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for the Week of November 22 to November 29, 2009
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Posted 2009-11-29:
- 'Glow-in-the-dark' red blood cells made from human stem cells
- Forming new brain cells: Key regulatory peptide discovered
- Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria
- Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression
Posted 2009-11-29:
- Biological basis of 'bacterial immune system' discovered
- New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier
- Bell's palsy: Study calls for rethink of cause and treatment
- Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third
- Researchers fine-tune diffuse optical tomography for breast cancer screening
- Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis work, but which is best?
- Talking to ourselves: How consumers navigate choices and inner conflict
- Small hairy balls hide foul-tasting healthful enzymes
- New treatment more than doubles survival for high risk childhood leukemia
- Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
- Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas
- Control of mosquito vectors of malaria may be enhanced by a new method of biocontrol
- Obese patients' reaction to diet can be predicted, study finds
Posted 2009-11-28:
- Nano-scale drug delivery developed for chemotherapy
- Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease, study suggests
- Plasma-in-a-bag for sterilizing devices
- Comforted by carpet: How do floors and distance affect purchases?
- Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant may help lung, heart disorders
- Diabetes cases to double and costs to triple by 2034
- Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets
- 3-D software gives doctors, students a view inside the body
- Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug
- School closure could reduce swine flu transmission by 21 percent, European study finds
- First-ever blueprint of 'minimal cell' is more complex than expected
- New cause for Alzheimer's disease?
- MRSA on the rise in hospital outpatients, new study finds; Seven-fold increase in potentially lethal superbug
- Exposure to both traffic, indoor pollutants puts some kids at higher risk for asthma later
- Auditory illusion: How our brains can fill in the gaps to create continuous sound
- Stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals: May lead to new treatments for lungs of premature babies
- New device enables early detection of cancerous skin tumors
- New tool for helping pediatric heart surgery
- Hospital report cards do not appear to result in significant improvements
- Molecule discovered that makes obese people develop diabetes
- Marker of oxidative stress predicts heart disease outcomes
- Search engines are source of learning
- Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition
- Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced
- Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life
Posted 2009-11-27:
- First 'genetic map' of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes
- Control of blood clotting by platelets described; provides medical promise
- Invention will help speed development of drug treatments for heart failure
- Mammalian system for controlling bone remodelling also regulates fever
- Scientists identify two molecules that affect brain plasticity in mice
- Moderate-to-heavy exercise may reduce risk of stroke for men
- Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice
- First effective medical therapy for rare stomach disorder
- Look Ma, no mercury in fillings!
- Emulating Western lifestyles: Consumption and carbon footprints in less industrialized countries
- Brain's fear center is equipped with built-in suffocation sensor
- Tobacco smoke exposure before heart transplantation may increase the risk of transplant failure
- Biology, training and profit sharing make best traders
- Startled flies may provide insight into ADHD
- Scientists watch as peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'
- Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide
- Unique micronail chip makes electronics and bio cells communicate
- 'Too fat to be a princess?' Young girls worry about body image, study shows
- Tailor-made HIV/AIDS treatment closer to reality
- Proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide potential drug targets identified
- Parent training key to improved treatment of behavior problems in children with autism
- When you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat
- Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections
- New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs
- Chronic pain found to increase risk of falls in older adults
- Brains benefit from multilingualism
- New genetic cause of cardiac failure discovered
- Discovery allows scientists for the first time to annotate genomes experimentally
- Early protein processes crucial to formation and layering of myelin membrane
- You say po-TAY-to, and I say po-TAH-to! Language evolves through our own use of it
Posted 2009-11-26:
- Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease
- 'Scarless' thyroid surgery uses 3-D, high-def robotic equipment
- Most top medical journals have publicly available conflict of interest policies, but substantial variation exists in definitions
- Cells defend themselves from viruses, bacteria with armor of protein errors
- Crosstalk between critical cell-signaling pathways holds clues to tumor invasion and metastasis
- Early relationships influence teen pain and depression
- Soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer
- Atomic-level snapshot catches protein motor in action
- Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment
- Exposures to metals and diesel emissions in air linked to respiratory symptoms in children
- How coughing is triggered by environmental irritants
- Sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics
