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for the Week of September 18 to September 25, 2011
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Posted 2011-09-24:
- Monkeys also reason through analogy, study shows
- Protein 'switches' could turn cancer cells into tiny chemotherapy factories
- Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth, new U.S. study finds
- How devoted moms buffer kids in poverty
- Living in damp river valleys leads to lung problems, study suggests
- Two new cost-effective ways to predict prostate cancer
- Stress drives alcoholics' children to drink, study suggests
- Treatment of rectal cancer varies enormously between different European countries
Posted 2011-09-24:
- Cancer protein's surprising role as memory regulator
- No harm to mice testes from BPA in utero: Data on female mice less encouraging
- Researchers pinpoint the cause of MRI vertigo: Machine's magnetic field pushes fluid in the inner ear's balance organ
- Humor as effective as medication in treating agitation in dementia
- Some brain wiring continues to develop well into our 20s
- Combating obesity and diabetes: Researchers identify pathways leading to activation of 'good' fat
- Mother’s occupation while pregnant can increase risk of asthma in children
- Science and religion do mix? Only 15 percent of scientists at major research universities see religion and science always in conflict
- Decoding vaccination: Researchers reveal genetic underpinnings of response to measles vaccine
- Kidney damage and high blood pressure: Faulty filtration allows detrimental enzymes to wreak havoc on fluid balance, research suggests
- One million more U.S. children living in poverty since 2009, new census data shows
- Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind
- Virus discovery helps scientists predict emerging diseases
- Singing after stroke? Why rhythm and formulaic phrases may be more important than melody
- Twin study reveals epigenetic alterations of psychiatric disorders
- Cannabinoids after a traumatic experience may prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms, rat study suggests
- New targets for the control of HIV predicted using a novel computational analysis
- Size matters: Length of songbirds’ playlists linked to brain region proportions
- XMRV, related viruses not confirmed in blood of healthy donors or chronic fatigue syndrome patients
- Fear of childbirth increases likelihood of C-section, study suggests
- Bioengineers reprogram muscles to combat degeneration
- Five new genes affecting the risk of coronary artery disease identified
- Novel technique reveals both gene number and protein expression simultaneously
- Single-sex schooling does not improve academic performance and can lead to gender stereotyping, study finds
- BPA alters development of in vitro ova and could increase risk of Down syndrome, study suggests
- Error rate higher in breast imaging reports generated by automatic speech recognition, study finds
- Spiral constriction: How dynamin mediates cellular nutrient uptake
- Extent of peer social networks influences onset of adolescent alcohol consumption
- New treatment for kala azar, the most deadly parasitic disease after malaria
- University students who use cannabis, tobacco and alcohol take too many non-prescribed drugs, study suggests
Posted 2011-09-23:
- Newly identified antibodies may improve pneumonia vaccine design
- Close up look at a microbial vaccination program
- Cellular origin of a rare form of breast cancer identified
- With more choice, friends are more similar, but not closer
- Virus kills breast cancer cells in laboratory
- Cancer drug may also work for scleroderma, study suggests
- Hedging your bets: How the brain makes decisions based on related information
- Radiation boost for artificial joints
- Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma
- Men and women cooperate equally for the common good, study finds
- New system finds prostate cancer spread earlier than conventional imaging
- The 'disinhibited' brain: New findings on CRPS -- a disease characterized by severe pain
- Scientists induce hibernation at will: Discovery puts scientists closer to human application
- Good night's sleep may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in obese teens
- Do women's voices really allow men to detect ovulation? No, says new study
- Biologists discover genes that repair nerves after injury
- Blood pressure drugs may lengthen lives of melanoma patients
- Genetic 'GPS' system to comprehensively locate and track inhibitory nerve cells created
- Important new familial motor neuron disease gene identified
- U.S. Civil War took bigger toll than previously estimated, new analysis suggests
- Potential target for treating common form of early-onset dementia identified
- How our liver kills 'killer cells'
- Overweight older women have less leg strength, power
- Super-sized heart valve provides clues to blood flow
- Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
- Electrical stimulation of brain boosts birth of new cells: Animal study suggests deep brain stimulation improves memory
- Anti-aging creams: Is the 'longevity gene' nearing the end of its life?
