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for the Week of December 20 to December 27, 2009
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Posted 2009-12-27:
- Exposure to young triggers new neuron creation in females exhibiting maternal behavior
- Physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults
- New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction
- Researchers find evidence of survival gains in bone marrow disease
- Iranian Scholars Share Avicenna's Medieval Medical Wisdom
Posted 2009-12-27:
- Further progress toward AIDS vaccine: Rabies-virus vaccine protects monkeys
- Physical activity associated with lower risk of mortality in men with history of colon cancer
- Calorie restriction: Scientists take important step toward 'fountain of youth'
- Genomic toggle switches divide autoimmune diseases into distinct clusters
- Signaling decreases blood pressure, study finds
- Certain genes boost chances for distributing variety of traits, drive evolution
- Do consumers always approach pleasure and avoid pain? New study suggests an alternative
- Antibody-guided drug shows encouraging activity in metastatic breast cancer
- New warning system warns of driver drowsiness and distraction
- Bone control of glucose levels
- Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of two nations
Posted 2009-12-26:
- New inherited eye disease discovered
- Growing evidence suggests progesterone should be considered a treatment option for traumatic brain injuries
- How the brain encodes memories at a cellular level
- Cause of nonallergic itch identified
- Sensitizing leukemic cells to death-inducing compounds
- Could acetaminophen ease psychological pain?
- Novel gene found for childhood-onset asthma
- Chicago Cancer Genome Project studies genetics of 1,000 tumors
- Wii Fit may not help families get fit
Posted 2009-12-25:
- Santa’s sleigh: Researcher explains science of Christmas magic
- Genetic study reveals the origins of cavity-causing bacteria
- Good cholesterol not as protective in people with type 2 diabetes
- Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health
- Alzheimer's disease may protect against cancer and vice versa
- New insights into mushroom-derived drug promising for cancer treatment
- Fight infection by disturbing how bacteria communicate
- Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance
- Santa Claus at risk? Unhealthy lifestyle, unreasonable working conditions, and stress
- How flu succeeds
- Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths
- How do you improve mammogram accuracy? Add noise
- Brain training can help improve specific abilities in older people
- Two genes discovered that drive aggressive brain cancers
- Chemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
- Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?
- Fine-tuning Treatments For Depression
- Key protein helps control blood pressure
- Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers
- Consumers 'Key Part Of Solution' To Global Warming
- Synergistic interaction enhances pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
- Genetic study clarifies African and African-American ancestry
- IKK may act as both inhibitor and promoter of Huntington's disease
- Number of 85-year-olds in the UK will increase by a third by 2020
Posted 2009-12-24:
- Broken genomes behind breast cancers, research finds
- Subtle change dramatically reduces pathogenic potential of Huntington's protein
- Motility mechanism of malaria pathogens explained
- New pathway discovered that may prevent tissue damage resulting from inflammation
- Air pollution linked to hospitalizations for pneumonia in seniors
- Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic
- Altering malignant cells' structure said to possibly slow spread of cancer
- SPARKy devices helps amputees return to normal lives
- Older adults may have a higher risk of complications and death after abdominal surgery
- Enhanced sweet taste: Endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors
- Brain controls formation of bone, researchers find
- Adverse consequences of obesity may be greater than previously thought
- Bacteria make artificial blood vessels of the future
- Teenagers use violence to boost their social standing
- Tuberculosis strain thrives on antibiotic
- School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air
- Embryo biopsy safe for singleton pregnancies, largest study of PGD children suggests
- Disability may be on the rise again after 20-year decline
- New human reproductive hormone could lead to novel contraceptives
- Deadly infection more common than realized
- Drug and placebo: Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment
- New, virulent strain of MRSA poses renewed antibiotic resistance concerns
- Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature
- Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may help treat severe hip pain
- Pot and pop: New research finds stronger link between music and marijuana use among teens
- Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought
- Mystery solved: Scientists now know how smallpox kills
- Role for immune cells known as mast cells in atrial fibrillation
- Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese
- New compounds may control deadly fungal infections
- New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke
- Home-based child care meeting nutritional standards; widespread use of TV a concern
Posted 2009-12-23:
- Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered
- New insight in nerve cell communication
- Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes
- Students reaffirm work of 1920s paleontologist, contrary to later revision
- Medical team's support of terminal cancer patients' spiritual needs improves quality of life
- Attention demands may explain why texting while driving is so dangerous
- Meddling in mosquitoes' sex lives could help stop the spread of malaria
- Novel nanotechnology heals abscesses caused by resistant staph bacteria
- Obesity increases the risk for obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents, but not in younger children
- Electronic health records: Concerns about potential privacy breaches remain an issue
- Microcephaly genes associated with human brain size
- Pomegranates: Latest weapon in the fight against MRSA
- Twin study identifies factors associated with skin aging
- Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu
- Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus
- Depression saps endurance of the brain's reward circuitry
- Gene therapy makes mice breath easier: Preventing progression of emphysema
- Proline repeats help protein grow tooth enamel
- New research sheds light on our reactions to humanitarian crises
- Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than thought
- Women at high risk of significant bone loss on injectable birth control identified
- Added sugar in raisin cereals increases acidity of dental plaque
- Study casts doubt on provocative tuberculosis theory
- Elderly most at risk for major depression identified
- Most plentiful cell type in the heart -- the fibroblast -- contributes to heart failure
- Are patients losing sleep over blood pressure monitors?