- Yoga boosts heart health, new research finds
- Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia
- Flu and children: RSV causes far more hospitalizations than seasonal flu
- Organizational psychologists use Rock Band to study how people achieve flow while at work
- Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer
- Cross-country runabouts: immune cells on the move
- Researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
- Robotic clam digs in mudflats
- Children still exposed to secondhand smoke in spite of smoking ban, Welsh study finds
- Alzheimer's: Destructive amyloid-beta protein may also be essential for normal brain function
- Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests
- Insights Into The Molecular Basis Of Tumor Cell Behavior
- Saving the single cysteine: New antioxidant system found
- National Anti-gun Violence Program Largely Successful
- Flaxseed oil may reduce osteoporosis risk
- Researchers begin to decipher metabolism of sexual assault drug
- Antifibrotic effects of green tea
- Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights
- Using Science To Save Lives Of Mothers And Children In Africa
Posted 2009-11-25:
- Link between influenza virus and fever: Scientists solve riddle of new mechanism in immune system
- Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, researchers say
- Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care, but not always, study finds
- Gene implicated in stress-induced high blood pressure
- Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity
- Genome-wide association studies in developing countries raise important new ethical issues
- Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women
- Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive
- High unexpressed anger in multiple sclerosis patients linked to nervous system damage, not disease severity
- Why circumcision reduces HIV risk
- Alarming trend: Antiviral therapy to treat hepatitis C is declining in the US
- Road rage: Fuel vapor heightens aggression, rat study finds
- Factors from common human bacteria may trigger multiple sclerosis
- Ethnic Background May Be Associated With Diabetes Risk
- Daycare may double TV time for young children, study finds
- Medical imaging technique identifies very common condition in women that often goes undiagnosed
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Can Help Manage Urinary Incontinence In Older Women
- Direct-to-consumer ads associated with higher Medicaid costs
- Vioxx trial data shows early cardiovascular risk
- Mosquito Screens Found To Be Cheap And Effective In Malaria Prevention
- Sedatives, mood-altering drugs related to falls among elderly: UBC study
- Beta-blockers can have helpful, or harmful, effect on heart
- Insecticide-treated Bed Nets Reduce Infant Deaths In Democratic Republic Of Congo, Study Finds
Posted 2009-11-24:
- Common plastics chemicals -- phthalates -- linked to ADHD symptoms
- Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants
- Climate variability and dengue incidence
- Alcohol in pregnancy linked to child behavior problems
- New research shows versatility of amniotic fluid stem cells
- Paradoxical Protein Might Prevent Cancer
- Burned out, depressed surgeons more likely to commit more major medical errors
- New wound dressing, full of antibiotics, dissolves when wound has healed
- Multiple sclerosis is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adults
- Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease
- Imaging techniques may help predict response to head and neck cancer treatment
- Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen
- Skin color gives clues to health
- Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD
- Compound that boosts anti-inflammatory fat levels created
- How does embryo's pancreas 'know' which cells are to produce insulin?
- How the brain filters out distracting thoughts to focus on a single bit of information
- Adult cell self-renewal without stem cells?
- Bladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers
- Generating electricity from air flow
- Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults
- Some germs are good for you: Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance
- New cancer target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Hard training may reduce fertility in women
- Role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression identified
- Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia
- New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy
- Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease
- Autism: Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD
- Scientists find molecular trigger that helps prevent aging and disease
- New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation
- Use of rib cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty results in patient satisfaction, few complications
- Brief intervention works for drivers who persist in driving while intoxicated
Posted 2009-11-23:
- Sugar-coated polymer is new weapon against allergies and asthma
- Researchers find new piece of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) puzzle
- Sweet as can be: How E. coli gets ahead
- Shifting blame is socially contagious
- 'Slimming gene' discovered that regulates body fat
- Tooth-binding micelles containing antimicrobials may provide long-term cavity protection
- Health-care debate linked to risk of dying in US and Europe
- Bone implant offers hope for skull deformities
- Clearer view of how eye lens proteins are sorted
- Three IVF attempts double chances of live birth
- Bypassing the blues: Telephone treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life
Posted 2009-11-22:
- Brain disease 'resistance gene' evolves in Papua New Guinea community; could offer insights into CJD
- Saliva proteins change as women age
- Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms
- Why can't some people give up cocaine?
