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Worse Lower, Higher, Frequency Hearing in HIV Positive Adults
Dec. 26, 2014 Adults with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV+) had poorer lower and higher frequency hearing than adults without HIV infection, according to a new ... full story -
Scientists Zero in on How Lung Cancer Spreads
Dec. 25, 2014 Scientists have taken microscopic images revealing that the protein ties tethering cells together are severed in lung cancer ... full story -
Twelve New Genetic Causes of Developmental Disorders
Dec. 25, 2014 Scientists have discovered 12 new genetic causes of developmental disorders.They will ultimately analyze data from 12,000 families. The article describes results from the first 1133 samples, which ... full story -
Egg and Sperm Race: Scientists Create Precursors to Human Egg and Sperm
Dec. 25, 2014 Scientists have created primordial germ cells -- cells that will go on to become egg and sperm -- using human embryonic stem cells. Although this had already been done using rodent stem cells, this ... full storyMore: -
Putting Bedbugs to Bed Forever
Dec. 24, 2014 A team of scientists has found a way to conquer the global bedbug epidemic. By lending their own arms for thousands of bed bug bites, they have finally found the solution -- a set of chemical ... full story -
High-Fat Diet, Obesity During Pregnancy Harms Stem Cells in Developing Fetus
Dec. 24, 2014 Physician-scientists reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the fetal liver responsible for creating and sustaining ... full story -
Christmas Colors Disguise Gliding Lizards in the Rainforest
Dec. 24, 2014 By mimicking the red and green colors of falling leaves, Bornean lizards avoid falling prey to birds whilst gliding, new research has ... full story -
Ants Show Left Bias When Exploring New Spaces
Dec. 24, 2014 Unlike Derek Zoolander, ants don't have any difficulty turning left. New research has found that the majority of rock ants instinctively go left when entering unknown spaces. Around ten percent ... full story -
European Fire Ant Impacts Forest Ecosystems by Helping Alien Plants Spread
Dec. 24, 2014 An invasive ant species that has become increasingly abundant in eastern North America not only takes over yards and delivers a nasty sting, it's helping the spread of an invasive plant species. ... full story -
The Ants That Conquered the World
Dec. 24, 2014 About one tenth of the world's ants are close relatives; they all belong to just one genus out of 323, called Pheidole. New research suggests that Pheidole evolved the same way twice, once to ... full story -
First Scientific Report Shows Police Body-Cameras Can Prevent Unacceptable Use-of-Force
Dec. 24, 2014 As Obama pledges investment in body-worn-camera technology for police officers, researchers say cameras induce 'self-awareness' that can prevent unacceptable uses-of-force seen to have ... full story -
Scrapie Could Breach the Species Barrier
Dec. 24, 2014 The pathogens responsible for scrapie in small ruminants (prions) have the potential to convert the human prion protein from a healthy state to a pathological state, researchers have discovered for ... full story -
To Remove the Gallbladder or Not: That Is the Question
Dec. 23, 2014 Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in older adults. Yet, research suggests that many patients who would benefit most from the surgery don't get ... full story -
Children's High Risk Clinic Reduces Serious Illness by 55 Percent
Dec. 23, 2014 High-risk children with chronic illness who received comprehensive care at a special clinic staffed by physicians and nurse practitioners from The University of Texas Health Science Center at ... full story -
Identifying Brain Variations to Predict Patient Response to Surgery for OCD
Dec. 23, 2014 Identifying brain variations may help physicians predict which patients will respond to a neurosurgical procedure to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder that does not respond to medication or ... full story -
Trends in Indoor Tanning Among U.S. High School Students
Dec. 23, 2014 While indoor tanning has decreased among high school students, about 20 percent of females engaged in indoor tanning at least once during 2013 and about 10 percent of girls frequently engaged in the ... full story -
The Heat Is On: Causes of Hospitalization Due to Heat Waves Identified
Dec. 23, 2014 In the largest and most comprehensive study of heat-related illness to date, researchers have identified a handful of potentially serious disorders that put older Americans at significantly increased ... full story -
Popular Diabetes Drug May Be Safe for Patients With Kidney Disease
Dec. 23, 2014 The most popular treatment for type 2 diabetes, metformin, may be safer for patients with mild to moderate kidney disease than guidelines suggest, according to a new, systematic review of the ... full story -
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Diseases and ConditionsMany Patients With Gout in England Do Not Receive Recommended Treatment
Dec. 23, 2014 Among patients in England with gout, only a minority of those with indications to receive urate-lowering therapy were treated according to guideline recommendations, according to a study. Current ... full story -
Maternal Supplementation With Multiple Micronutrients Compared With Iron-Folic Acid
Dec. 23, 2014 In Bangladesh, daily maternal supplementation of multiple micronutrients compared to iron-folic acid before and after childbirth did not reduce all-cause infant mortality to age 6 months, but did ... full story
- Scientists zero in on how lung cancer spreads
- Twelve new genetic causes of developmental disorders
- Egg and sperm race: Scientists create precursors to human egg and sperm
- Putting bedbugs to bed forever
- High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus
- Christmas colors disguise gliding lizards in the rainforest
- Ants show left bias when exploring new spaces
- European fire ant impacts forest ecosystems by helping alien plants spread
- The ants that conquered the world
- First scientific report shows police body-cameras can prevent unacceptable use-of-force
- Scrapie could breach the species barrier
- To remove the gallbladder or not: That is the question
- Children's high risk clinic reduces serious illness by 55 percent
- Identifying brain variations to predict patient response to surgery for OCD
- Trends in indoor tanning among U.S. high school students
- The heat is on: Causes of hospitalization due to heat waves identified
- Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease
- Many patients with gout in England do not receive recommended treatment
- Maternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients compared with iron-folic acid
- Effect of longer, deeper cooling for newborns with neurological condition
- Researchers map paths to cancer drug resistance
- Alternate drug therapy lowers antibodies, researchers find
- Research opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac arrhythmia
- Activating hair growth by modifying immune cells
- New standards of care from the American Diabetes Association
- A standard for neuroscience data
- Taking the grunt work out of web development
- Whole-genome sequencing can successfully identify cancer-related mutations
- How 'microbial dark matter' might cause disease
- What 'fecal prints' of microbes can tell us about Earth's evolution
- Could playing Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and other music improve kids' brains?