- Orphanages are viable options for some children, study finds
- Naturally occurring lipid blocks respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in lungs
- Urinary tract cancer associated with Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid
- Cancer survival disparities for most minority populations increase as cancers become more treatable
Posted 2009-12-22:
- New Aging Studies Improving Vaccine Efficacy For The Elderly
- Combination therapy with midostaurin improves survival of acute myeloid leukemia patients with FLT3 mutations, phase 1
- Alcohol outlets lead to specific problems among youth and young adults
- Inhibiting The Cellular Process Autophagy Makes Mice Leaner
- Physicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement, study shows
- Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point
- One dose of H1N1 vaccine may provide sufficient protection for infants and children
- Lost water of the Napa Valley vineyards
- Kidney injury in hospital increases long-term risk of death, study finds
- Preschoolers in Child Care Centers Not Active Enough
- Use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to common set of genes
- Cannabis hope for inflammatory bowel disease
- Having children makes you more like your own parents
- Daily Pot Smoking May Hasten Onset of Psychosis
- Better understanding of the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis
- Happiest Americans live in states ranked highest for quality of life
- Researchers prove key cancer theory: Animal study demonstrates how whole chromosome changes cause cancer
- Movement comes with appetite
- New filling, cooling and storage system may prevent bacterial growth and prolong shelf life of orange juice
- Doctors' bedside skills trump medical technology
- Metastasis formation revealed in detail in real time
- The buzz on fruit flies: New role in the search for addiction treatments
- Septic shock: Nitric oxide beneficial after all
- Adolescent boys seeking 'the norm' may take risks with their appearances
- Moderate fish consumption may lower risk in patients with a history of heart failure
- Programmed cell death: Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease
- New insight into selective binding properties of infectious HIV
- Conflict Over War Deaths: Researchers attack British Medical Journal review process
- Now you see it, now you know you see it
Posted 2009-12-21:
- Antimicrobial peptide from ancient organism may be effective against multiresistant human pathogens including MRSA
- Cannabis damages young brains more than originally thought, study finds
- Intensive therapy for narrowed arteries linked to fewer heart events
- Fear of lawsuits may prompt some doctors to overprescribe antibiotics
- Skull bone may hold the key to tackling osteoporosis
- How cancer cells protect themselves from low levels of oxygen
- Alzheimer's detection: What's his name again? How celebrity monikers can help us remember
- New nasal vaccine blocks parasite transmission to mosquitoes
- Food-borne illness: Researchers redefine the invasion mechanism of Salmonella
- Further spread of Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda likely due to livestock movements
- Type of cell proves to be highly significant in genetic studies
- Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women
Posted 2009-12-20:
- Link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1) suggested
- Dyslexia: Some very smart accomplished people cannot read well
- New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function
- Santa should get off his sleigh and walk, says public health doctor
- 'Smart' nanocapsule delivery system created for use in protein therapy
- Stem-cell activators switch function, repress mature cells
- Shift working aggravates metabolic syndrome development among middle-aged males
- Why does a human baby need a full year before starting to walk?
- Eat fruits and vegetables for better vision
- Immune cell activity linked to worsening COPD
- Large-scale sequencing: The future of genomic sciences?