- Why bird flu has not caused a pandemic
- Small nanoparticles bring big improvement to medical imaging
- An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice
- Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer
- Older problem drinkers use more alcohol than do their younger counterparts
- Active hearing process in mosquitoes
- Schizophrenia gene's role may be broader, more potent, than thought
- Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients
- Psychological therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
Posted 2009-11-21:
- Antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis
- How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
- Inflammation critical in aortic dissection, researchers find
- Drug Use: Effects of ketamine (K) on users
- Frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens
- On your last nerve: Researchers advance understanding of stem cells
- New cause of osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA
- Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
- Spinal cord injuries: Experimental drug may restore function of nerves
- Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells
- Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails could address malnutrition
- Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide
- Spotting evidence of directed percolation
- Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance associated memories upon waking
- Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer, study finds
- Newer heart devices significantly improve survival, complication rate and quality of life
- Examining mathematical abilities in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Insulin linked to core body temperature
- Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures
- Heavy criticism from a parent can increase aggressive behavior in children
- First reconstitution of an epidermis from human embryonic stem cells
- Explanation for rapid maturation of neurons at birth
- Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusion
- Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria
- Causative gene of rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome
- Should children undergo surgery without a long period of fasting after feeding?
- Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests
- Adding tools against breast tumors
- When East meets West: Why consumers turn to alternative medicine
- Rethinking the antibody-dependent enhancement dengue hemorrhagic fever model
- Intervention can reduce hostile perceptions in children with prenatal alcohol exposure
Posted 2009-11-20:
- Oil from biotech soybeans increases key omega-3 fatty acid in humans
- Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn
- Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients
- Women can quit smoking and control weight gain
- 'Fly paper' created to capture circulating cancer cells
- HIV vaccine failure probably caused by virus used, says new research
- Lyme disease vaccine? Tick saliva found to protect mice from Lyme disease
- Promising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports doping products
- Studies suggest males have more personality
- Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1
- Surgeon 'glues' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery
- Taking aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections
- Baby's sleep position is the major factor in 'flat-headedness'
- Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth
- Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat
- Pig out more at Thanksgiving and you may shop less
- Cognitive dysfunction reversed in mouse model of Down syndrome
- Last-resort lower-body amputation effective in extreme cases of bone infection, 25-year review shows
- Easing needle anxiety
- Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke
- Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontier
- Pushing the brain to find new pathways
- Avoiding panic in pandemics
- New mechanism identified for beneficial effects of aspirin in cardiovascular disease
- Increased obesity hindering success at reducing heart disease risk
- People work harder when expecting a future challenging task
- Blindness causes structural brain changes, implying brain can re-organize itself to adapt
- Good news on multiple sclerosis and pregnancy
- Women suffering sudden cardiac arrest have lower prevalence of structural heart disease than men
- Adverse symptom reporting by patients vs. clinicians
Posted 2009-11-19:
- Immune system activated in schizophrenia
- Pre-eclampsia linked to thyroid problems
- Uninsured more likely to die after trauma
- Bigger not necessarily better, when it comes to brains
- Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
- Walking hazard: Cell-phone use -- but not music -- reduces pedestrian safety
- Common herbal medicine may prevent acetaminophen-related liver damage, says researcher
- Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him clear, major advantage for sprint running, new study suggests
- Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemic
- Cat brain-based computer: Scientists perform cat-scale cortical simulations and map the human brain
- Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness
- Parkinson's disease: Findings could speed development of new drugs
- Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese children
- Introverts experience more health problems, study suggests
- Detonating tumor-killer drug in cancers on command
- Prevalence of high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol levels decreases in US
- Can playing active video games equal moderate intensity exercise?
- Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weight
- Could widely used rapid influenza tests pose a dangerous public health risk?
- Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death
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