- 'July effect' does not impact stroke outcomes, according to new study
- Echolocation acts as substitute sense for blind people
- Genetic study sheds light on how mosquitoes transmit malaria
- Overweight teens lose weight for the right reasons, study shows
- Way to control internal clocks discovered
- Molecular mechanism behind health benefits of dietary restriction identified
- That smartphone is giving your thumbs superpowers
- Dirty pool: Soil's large carbon stores could be freed by increased CO2, plant growth
- Mechanics of cells' long-range communication modeled by researchers
- Store remodelling benefits bottom line
- How electrons split: New evidence of exotic behaviors
- Strong neighborhood ties can help reduce gun violence
- Greater risk of premature deaths in neighborhoods with high concentrations of check-cashing places
- Bacteria could be rich source for making terpenes
- Armed virus shows promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer
- Buffer zone guidelines may be inadequate to protect produce from feedlot contamination
- Nano Filter cleans dirty industry
- System captures mercury from air in gold shops
- Hunt for Big Bang particles offering clues to the origin of the universe
- The business-minded veterinarian
- Breakthrough in predictions of pressure-dependent combustion chemical reactions
- Stress may increase desire for reward but not pleasure, research finds
- Facebook popularity hampers fundraising efforts, study finds
- Spanish TV during Franco educated children to be good citizens
- Using targeted brain stimulation to change attention patterns for anxious individuals
- Oldest stone tool ever found in Turkey discovered
- New-generation 'thinking' biomimetic robots developed as ocean engineering solutions
- In search of the origin of our brain
- Test predicts response to treatment for complication of leukemia stem cell treatment
- Trial confirms Ebola vaccine candidate safe, equally immunogenic in Africa
- Weight training appears key to controlling belly fat
- Genes show the way to better treatment of hepatitis A
- Using laparoscopy for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
- Newly discovered assassin bug was incognito, but now it's incognita
- Gecko grippers get a microgravity test flight
- Sun sizzles in high-energy X-rays
- Graphene 'cut and paste' with microwaves
- War veterans: Researchers point to impact of combined brain injury, PTSD
- Role of gene mutations involved in more than 75 percent of glioblastomas, melanomas
- This Endoscope Zaps Tumors
- Drought causes birds to nest later, reducing nesting success
- Guilty co-workers make ethical partners?
- Graying, but still golden
- Muddy forests, shorter winters present challenges for loggers
- Hands on: Crafting ultrathin color coatings
- Physical violence linked to stress hormone in women
- Shedding new light on diet of extinct animals
- Modern genetics confirm ancient relationship between fins and hands
- Blocking notch pathway leads to new route to hair cell regeneration to restore hearing
- Devising a way to count proteins as they group
- Cells 'feel' their surroundings using finger-like structures
- Using no-evidence-of-disease-activity standard for patients with multiple sclerosis
- Startling benefit of cardiology meetings: Outcomes better when cardiologists away?
- Skin patch could help heal, prevent diabetic ulcers, study finds
- Survival rates higher in obese heart failure patients
- Tales from a Martian rock: New chemical analysis of ancient Martian meteorite provides clues to planet's history of habitability
- New concussion laws result in big jump in concussion treatment
- Hunter-gatherer past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming
- Extra income boosts health of elderly in poor countries
- New knowledge about host-virus coevolution unmasked from the genomic record
- New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer's disease early
- Mysteries of 'molecular machines' revealed: Phenix software uses X-ray diffraction spots to produce 3-D image
- Crowdsourcing with mobile apps brings 'big data' to psychological research
- Decision 'cascades' in social networks
- Study pumps up the volume on understanding of marine invertebrate hearing
- Distribution of fish on northeast US shelf influenced by both fishing, climate
- Shape-shifting may help some species cope with climate change
- Smoke signals: New evidence links air pollution to congenital defects
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