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for the Week of April 24 to May 1, 2011
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Posted 2011-04-30:
- Researchers discover mechanism that could convert certain cells into insulin-making cells
- Plant extract may be new therapy for hay fever, study suggests
- Second gene associated with specific congenital heart defects identified
- Finding molecular targets of an HIV drug used in cancer therapy
- New test shows promise for detecting warning signs of joint replacement failure
- US Appeals Court opens federal funding for stem cell research
Posted 2011-04-30:
- Risk of accelerated aging seen in PTSD patients with childhood trauma
- A better imaging agent for heart disease and breast cancer
- When a salad is not a salad: Why are dieters easily misled by food names?
- New genetic model of premature aging diseases
- Mystery solved: How sickle hemoglobin protects against malaria
- Measles outbreak underscores need for continued vigilance in health care settings
- Unintentional child injuries, deaths can be prevented, public health researchers say
- Monkeys, too, can recollect what they've seen, study suggests
- Gene therapy shows promise against age-related macular degeneration
- How do white blood cells detect invaders to destroy?
- Disruptions of daily rhythms in Alzheimer's patients' brains
- Shielding body protects brain from 'shell shocking' blast injuries: Even mild blast exposure damages nerve cells in mice, study shows
- Super-fruits: Tropical blueberries extremely high in healthful antioxidants, study suggests
- New microchip revolutionizes medical approach for monitoring for risk of sudden infant death syndrome
- Link between theta rhythm and ability of animals to track location probed
- Romance is not dead: Digital puts the spark back into relationships
- Interval training and healthy eating is solution to obesity, study shows
- Will it fall? Scientists show how the brain's estimate of Newton's laws affects perceived object stability
- Concern over 'excessive' doses of thyroid drugs for older patients
- Infants with persistent crying problems more likely to have behavior problems in childhood, study finds
- Heart attacks are more serious if they occur at certain times of the day
- Stress and depression are associated with shorter survival in head and neck cancer patients
- Long-term poverty but not family instability affects children's cognitive development, study finds
- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have evolved a unique chemical mechanism, new discovery reveals
- Antibiotics, not surgery, may better treat appendicitis if appendix hasn't burst, study suggests
- Adults with arthritis suffer with poorer health related quality of life
- Online social network members donate personal data for public health research
- Lower risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol, even with hazardous drinking?
Posted 2011-04-29:
- Cotton swabs prove problematic for ear health
- Study targets treatment for serious ACE inhibitor side effect, facial, tongue and airway swelling
- Artificial retinal implants must adapt to unique features of human eye to be effective, experts say
- Adult-supervised drinking in young teens may lead to more alcohol use, consequences
- Electrical oscillations found to be critical for storing spatial memories in brain
- Being tall, obese may significantly increase risk of blood clots in deep veins
- New gene therapy technique on iPS cells holds promise in treating immune system disease
- Social bonding in prairie voles helps guide search for autism treatments
- From the beginning, the brain knows the difference between night and day
- Mutations in single gene may have shaped human cerebral cortex
- Obese adolescents lacking vitamin D, study suggests
- Fish livers contain beneficial fatty acids, study suggests
- Our own status affects the way our brains respond to others
- Get a whiff of this: Low-cost sensor can diagnose bacterial infections
- Five-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year-olds
- Why bariatric surgery is better than dieting alone for glucose control
- The doctor will see all of you now? Group doctor visits may be feasible for Parkinson's disease
- Can traumatic memories be erased?
- Tobacco-derived compound prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease mice
- Protective T-cells, which are used in stem-cell treatment, can cause the body to attack itself
- Guns in the home provide greater health risk than benefit
- Researchers reveal 18 novel subtype-dependent genetic variants for autism spectrum disorders and identify potential genetic markers for diagnostic screening
- A less painful colonoscopy
- Psychologists ask how well -- or badly -- we remember together
- Microsleep: Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors
- New technique extends cancer-fighting cells' potency in melanoma patients
- Indigenous cases of leprosy found in the Southern United States: Human contamination through contact with armadillos
- Americans still may not be getting enough calcium
- Carbohydrate adhesion gives stainless steel implants beneficial new functions
- Power and choice are interchangeable: It's all about controlling your life
- Vitamin E helps diminish a type of fatty liver disease in children, study suggests
- Severity of hepatitis C and HIV co-infection in mothers contribute to HCV transmission to child
- Leader beliefs about followers impact company success
- Avastin and Lucentis are equally effective in treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), study suggests
- Melatonin might help control weight gain and prevent heart disease associated with obesity
Posted 2011-04-28:
- Neurorobotics reveals brain mechanisms of self-consciousness
- Comprehensive collection of approved drugs created to identify new therapies
- Medical sleuthing linked muscle, kidney problems to kava tea
- 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu): Large differences in mortality between urban and isolated rural areas
- Cholesterol drugs may improve blood flow after stroke
- Promising pancreatic cancer screening marker identified
- Motivation plays a critical role in determining IQ test scores
- Increased metabolic rate may lead to accelerated aging
- Studies of mutated protein in Lou Gehrig’s disease reveal new paths for drug discovery
- Music changes perception, research shows
- Men's and women's immune systems respond differently to PTSD
- Strides made in understanding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- What can twins tell us about mate choice?