- Chinese researchers identify insect host species of a famous Tibetan medicinal fungus
- Early antiretroviral therapy for HIV shown cost-effective, Haiti study finds
- Toward an improved test for adulterated heparin
- YouTube videos can inaccurately depict Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, study finds
- Elderly breast cancer patients risk treatment discrimination
- Time to stop giving toxic drugs to kidney transplant patients?
- Early research shows dietary supplement may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults
- Sex segregation in schools detrimental to equality
- The key to lower dose CT fluoroscopy for spine injections is reducing the dose of the planning CT
- Rise found in prostate biopsy complications and high post-procedure hospitalization rate
Posted 2011-09-22:
- Researchers discover how 'promiscuous parasites' hijack host immune cells
- Zinc regulates communication between brain cells
- Key molecule that blocks abnormal blood vessel growth in tumors identified
- Allowing native language in school benefits Mexican-American students, researcher finds
- New genetic mutation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia
- Weakness in heart attack therapy identified
- Advice To divorcees: Go easy on yourself
- New research could extend life of arthritic joints
- New insight into immune tolerance furthers understanding of autoimmune disease
- Rude employee behavior quietly sabotages the bottom line
- Common stimulant may speed recovery from general anesthesia
- Potential of new nanoparticle design for cancer therapy demonstrated
- Political preferences play different role in dating, mating
- Stem cells, potential source of cancer-fighting T cells
- Using bone marrow to protect the brain: Stem cell technology begins clinical trial for Lou Gehrig's disease
- Nanoparticles cause brain injury in fish
- 'Silent majority' agrees with me, voters believe
- Possible new blood test to diagnose heart attacks
- Buyer beware: Advertising may seduce your brain, researchers say
- Preterm birth associated with higher risk of death in early childhood, young adulthood
- Human body rids itself of damage when it really matters
- Social media for dementia patients
- Power corrupts, especially when it lacks status
- Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging
- Breast cancer: Stress receptor found to stimulate growth and migration of cancer cells
- Continued treatment for lupus may boost survival of those patients with end-stage kidney disease
- Sifting out genetic defects from mounds of data
- Depression associated with increased risk of stroke and stroke-related death
- Large study finds genetic 'overlap' between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
- Looking closely at personality disorders: Should DSM-5 reduce and redefine them?
- Gene for Lou Gehrig's disease and frontotemporal dementia identified
- New genetic mutation is the most common cause of familial forms of frontotemporal dementia and ALS
- Human genetics study identifies the most common cause of ALS and dementia
Posted 2011-09-21:
- Discovery of gene fusion in ovarian cancer could lead to earlier diagnoses
- Mild hearing loss linked to brain atrophy in older adults; Early intervention could prevent slide toward speech comprehension difficulties
- Adding cognitive behavioral therapy to drug treatment of pediatric OCD appears to improve symptoms
- Lasers light the path to neuron regeneration
- Certain heavy metals boost immunity, study suggests
- Back pain? Patients who followed recommendations to move despite back pain fared better than those that rested in small study
- Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate
- Stopping smoking boosts everyday memory, research finds
- Researchers create first human heart cells that can be paced with light
- Diabetes may significantly increase the risk of dementia
- Natural therapies: Cardiologists examine alternatives to halt high blood pressure
- Autism, intellectual disabilities related to parental age, education and ethnicity, not income, Utah study finds
- Scientists disarm HIV in step towards vaccine
- One size doesn't fit all for vitamin D and men: African-American men in northern regions especially need high doses of supplements
- New imaging technique visualizes cancer during surgery
- TV viewing linked to unhealthy eating
- Engineers use short ultrasound pulses to reach neurons through blood-brain barrier
- Hope for powerful new C. difficile treatment
- Monitoring patients using intelligent T-shirts
- Negative emotions influence brain activity during anticipation and experience of pain
- More than a sign of sleepiness, yawning may cool the brain
- Shark compound proves potential as drug to treat human viruses, says researcher
- Feed your genes: How our genes respond to the foods we eat
- Key regulatory genes often amplified in aggressive childhood tumor of the brainstem
- Common genetic contributions to mental illness discovered
- Enriched infant formulas benefit brain and heart, researchers find
