar content in packaged toddler and baby food products
- Agent Orange exposure linked to Graves' disease in Vietnam veterans, study finds
- BCG vaccination appears promising as a treatment for people with existing type 1 diabetes, Phase I trial results show
- Piglets open doors to study infant brain development
- 'Copy and paste DNA' more common than previously thought
- Subchondral bone changes: Cartilage loss plays a role in development of osteoarthritis, study says
- Parkinson's patients' 'risky behavior' explained
- Accurate way to predict the age when women will hit the menopause developed
- Do spending cuts cost lives?
- Scientists grow new lungs using 'skeletons' of old ones
- Gestational diabetes linked to serotonin and dietary protein
- Same types of cell respond differently to stimulus, study shows
- Healthier cafeteria food, more intense gym classes lower students' diabetes risk
- Antioxidants may help prevent malaria complicaton that leads to learning impairment
- Traditional neurologic exams inadequate for predicting survival of cardiac arrest patients
- The Vienna Declaration: A global call to action for science-based drug policy
Posted 2010-06-28:
- Psychotropic medications can cause birth defects, study finds
- Targeting flight-or-fight hormone response to combat heart failure
- Scientific expertise lacking among 'doubters' of climate change, says new analysis
- Higher cancer rates found in liver transplant patients receiving cyclosporine for immunosuppression
- Tool manipulation is represented similarly in the brains of the blind and the sighted
- Early and aggressive arthritis treatment recommended, based on results of 11-year trial
- Quantifying human behavior one MoCap data point at a time
- Profiling prostate cancer
- Messenger RNAs are regulated in far more ways than previously appreciated
- Friendships, family relationships get better with age thanks to forgiveness, stereotypes
Posted 2010-06-27:
- Mechanism that may trigger degenerative disease identified
- Chemists find an easier way to synthesize new drug candidates; New method could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business
- Novel radiotracer shines new light on the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients
- Scientists create 3-D models of whole mouse organs
- Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases
- Gene therapy a step closer to mass production
- Detecting eye injury
- Study identifies couples’ underlying concerns during a fight
Posted 2010-06-26:
- Virus works with gene to cause Crohn's-like illness
- Silencing hepatitis B virus prevents recurrence of liver cancer
- Tactile sensations influence social judgments and decisions
- More variation in human genome than expected: Surprisingly common transposons or 'jumping genes' are known to cause disease
- Small amount of common preservative increases toxins from harmful bacteria in food, study finds
- Mysterious cilium functions as cellular communication hub, study shows
- Most concussions deliver 95 g's, neuropsychologist says
- Consumer-grade camera detects cancer cells in real time
- Compound found in red wine neutralizes toxicity of proteins related to Alzheimer's
- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have higher BPA blood levels, study finds
- Teens and alcohol study: After a few drinks, parenting style kicks in
- Researchers develop living, breathing human lung-on-a-chip
- Sight restored to mice afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa
- Progesterone is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen, study finds
- Brain stimulation technique boosts language ability in Alzheimer's patients
- Addiction: a loss of plasticity of the brain?
- Popular heart drug may be unsafe for some kidney patients
- Migraine sufferers who experienced childhood abuse have greater risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds
- Novel approach developed to study neurological disorders
- Possible role for Smurf1 in pulmonary arterial hypertension
- How likely is misdiagnosis?
- Points system used in soccer games encourages dirty play, study finds
Posted 2010-06-25:
- Scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats
- Antihypertensive drugs may protect against Alzheimer's disease
- Breast milk transmits drugs and medicines to the baby
- How embryos fight retroviral infection
- Moldy homes a serious risk for severe asthma attacks in some
- Winning a soccer penalty shootout: cheering convincingly increases changes of success
- Hallmark Alzheimer's disease changes found in retinas of humans and imaged in live animals
- Left or right? Early clues to soccer penalty kicks revealed
- Babies' first bacteria depend on birthing method, says new study
- Ignoring stress leads recovering addicts to more cravings
- Analyzing food and beverages with magnetic levitation
- Drug mitigates toxic effects of radiation in mice
- Gut bacteria could be key indicator of colon cancer risk
- Language of RNA decoded: Study reveals new function for pseudogenes and noncoding RNAs
- Gay men's bilateral brains better at remembering faces, study finds
- How lead exposure damages the brain: New research fills in the picture
- New method of peptide synthesis makes it easier to create drugs based on natural compounds
- Obesity, weight gain in middle age associated with increased risk of diabetes among older adults
- Pre-stored phrases make it easier to be part of a conversation
- Jetting off without the jet lag
- Skins prone to sunburn may be capable of a normal tan
- Mechanism explains complications associated with diabetes
- Young children are skilled negotiators, Swedish research finds
- Polio research gives new insight into tackling vaccine-derived poliovirus
- Can START stop cholesterol build-up?