- Topical treatment may prevent melanoma
- Motor protein may offer promise in ovarian cancer treatment
- Brain imaging demonstrates that former smokers have greater willpower than smokers
- Vitamin D may help explain racial differences in blood pressure
- A potential novel drug-target for colorectal cancer treatment comes from the brain
- Looks do matter, particularly when it comes to neighborhoods
- Protein inhibitor may bring a topical treatment for HPV
- Antibiotic may prove beneficial to preterm infant lung health, study suggests
- Fitness and frailty in adults linked to health outcomes
- Advice vs. experience: Genes predict learning style
- Streptococci and E. coli continue to put newborns at risk for sepsis
- Gynecologic cancer expert helps pinpoint best treatment for fast-growing gestational tumors
- IPF lung disease numbers are rising quickly to become a significant cause of mortality in UK
- People power: Social media can alter research priorities
- U.S. health reform to make health insurance affordable for nearly all families
Posted 2011-04-27:
- Key players identified in cancer cells' survival kit
- Chlamydia: New method to probe genes of most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection
- Medical evidence of torture neglected in Guantánamo Bay detainees, suggests review of records
- New sensor glove may help stroke patients recover mobility
- Scientists identify a surprising new source of cancer stem cells
- Green environments essential for human health, research shows
- Link between high-fat diet and type 2 diabetes clarified
- How beliefs shape effort and learning
- King crabs invade Antarctica
- A cancer marker and treatment in one?
- Newer oral contraceptive as safe for gall bladder as older birth-control pills, study suggests
- Nanoscience may hold key to surgical recovery
- A screening test for cognitive therapy?
- Gene that could hold the key to muscle repair identified
- Radar shows promise for detecting concussions in athletes and soldiers
- Innovative screening method identifies possible new treatment for fatal childhood disease
- Safeguarding genome integrity through extraordinary DNA repair
- Men tend to leap to judgement where women see more shades of grey, research shows
- Protein levels could signal that a child will develop diabetes, researchers believe
- Pioneering animal diabetes treatment: Researchers adapt human continuous glucose monitors for pets
- Narcotic pain relief drug overdose deaths a national epidemic
- Scientists create stable, self-renewing neural stem cells
- Reasonable quantities of red pepper may help curb appetite, study suggests
- Tai chi appears to benefit quality of life for patients with chronic heart failure, study finds
- HIV infection may be a risk factor for heart failure
- Higher levels of social activity decrease the risk of cognitive decline
- Tuberculosis discovery paves way for drugs that prevent lung destruction
- Self-powered, blood-activated sensor detects pancreatitis quickly and cheaply
- Death rates among those with high blood pressure decreasing, but still high
- Increased computer use by adolescents cause for concern, Canadian study finds
- New class of cancer drugs could work in colon cancers with genetic mutation, study finds
- Targeted agent selumetinib shows promise in biliary cancer
- Psychologists find unintentional racial biases may affect economic and trust decisions
- Will minorities be left out of health care law provision?
- Low health literacy associated with higher rate of death among heart failure patients, study suggests
- Medication nonadherence patterns among children with epilepsy associated with socioeconomic status
- Vitamin E or metformin may not be effective for treating liver disease in children and teens, study suggests
- Transferring doctors to heart attack patients improves outcomes, study suggests
- People in minority groups more willing to exhaust financial resources for more cancer care, study finds
Posted 2011-04-26:
- Intellectual disability is frequently caused by non-hereditary genetic problems, study finds
- Fruit flies on meth: Study explores whole-body effects of toxic drug
- New scientific model tracks form of ovarian cancer to origins in fallopian tube
- Biophysicist targeting IL-6 to halt breast, prostate cancer
- High rates of substance abuse exist among veterans with mental illness, study finds
- Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce effectiveness of SSRI antidepressants, study shows
- Bioengineering students' invention may help diagnose painful eye condition
- Pelvic organs given the slip by the protein fibulin-5
- Snooze control: Fatigue, air traffic and safety
- Omega 3: What is good for the heart may not be good for the prostate, study suggests
- Laying bare the not-so-sweet tale of a sugar and its role in the spread of cancer
- Becoming a vampire without being bitten: Reading expands our self-concepts, study shows
- Blocking crucial molecule could help treat multiple sclerosis, neuroscientists say
- Widespread use of medications among pregnant women, researchers report
- Fractal dimension analysis aids breast cancer prognosis
- Therapies based on positive emotions may not work for all cultures, psychologists warn
- Combination therapy provides hope for cure of dangerous infections of cystic fibrosis patients
- How do you get a fruit fly to exercise?
- Obesity not always protective following surgery
- New robot to help people to walk again
- Link between brain molecule and obesity and diabetes discovered
- RNA dynamics deconstructed
- Researcher use trees to detect contaminants and health threats
- Over range of ADHD behavior, genes major force on reading achievement, environment on math
- Brain cell migration during normal development may offer insight on how cancer cells spread
- Drug effective in treating kidney disease in diabetic patients, study suggests
- Ban bodychecking in youth hockey to prevent concussions, expert argues
- Taking aim at tumors
- Molecular mechanism contributing to neuronal circuit formation found
- Presenting cancer treatment options in small doses yields smarter choices, study finds
- Television 'breakups' cause some viewers distress
- Study examines changes in medical students’ views about internal medicine careers
- Study tests interventions targeting multiple health-related behaviors in African American couples
- ACC/AHA issue first clinical guidance for controlling high blood pressure in the elderly
- Fighting HIV in South Africa should focus on couples, study finds
Posted 2011-04-25:
- Brain bypass surgery sparks restoration of lost brain tissue
- Decoding human genes is goal of new open-source encyclopedia
- Discovery of relationship between proteins may impact development of cancer therapies
- Move over Prozac: New drug offers hope for depression
- Dietary, lifestyle changes can significantly reduce triglycerides
- Study suggests another look at testosterone-prostate cancer link
- A tool to predict crowd turbulence
- Professional hockey: Days lost per concussion in NHL increasing
Posted 2011-04-24:
- 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
- Older workers are a unique resource
- Phase III trial finds no benefit from atrasentan added to chemo for advanced prostate cancer
- School burnout can be turned into educational engagement
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
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