- Negative emotions outweigh intent to exercise at health clubs
Posted 2009-12-19:
- Rate of autism disorders climbs to one percent among 8-year-olds
- Genetic variant may control lung function and risk of COPD
- Gene linked to a rare form of progressive hearing loss in males identified
- Bourbon versus vodka: Bourbon hurts more the next day, due to byproducts of fermenting process
- Scientists use light to map neurons' effects on one another
- Calorie intake linked to cell lifespan, cancer development
- Hundreds of leads generated in fight against H1N1 pandemic
- Video games: Racing, shooting and zapping your way to better visual skills
- Synthetic red blood cells developed: Red-blood-cell-like particles carry oxygen, drugs, and more
- Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells
- Enzyme may create new approach to hypertension therapy
- Proximity to convenience stores fosters child obesity, study finds
- Chemo's toxicity to brain revealed, possible treatment identified
- Human protein helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses
- Gender divide in children's use of cell phone features, study finds
- New MRI safety risk for patients with pacemakers identified
- Breathlessness eased in patients with rare, often fatal disease
- Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease
- Antidepressants cut risk of hospital readmission for suicidal youth, study suggests
- Breakthrough may pave the way for therapeutic vaccines
- Breakthrough on causes of inflammatory bowel disease
- NSAIDs: Take 'em early and often when competing? Think again
- Stratifying breast cancer without biopsy: Researchers identify possible imaging method
- Marking of tissue-specific crucial in embryonic stem cells to ensure proper function
- Nonverbal communication of race bias on TV influences viewers' own bias
Posted 2009-12-18:
- New weapon in battle of the bulge: Food releases anti-hunger aromas during chewing
- Strict blood sugar control in some diabetics does not lower heart attack, stroke risk
- Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis
- Christmas cholesterol epiphany: 'Myrrh' may have cholesterol-lowering properties
- Most people should not automatically opt for a swine flu shot, expert suggests based on bacterial decision-making
- Human movement may have brought Chagas disease to urban Peru
- Researchers find formula for selling 'but-it's-good-for-you' products
- Painkiller undermines aspirin's anti-clotting action
- Diet high in methionine could increase risk of Alzheimer's
- MRSA leads to worse outcomes, staggering expenses for surgical patients
- Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue
- DNA sequencing used to attack lung cancer
- Lack of diversity in embryonic stem cell lines
- Cell phone records used to predict spread of malaria
- New 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty
- Heart cells on lab chip display 'nanosense' that guides behavior
- Lung cancer and melanoma laid bare
- Synthetic platelets halve clotting time
- Education: Learning styles debunked
- Better education associated with improved asthma
- Aggressive infection control protects cancer patients from acquiring H1N1 influenza
- Should flowers be banned in hospitals?
- Leprosy susceptibility genes identified; largest genome-wide association study of an infectious disease
- Molecular basis of colorectal cancer review points to key advances
- More effort needed to crack down on 'secret remedies', expert argues
- Drug kills cells through novel mechanism
- Brain imaging shows kids' PTSD symptoms linked to poor hippocampus function
- The need for cardio-oncology: Treating cancer and protecting the heart
- Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for 'at risk' teenage girls
Posted 2009-12-17:
- Enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation discovered
- Analysis identifies biomarkers for diabetic kidney failure
- How do we understand written language?
- DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy
- Targeting brain cancer cell metabolism may provide new treatment
- Toward a vaccine to improve immune system in newborns
- Men think their dance moves improve with age
- Heart drugs show promise for fighting colon cancer
- New technique detects proteins that make us age
- ‘Sat nav’ jamming could help tackle asthma, blindness and clogged arteries
- Scientists' 3-D view of genes-at-work is paradigm shift in genetics
- For older adults, participating in social service activities can improve brain functions
- Reproductive germ cells survive and thrive in transplants, even among species
- Biological catch-22 prevents induction of antibodies that block HIV
- Research may lead to better UV/radiation blocking in eye glasses
- The importance of attractiveness depends on where you live
- Gene identified as cause of some forms of intellectual disability
- Accelerated aging: Researchers identify traits of people with rare syndrome
- Scientists uncover protective mechanism against liver cancer
- Couples who do the dishes together stay happier
- Scientists decode memory-forming brain cell conversations
- Why being a boy is a risk factor among premature births
- More blood vessels in hormone-resistant prostate tumors
- Formula that can ID music industry payola developed
- Killer cookies: To resist temptation, exaggerate the threat
- Researchers find high leptin levels may protect against Alzheimer's disease and dementia
- Low cholesterol transfer protein activity associated with heart disease risk
- Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children
- First immunological clue to why some H1N1 patients get very ill or die
- Study points way to development of drugs for deadly childhood leukemia
- Music and the arts fight depression, promote health
Posted 2009-12-16:
- More than 90 percent of people with gum disease are at risk for diabetes, study finds
- From fruit fly wings to heart failure: Notch is key signalling pathway for heart development and healing
- Kidney disease patients benefit from surgery to prevent stroke
- DNA needs a good editor: Researchers unravel the mysteries of DNA packaging
- Does scent enhance consumer product memories?
- How do salamanders grow a new leg? Protein mechanisms behind limb regeneration
- Link between sirtuins and life extension strengthened
- Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts
- Moral dilemma scenarios prone to biases
- Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects
- Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI
- Reducing TV time helps adults burn more calories, study finds
- Drinking coffee, decaf and tea regularly associated with a reduced risk of diabetes
- Parents: Be mindful of hazardous holiday ornaments
- Gas improves blood flow and organ status during minimally invasive surgery
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