- Asymetric nanostructures for early and more accurate prediction of cancer
- Abusive mothering aggravates the impact of stress hormones
- Polarized arguments about breast screening are not helping women, warns expert
- Researchers call for support for parents of children with disabilities
- Usefulness of shear wave velocity in managing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Endoscopic findings of cytomegalovirus gastritis
- C-reactive protein measurement in children inflammatory bowel disease patients
- A new therapeutic intervention for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
- A future strategy for the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis
- What affects the gastrointestinal symptoms in peritoneal dialysis patients?
- Is it safe for endoscopic piecemeal mucosal resection in treating large sessile colorectal polyps?
- Optimal surgical procedure for duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Posted 2010-06-24:
- Brave brains: Neural mechanisms of courage uncovered in study of fear of snakes
- Structural basis for incidence of skin cancers in a genetic disorder discovered
- Loneliness, poor health appear to be linked
- Lowering homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 does not appear to reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, study finds
- US ranks last among 7 countries on health system performance, new report says
- Genetically modified cell procedure may prove useful in treating kidney failure
- Exercise trumps creatine in cardiac rehabilitation
- New medical weapons to protect against anthrax attacks
- Computer program detects depression in bloggers' texts
- Imaging reveals how brain fails to tune out phantom sounds of tinnitus
- New vaccine strategies could safely control Rift Valley fever
- REM sleep deprivation plays a role in chronic migraine
- Neuroscientists can predict your behavior better than you can
- Getting estrogen's benefits without cancer risk
- Amniotic membrane used to repair human articular cartilage
- Going barefoot in home may contribute to elderly falls
- Adverse childhood experiences linked to frequent headache in adults
- Humans have a mighty bite, new research shows
- High levels of fructose, trans fats lead to significant liver disease, says study
- Decay of baby teeth may be linked to obesity, poor food choices, study suggests
- Brain structure corresponds to personality
- New lung cancer drug shows dramatic results for shrinking tumors: Phase III clinical trial being offered
- Mothers' high blood sugar in pregnancy is linked to children's reduced insulin sensitivity
- Exercise may be an effective and nonpharmacologic treatment option for alcohol dependence
- Filtering donor blood reduces heart, lung complications
- Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers
- No link between early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone base station during pregnancy, says study
- Many clinicians maintain positive attitudes toward industry marketing activities
- Genetic septet in control of blood platelet clotting
- Implementing comparative effectiveness research: Lessons from the mammography screening controversy
- Caring for an elderly, sick spouse sometimes has positive elements
- Gap in preventive care exists among Latinos, study shows
- The reality of human stem cell research in Europe
- Informal childcare curbs chances of infants being breastfed, study finds
- Underinsured African-American women have worse breast cancer outcomes, study finds
- Polio outbreak in Tajikistan is cause for alarm
- Disfigurement is more than skin deep
- Mothers of children with autism pay price in workplace
- Sleep quality of soldiers with migraine is poor
- Stigma of migraine is significant; worse for those with chronic migraine
Posted 2010-06-23:
- Growing brain is particularly flexible: How the brain changes during growth
- Insight into cells could lead to new approach to medicines
- Chlordecone exposure and risk of prostate cancer
- Can a Victoria's Secret shopping bag make you feel glamorous?
- Lemurs lose weight with 'life-extending' supplement resveratrol
- Ear tubes appear safe for children with cochlear implants
- People who suppress anger are more likely to become violent when drunk
- Brain signs of schizophrenia found in babies
- Portable media players associated with short-term hearing effects
- Well-defined quantity of antioxidants in diet can improve insulin resistance, study finds
- Bioengineers create simulator to test blood platelets in virtual heart attacks
- Puberty and sleep regulation can influence alcohol use during early adolescence
- World's first plastic antibodies in live organisms: Stop spread of bee venom in mice
- Alcohol consumption lowers risk of developing several arthritic conditions, study finds
- Studying cells in 3-D could reveal new cancer targets
- Bacteria in the nose and throat: Most comprehensive comparative analysis
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