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The 92 Percent Clean Plate Club: You're Not Alone in Eating Everything on Your Plate
July 22, 2014 — If you're a member of the Clean Plate Club -- you eat pretty much everything you put on your plate -- you're not alone! A new study shows that the average adult eats 92 percent of whatever ... full story -
Dopamine Transporter: Stampede Supercomputer Used to Study Common Link Between Addiction, Neurological Disease
July 22, 2014 — The XSEDE-allocated Stampede supercomputer has been used to study the dopamine transporter. Stampede is ranked seventh on the Top 500 list of supercomputers. Its research links altered dopamine ... full story -
Presence of Uterine Cancers at Time of Hysterectomy Studied Using Morcellation
July 22, 2014 — Among women undergoing a minimally invasive hysterectomy using electric power morcellation, uterine cancers were present in 27 per 10,000 women at the time of the procedure, according to a study. ... full story - Today's Healthcare;
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Medical Education and TrainingLacking Trust in One's Doctor Affects Health of Emotionally Vulnerable Cancer Patients
July 22, 2014 — The physical and mental well-being of people with cancer may be affected by how they feel about their relationship with their physician and by differences in attachment styles, finds a new study. ... full story -
New Knee Implant Saves the Ligaments
July 22, 2014 — A new total knee replacement that saves all of the ligaments can make a person’s knee feel and move just like the original. During a traditional total knee replacement, the surgeon must remove the ... full story -
Vaccine for Dust-Mite Allergies Created
July 22, 2014 — A vaccine for dust-mite allergies has been created, researchers report. In lab tests and animal trials, the nano-sized vaccine package was readily absorbed by immune cells and dramatically lowered ... full story -
Potential Genetic Link Between Epilepsy, Neurodegenerative Disorders
July 22, 2014 — A potential link between epilepsy and neurodegenerative disorders has been uncovered by new research. "This is, to our knowledge, the first direct genetic evidence demonstrating that mutations ... full story -
Gene Variant Identified as Heart Disease Risk Factor for Women
July 22, 2014 — A genetic basis has been identified for heart disease in women. This new information helps to identify which women are more prone to heart disease, researchers report. The gene, when functioning ... full story -
Forty-Five Percent Rise in Diagnostic Imaging Tests by GPs in Australia
July 22, 2014 — A 45 percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests ordered by Australian GPs is being driven by increasing GP visits, a rising number of problems managed at consultations and a higher likelihood that GPs ... full story -
Extra Exercise Helps Depressed Smokers Kick the Habit Faster
July 22, 2014 — People diagnosed with depression need to step out for a cigarette twice as often as smokers who are not dealing with a mood disorder. And those who have the hardest time shaking off the habit may ... full story -
Are State Medicaid Policies Sentencing People With Mental Illnesses to Prison?