- Breakthrough technology identifies prostate cancer cells
- Bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy, study finds
- Think locally when treating individually
- Safeguards needed to prevent discrimination of early Alzheimer's patients in the workplace
- Public sector workers more pro-socially motivated than private sector counterparts in many countries, but not all, study finds
- First recurrent gene fusion identified in ovarian cancer
- Experts want practical research to improve mental health of people experiencing humanitarian crises
- No safe level of radiation exposure? Researcher points to suppression of evidence on radiation effects by Nobel Laureate
- Multicenter 1000-patient trial initiated to accelerate development of personalized treatments for multiple myeloma
- Benefits of radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumors
- Intuitive thinking may influence belief in God
- Living in poor neighborhood a risk factor for out-of-hospital cardiac death
- African-American men living in poor sunlight areas at risk for vitamin D deficiency
- Test could detect breast cancers earlier in young, high-risk African-American women
- High-risk, underserved women benefited from MRI screening for breast cancer, study suggests
- Genetic differences may cause higher rates of prostate cancer in African-American men
- Genetic factors behind high blood pressure
Posted 2011-09-20:
- Association found between stress and breast cancer aggressiveness
- Rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea needs urgent action, experts urge
- For kids with ADHD, regular 'green time' is linked to milder symptoms
- Blocking inflammation could lead to tailored medical treatments
- Catching a breath -- wirelessly: Noninvasive method to watch for SIDS, help surgery patients
- Expanding flu vaccinations to older children reduces emergency visits for flu-like illnesses by 34 percent, study suggests
- Have brain fatigue? A bout of exercise may be the cure, mouse study suggests
- Breast milk antibody fights HIV but needs boost, study finds
- Genetic defect that leaves some without fingerprints: Researchers trace cause to rare mutation
- Soy peptide plus chemo drug block colon cancer's spread to liver, study finds
- Causes of Gulf War Illness are complex and vary by deployment area, study finds
- Distinct features of autistic brain revealed in novel analysis of MRI scans
- Learning how gut bacteria influence health: Scientists crack sparse genome of microbe linked to autoimmunity
- Early detection is key in the fight against ovarian cancer
- Watching the world in motion, babies take a first step toward language
- Virus as a potential future cancer medicine?
- Researchers demonstrate antibiotic sensing event central to MSRA antibiotic resistance
- Put down that game controller: Researcher suggests video games may not boost cognition
- Gamers succeed where scientists fail: Molecular structure of retrovirus enzyme solved, doors open to new AIDS drug design
- Possible link between two Type 2 diabetes drugs and pancreatic cancer, new research suggests
- First fluorescence-guided ovarian cancer surgery
- Damaged gait and balance can recover with long-term abstinence from alcohol
- Some memory complaints in the elderly may be warning signs of cognitive problems
- Scientists generate first detailed map of human neuroreceptor
- Study finds protein critical to breast cancer cell proliferation, migration
- People born after World War II are more likely to binge drink, develop alcohol disorders, study finds
- Improving cancer communication to patients
- Mammography use up for U.S. immigrants
- Higher incidence of secondary breast cancer seen among black women regardless of age
- Despite benefits, few brain aneurysm patients receive specialized care
- Tumor environment keeps tumor-fighting T cells away
- Components that keep immune system in check identified
- Common genetic variations linked to both schizophrenia and bipolar risk
- Referral decisions differ between primary care physicians and specialists
- Patient complaints allege doctors fail to disclose risks
Posted 2011-09-19:
- Newest cancer therapies multi-task to eliminate tumors
- New light on detection of bacterial infection: Polymers fluoresce in the presence of bacteria
- Low-fat yogurt intake when pregnant linked to increased risk of child asthma and hay fever, study suggests
- Cycling fast: Vigorous daily exercise recommended for a longer life
- Children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms have altered digestive genes
- Targeting PTEN may prevent skin cancer
- When it comes to pursuing your goals, let your unconscious be your guide
Posted 2011-09-18:
- Mother tongue comes from your prehistoric father
- Drug may increase cognition for people with Down syndrome
- T cells making brain chemicals may lead to better treatments for inflammation, autoimmune diseases
- New insight into impulse control
- Potential molecular target to prevent growth of cancer cells identified
- MRI research demonstrates ALS attacks multiple parts of the brain
