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Friends Know How Long You'll Live, Study Finds
Jan. 24, 2015 — Young lovers walking down the aisle may dream of long and healthy lives together, but close friends in the wedding party may have a better sense of whether those wishes will come true, suggests new ... full story -
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Patient Education and Counseling'July Effect' Doesn’t Apply to Length of Surgery
Jan. 23, 2015 — The "July Effect" -- when newly trained physicians begin their residency at teaching hospitals, potentially increasing the risk of medical errors -- doesn't appear to lengthen ... full story -
Lead Negatively Impacts Cognitive Functions of Boys More Than Girls
Jan. 23, 2015 — The female hormones estrogen and estradiol may help ward off the effects of lead exposure for young girls, explaining why boys, are shown to suffer more often from the cognitive disabilities linked ... full story -
Acute Heart Failure Patients Bounce Back to ERs for Complex Reasons
Jan. 23, 2015 — A tool designed to assess what interferes with acute heart failure patients' ability to care for themselves after hospital discharge holds promise for improving patient outcomes and reducing ... full story -
Improving Antibiotics to Treat Staph Infections
Jan. 23, 2015 — New information about how antibiotics like azithromycin stop staph infections has been uncovered, including why staph sometimes becomes resistant to drugs. Staphylococcus aureus (familiar to many as ... full story -
Why All-Nighters Don't Work: How Sleep, Memory Go Hand-in-Hand
Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has remained a mystery. The question is, does the mechanism that promotes sleep also consolidate memory, or do ... full story -
More Light Shed on on Biomass Breakdown
Jan. 23, 2015 — A recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade resistant forms of starch, researchers report. Starch is a polysaccharide that is highly prevalent in both food and plants. Determining the way it ... full story -
Telomere Extension Turns Back Aging Clock in Cultured Human Cells, Study Finds
Jan. 23, 2015 — A new procedure can quickly and efficiently increase the length of human telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are linked to aging and disease, according to ... full story -
Efficient Methylating Enzyme Identified for Cancer Development
Jan. 23, 2015 — A recent study may help begin to explain how cancer develops though the abnormal turning on and off of genes. Researchers have discovered that the increase of methyl tags in cancer cells is due to ... full story -
Live Broadcast from Inside the Nerve Cell
Jan. 23, 2015 — Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's are caused by defect and aggregated proteins accumulating in brain nerve cells that are thereby paralyzed or even killed. In ... full story -
New Breast Exam Nearly Quadruples Detection of Invasive Breast Cancers in Women With Dense Breast Tissue
Jan. 23, 2015 — Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammogram. The new breast imaging ... full story -
What to Do in a Flu Epidemic? Stay at Home and Watch TV
Jan. 23, 2015 — Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) include actions individuals can take to reduce disease spread, such as hand washing and minimizing contacts with sick people. These can play a key role in ... full story -
New Brain Pathway Offers Hope for Treating Hypogylcemia
Jan. 23, 2015 — A novel pathway buried deep within a region of the brain produces a brain hormone that acts as a crucial sensor of blood glucose levels. Learning how the hormone helps orchestrate responses around ... full story -
Effect of Thyroid Disorders on Reproductive Health
Jan. 23, 2015 — Thyroid disease can have significant effects on a woman's reproductive health and screening for women presenting with fertility problems and recurrent early pregnancy loss should be considered, ... full story -
Hidden Infection Shortens Life in Birds
Jan. 23, 2015 — Mild infections without symptoms of illness can still lead to serious consequences by reducing the lifespan of the infected individuals, research shows. A new study has been carried out on ... full story -
The Language of T Lymphocytes Deciphered, the 'Rosetta Stone' of the Immune System
Jan. 23, 2015 — How can our immune system defend us against aggressors so diverse such as viruses, parasites, fungi and tumors? The secret lies in the large number of clones of T and B lymphocytes, each of which ... full story -
The Brain's Electrical Alphabet: Timing, Rate Underlie Neural Information, Study Shows
Jan. 23, 2015 — The brain’s alphabet is a mix of rate and precise timing of electrical pulses, researchers have revealed. The study shows that the nervous system features a “multichannel” language that makes ... full story -
Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: Do Multiple Partners Mean More Immunity?
Jan. 23, 2015 — It has been assumed that the increased transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases in the case of mating promiscuity is influential in shaping the immune system of mammals. Results of a new study ... full story -
Scientists Map Brains of the Blind to Solve Mysteries of Human Brain Specialization
Jan. 23, 2015 — Studying the brain activity of blind people, scientists are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializes to perform different kinds of tasks, and shedding new light on how our ... full story -
New 'Systems Genetics' Study Identifies Possible Target for Epilepsy Treatment
Jan. 23, 2015 — A single gene that coordinates a network of about 400 genes involved in epilepsy could be a target for new treatments, according to research. Epilepsy is a common and serious disease that affects ... full storyMore:
- 'July Effect' doesn’t apply to length of surgery
- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Acute heart failure patients bounce back to ERs for complex reasons
- Improving antibiotics to treat staph infections
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
- Efficient methylating enzyme identified for cancer development
- Live broadcast from inside the nerve cell
- New breast exam nearly quadruples detection of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue
- What to do in a flu epidemic? Stay at home and watch TV
- New brain pathway offers hope for treating hypogylcemia
- Effect of thyroid disorders on reproductive health
- Hidden infection shortens life in birds
- The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the 'Rosetta Stone' of the immune system
- The brain's electrical alphabet: Timing, rate underlie neural information, study shows
- Sexually-transmitted diseases: Do multiple partners mean more immunity?
- Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization
- New 'systems genetics' study identifies possible target for epilepsy treatment
- Gene may open door for improved keloid, scar treatment
- Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
- Celiac disease rate among young children has almost tripled in past 20 years
- Checklist devised to spot elderly patients most at risk of death
- Falls in blood pressure, cholesterol have saved 20,000+ lives in England
- Mammalian heart regenerative capacity depends on severity of injury
- Newer foam rollers benefit muscles, not hair
- High blood calcium levels linked with increased risk of premature death in dialysis patients
- Rediscovering a culture of health in Canada's First Nations communities
- Genome-wide search reveals new genes involved in long-term memory
- Pro-marijuana 'tweets' are sky-high on Twitter
- Anti-inflammatory protein may trigger plaque in Alzheimer's disease
- Pictured together for the first time: A chemokine and its receptor
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- Many of the smallest babies in California not referred for follow-up care, study finds
- How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you're home
- Risk of HIV infection in studies of African women using hormonal contraceptives
- Effect of BPA and estradiol on sperm development seen by researchers
- First major analysis of Human Protein Atlas is published
- Low-income boys fare worse in wealth's shadow
- Breast cancer prevention drug benefit varies among at-risk women, study finds
- Prescription painkillers, widely used by childbearing age women, double birth defects risk
- New links between obesity, cardiovascular disease found
- Family voices, stories speed coma recovery
- Secrets of a clump-dissolving protein uncovered
- Using viruses to find the cellular Achilles heel
- Estrogen-producing neurons influence aggression in both sexes
- Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
- Immune system promotes digestive health by fostering community of 'good' bacteria
- Reducing Myc gene activity extends healthy lifespan in mice
- Brain secrets unlocked by international imaging effort
- Angel or devil? Not all neutrophils are created equal when it comes to cancer
- Providing better data on the Ebola virus
- Using less fish to test chemicals safety
- Rare neurological disease shines light on health of essential nerve cells
- Strong association between menopausal symptoms, bone health
- New research could give alternatives for children's eye exams
- Blame it on your brain: Salt and hypertension
- Trust your gut: E. coli may hold one of the keys to treating Parkinson's
- Viruses may play unexpected role in inflammatory bowel diseases
- Enzymes believed to promote cancer actually suppress tumors
- Research probes molecular basis of rare genetic disorder
- Empowering family caregivers assures successful acute care transitions
- Head and neck cancers in young adults are more likely to be a result of inherited factors
- Dislocating a hip after total hip replacement can be a traumatic experience
- Patient older age not an issue in revision cochlear implantation
- How are student loans affecting the well-being of young adults?
- New treatments haven't lowered anesthesia risks for children with pulmonary hypertension
- New assessment tool to combat oral-systemic disease across the lifespan
- Concern over skin whitener marketing
- Transoral fundoplication is an effective treatment for patients with GERD
- New animal models faithfully reproduce human tumors
- Noisy data facilitates researcher's investigation of breast cancer gene expression
- Why protein mutations lead to familial form of Parkinson's disease
- Major discovery on spinal injury reveals unknown immune response
- Growing bone in space: Study to test therapy for bone loss on the International Space Station
- Study detailing axonal death pathway may provide drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases
- New machine-perfusion organ preservation system keeps livers healthier for transplant
- Long-term use of hormonal contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of a rare brain tumor, study finds
- Major study links gene to drug resistance in testicular cancer
- 83% of teenagers fall victim to some kind of violence during their lives: Spanish study
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Key factor discovered in formation of metastases in melanoma
- Why should adolescents exhibiting symptoms of mental disorders be asked about hallucinations?
- Antibiotic Use by Travelers May Add to Global Spread of Superbugs
- Scientists find gene vital to central nervous system development
- New regulations proposed for off-label uses of drugs, devices
- Sleep tight and stay bright? Invest now, researcher says
- Call for a new model to evaluate medical schools
- Call for action over illegal payments to India's private medical colleges
- More realistic physical activity targets needed, say experts
- Antisocial and non-antisocial siblings share difficulty recognizing emotions
- Experts call for a rethink on guidelines about children's screen time
- Video-based therapy might benefit babies at risk of autism
- New drug compounds show promise against endometriosis
- Deaths of extremely premature infants decrease, fewer dying of breathing complications
- Alternative DNA repair mechanism could provide better treatment for neuroblastoma in kids
- Sleeping on stomach may increase risk of sudden death in epilepsy
- Medicaid 'fee bump' to primary care doctors associated with better access to appointments
- Long-term use of ventricular assist devices induces heart muscle regeneration, study finds
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