July 22, 2014 — A link between Medicaid policies on antipsychotic drugs and incarceration rates for schizophrenic individuals has been uncovered by a new study. Researchers found that states requiring prior ... full story -
Therapeutic Bacteria Prevent Obesity in Mice, Study Finds
July 22, 2014 — A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects of a high-fat diet ... full story -
Enhanced Instrument Enables High-Speed Chemical Imaging of Tissues
July 22, 2014 — A research team has demonstrated a dramatically improved technique for analyzing biological cells and tissues based on characteristic molecular vibrations. The new technique is an advanced form of ... full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency Raises Risk of Schizophrenia Diagnosis
July 22, 2014 — Vitamin D-deficient individuals are twice as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia as people who have sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a new study. Vitamin D helps the body absorb ... full story -
High-Salt Diet Doubles Threat of Cardiovascular Disease in People With Diabetes
July 22, 2014 — People with Type 2 diabetes who eat a diet high in salt face twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease as those who consume less sodium, according to a new study. Diabetes occurs when there ... full story -
3-D-Printed Tissues Advance Stem Cell Research
July 22, 2014 — A tissue engineering and vascular biology expert recently won a Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on 3D tissue printing, and its contribution of the advancement of stem cell ... full story -
Pathogenic Connection Between Autoimmune Disorders, Cancer Found
July 22, 2014 — Autoimmune disorders may share certain pathogenic mechanisms with cancer, according to a new report. "This study opens a new therapeutic approach for myasthenia gravis, as well as other ... full story -
Understanding How Neuro Cells Turn Cancerous
July 22, 2014 — New research, for the first time, brings scientists nearer to understanding how some cells in the brain and nervous system become cancerous. The team studied a tumor suppressor called Merlin. Their ... full story -
Communication Between Nostril/skin Microbiome Bacteria Can Influence Pathogen Behavior
July 22, 2014 — Scientists have made an important discovery about the molecular interactions that occur between generally benign species of Propionibacterium bacteria and the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus ... full story -
Report on Viruses Looks Beyond Disease
July 22, 2014 — In contrast to their negative reputation as disease causing agents, some viruses can perform crucial biological and evolutionary functions that help to shape the world we live in today, according to ... full story
- The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- New knee implant saves the ligaments
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential Genetic Link Between Epilepsy, Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
- Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illnesses to prison?
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- Pathogenic connection between autoimmune disorders, cancer found
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- Report on viruses looks beyond disease
- Why do challenging tasks make consumers believe drugs wear off faster?
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Viral therapy could boost limb-saving cancer treatment
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Supermaterial gives rejected drugs a new chance
- Improving life before it begins: Surgeries in utero aim to improve quality of life for babies
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New clues about source of racial health disparities
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- Potential new flu drugs target immune response, not virus
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- New, accurate epigenetic test could eliminate unnecessary repeat biopsies for prostate cancer
- Mothers of children with autism benefit from peer-led intervention
- New prostate cancer blood test now available in the U.S.
- Iodine may alleviate swelling in retinitis pigmentosa patients' retinas
- Described novel regulator of protein inactive in over 50 percent of human tumors
- Diagnostic criteria for Christianson Syndrome
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- New drug against malaria effective: Uses synchrotron light
- Age-related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed
- 'Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs
- First study worldwide to show higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer
- Study examines incentives to increase medical male circumcision to help reduce risk of HIV in Kenya
- Circumcision does not promote risky behavior by African men, study finds
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
- New technique maps life's effects on our DNA: Powerful single-cell technique to study environmental effects on DNA
- Genetic cause of common breast tumors found
- Why are more people in UK complaining about their doctors?
- Metabolic enzyme stops progression of most common type of kidney cancer
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Strikingly early seeding of HIV viral reservoir shown in study
- How to choose a physical therapist
- New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical, behavioral approaches
- Offering option of initial HIV care at home increases use of antiretroviral therapy
- Growth hormone analog may reduce risk of fatty liver disease in HIV-infected patients
- Effect on pregnancy of receiving antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV
- Combination treatment for hep C associated with favorable response among HIV patients
- Rate of HIV diagnosis in U.S. examined in study
- Researchers identify brain network with mapping technique
- New trigger for ovulation could make IVF safer
- Performance improvement program helps doctors better manage depression, report researchers
- Negative HPV test may predict lower cervical cancer risk than a negative Pap
- Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume
- Experts urge new discipline combining benefits of neuroscience, psychology treatments
- High-dose fluticasone effective against eosinophilic esophagitis, study shows
- New clues to brain's wiring found by scientists
- Interleukin-10 aids survival of cells transplanted to repair cardiac tissues after MI
- Targets for immunotherapy in early-stage breast cancer
- Immune cell's role in intestinal movement may lead to better understanding of irritable bowel syndrome
- Genetic variations may modify cardiovascular benefit of aspirin
- Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change
- Essential Oils May Provide Good Source of Food Preservation
- Eight ways zinc affects the human body
- New cellular garbage control pathway with relevance for human neurodegenerative diseases
- Novel mechanism for invasion of EV71 virus demonstrated
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