- Moms who eat high-fat diet before, during pregnancy 'program' babies to be fat, at risk, mouse study shows
Posted 2011-09-17:
- Switch that controls stem cell pluripotency discovered
- Yellow patches around eyelids predict risk of heart problems, study finds
- Biochemical cell signals quantified: Data capacity much lower than expected, scientists find
- Number of children poisoned by medication rising dramatically, study says
- New class of stem cell-like cells discovered offers possibility for spinal cord repair
- Resistance to antibiotics is ancient
- Prenatal exposure to stress linked to accelerated cell aging
- Targeting cholesterol to fight deadly brain cancers
- Genetic differences distinguish stomach cancers, treatment response
- Carbon nanoparticles break barriers -- and that may not be good
- New approach to tracking the dangers of designer drug meow meow
- An apple or pear a day may keep strokes away
- New method for detecting lung cancer unveiled
- Unconventional hunt for new cancer targets leads to a powerful drug candidate for leukemia
- Estrogen treatment may help reverse severe pulmonary hypertension
- World-first viral therapy trial in cancer patients
- New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections
- Archivist in the sound library: New model for speech and sound recognition
- Molecular evidence of brain changes in depressed females
Posted 2011-09-16:
- Genomic catastrophe causes developmental delay, cognitive disorders
- Mobile phone electromagnetic field affects local glucose metabolism in the human brain, Finnish study finds
- When ticks transmit dangerous pathogens: Local antibiotic therapy stops Lyme disease
- Cancer information on Wikipedia is accurate, but not very readable, study finds
- New model for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Mouse model that replicates human OCD can point to more effective treatments
- Mom, dad and kids undergo novel genome analyses for medical risks in new study
- Team discovers treatable mechanism responsible for often deadly response to flu
- Serotonin levels affect the brain's response to anger
- Fail-safe system may lead to cures for inherited disorders
- Inner workings of virus responsible for rare skin cancer
- Human-chimp evolutionary divergence: Methylation and gene sequence co-evolved, study suggests
- Arctic ground squirrels muscle up to hunker down
- Woolly mammoth's secrets for shrugging off cold points toward new artificial blood for humans
- Exome sequencing: Defining hereditary deafness
- 'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible
- Computerized anxiety therapy found helpful in small trial
- Uterine stem cells used to treat diabetes
- Preschoolers' grasp of numbers predicts math performance in school years; Early number sense linked to elementary math scores
- Feared spinal X-ray found to be safe, study shows; Spinal angiography also rules out misdiagnosis of inflammation, transverse myelitis
- TV found to have negative impact on parent-child communication and early literacy compared to books and toys
- How specialized pacemaker works at biological level to strengthen failing hearts: Findings could lead to 'pacemaker in a bottle'
- Researchers map the global spread of drug-resistant influenza
- Copper reduces infection risk by more than 40 per cent, experts say
- Some smokers successfully switch to electronic cigarettes
- Newly discovered protein discovered may suppress breast cancer growth
- Researchers develop mouse genetic blueprint; Mouse study drives forward understanding of human biology
- Heart failure: Doing what your doctor says works, new research suggests
- When do products (and money) literally make your mouth water?
- Key signal that prompts production of insulin-producing beta cells points way toward diabetes cure
- Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3-D detail than ever before
- Huge gaps in use of simple, cheap and proven drugs worldwide, say researchers
- It's all about autonomy: Consumers react negatively when prompted to think about money
- New type of spinal cord stem cell discovered: Research provides new target for regenerating parts of the central nervous system
- Mouse genome sequences reveal variability, complex evolutionary history
- Avoiding fatal responses to flu infection
- New report on creating clinical public use microdata files
- Prasugrel: Indications of an additional benefit for some patients, but also of greater harm, study finds
- Depression and pain increase fatigue in breast cancer survivors
- Heavy drinkers may die needlessly in house fires
Posted 2011-09-15:
- Evolution of a gene provides a possible explanation for the development of metastases and mental retardation
- Sickle cell trait is not risk factor for kidney disease: Study contradicts earlier findings
- New imaging technique evaluates nerve damage
- Campus smoking ban reduced students' smoking, changed attitudes
- Facial expressions develop before birth, researchers show
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