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Pesticide DDT Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes, Mouse Study Finds
July 30, 2014 — A new study in mice is the first to show that developmental exposure to DDT increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body ... full story -
New Malaria Vaccine Candidates Identified
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have discovered new vaccine targets that could help in the battle against malaria. Taking a new, large-scale approach to this search, researchers tested a library of proteins from the ... full story -
Kids With Autism and Sensory Processing Disorders Show Differences in Brain Wiring
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism, further establishing SPD ... full story -
Birthweight and Breastfeeding Have Implications for Children's Health Decades Later
July 30, 2014 — Young adults who were breastfed for three months or more as babies have a significantly lower risk of chronic inflammation associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, according to new ... full story -
Dissolvable Fabric Loaded With Medicine Might Offer Faster Protection Against HIV
July 30, 2014 — Bioengineers have discovered a potentially faster way to deliver a topical drug that protects women from contracting HIV. Their method spins the drug into silk-like fibers that quickly dissolve when ... full story -
Dimly Lit Working Environments: Correcting Body Clock Is Possible
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have, for the first time, conducted a study under real conditions on the body clocks of members of an international polar research station. The researchers have shown that a particular ... full story -
Naltrexone May Be Effective in Diminishing Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Patients
July 30, 2014 — Parkinson's disease (PD) patients may confront a common but largely unrecognized challenge: the occurrence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) such as compulsive gambling, sexual behavior, ... full story -
Many Depressed Preschoolers Still Suffer in Later School Years
July 30, 2014 — Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows. The investigators followed 246 children, now ... full story -
Income a Major Driver of Avoidable Hospitalizations Across New Jersey
July 30, 2014 — The household income of its residents is the most important factor in whether a community has high or low rates of avoidable hospital visits -- conditions that could be better managed in a ... full story -
Breastfeeding: Do Celebrity Ambassadors Help the Ordinary Woman?
July 30, 2014 — Breasts are the strongest symbol of female sexuality and are abundant in the media, on magazines, in adverts and in film. Celebrity breasts are depicted as objects of sexual desire and as a model for ... full story -
Is a Cancer Drug Working? Modified Drug Gives a 'Green Light' for Its Own Success
July 30, 2014 — A modified anticancer drug can simultaneously target tumor sites and show whether or not it is ... full story -
Toward a Home Test for Detecting Potentially Dangerous Levels of Caffeine
July 30, 2014 — The shocking news of an Ohio teen who died of a caffeine overdose in May highlighted the potential dangers of the normally well-tolerated and mass-consumed substance. To help prevent serious health ... full story -
Hope for More Accurate Diagnosis of Memory Problems
July 30, 2014 — More accurate tests could be created to diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer's or memory problems stemming from head injuries, leading to earlier intervention, according to new ... full story -
Ablation Increases Survival for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation
July 30, 2014 — Easing heart palpitations is one benefit of catheter ablation. A longer life span is another. Study shows 60 drop in cardiovascular mortality after ablation for atrial fibrillation. More than 4 ... full story -
Parenting Skills Improve in ADHD Parents With Medication
July 30, 2014 — Parenting skills of adults with ADHD improve when their ADHD is treated with medication, according to researchers. At least 25 percent of clinic-referred children with attention deficit/hyperactivity ... full story -
Brain Response to Appetizing Food Cues Varies Among Obese People
July 30, 2014 — People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight or obese people who do not have the genetic mutation, according ... full story -
Teen Insomnia Linked With Depression, Anxiety
July 30, 2014 — A study of high school students has shed new light on the links between insomnia-related mental health conditions among teens. "People with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep or stay ... full story -
Soy May Help Women's Hearts If They Start Early
July 30, 2014 — A diet rich in soy may help feminine hearts, but timing matters, finds a new study. "This study underscores how important it is for women to get into the best cardiovascular shape they can ... full story -
Acupuncture Provides Significant Quality of Life Improvements Among Breast Cancer Patients Taking Drugs to Prevent Recurrence, Study Shows
July 30, 2014 — Use of electroacupuncture (EA) – a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles – produces significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and ... full story -
A Blood Test for Suicide Risk? Alterations to a Single Gene Could Predict Risk of Suicide Attempt
July 30, 2014 — Researchers say they have discovered a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to stress reactions that, if confirmed in larger studies, could give doctors a simple blood test to reliably ... full story
- Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes, mouse study finds
- New malaria vaccine candidates identified
- Kids with autism and sensory processing disorders show differences in brain wiring
- Birthweight and breastfeeding have implications for children's health decades later
- Dissolvable fabric loaded with medicine might offer faster protection against HIV
- Dimly lit working environments: Correcting body clock is possible
- Naltrexone may be effective in diminishing impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease patients
- Many depressed preschoolers still suffer in later school years
- Income a major driver of avoidable hospitalizations across New Jersey
- Breastfeeding: Do celebrity ambassadors help the ordinary woman?
- Is a cancer drug working? Modified drug gives a 'green light' for its own success
- Toward a home test for detecting potentially dangerous levels of caffeine
- Hope for more accurate diagnosis of memory problems
- Ablation increases survival for adults with atrial fibrillation
- Parenting skills improve in ADHD parents with medication
- Brain response to appetizing food cues varies among obese people
- Teen insomnia linked with depression, anxiety
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
- Acupuncture provides significant quality of life improvements among breast cancer patients taking drugs to prevent recurrence, study shows
- A blood test for suicide risk? Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
- Problem drinking in midlife doubles chance of memory problems in later life
- A blood test could help prevent neural tube birth defects
- Why we should vaccinate boys against HPV as well as girls
- Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables may be enough to lower risk of early death
- Striatal dopamine transporter binding correlates with body composition and visual attention bias for food cues in healthy young men
- Eating tree nuts results in 'modest decreases' in blood fats and sugars, survey finds
- Dieting young may lead to poor health outcomes later: Trends in dieting strategies in young adult women from 1982 to 2012
- Blood sugar levels closely linked to how our brains respond to the sight of food, twin study finds
- Maternal obesity modulates offspring microflora composition and gastrointestinal functions, animal study shows
- Time of arrival at hospital impacts time to treatment and survival of heart attack patients
- Vaccine against tick-transmitted disease under development
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Making cancer glow to improve surgical outcomes
- Urbanization of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes
- $15 billion annual public funding system for doctor training needs overhaul, say experts
- Research may explain how foremost anticancer 'guardian' protein learned to switch sides
- Do your stem cells sound like cancer? While-you-wait, non-invasive cancer diagnosis by converting stem cell data into sound
- Social origins of intelligence in the brain
- Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
- Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
- Congenital heart disease specialists develop nonsurgical technique to correct birth defects in premature infants
- Vaccine website could increase uptake
- Herpes remains active even when no symptoms appear
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- New method provides researchers with efficient tool for tagging proteins
- Determine patient preferences by means of conjoint analysis
- New gadget helps vision-impaired to read graphs
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Favorite foods can cause serious choking accidents in kids
- Mysterious esophagus disease is autoimmune after all
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- First controlled malaria infection trial in Africa paves way for drug and vaccine development
- Stem cell advance may increase efficiency of tissue regeneration
- Forced mutations doom HIV: How potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations
- Dementia patients more likely to get implanted pacemakers, says study
- Electronic screening tool to triage teenagers and risk of substance misuse
- Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
- Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
- Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation involved in lung, colon, and pancreatic cancers
- Parents need to talk to their children about school bus safety at the start of the school year
- Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
- Disruptive effects of anesthesia on brain cell connections are temporary, study suggests
- Strategies identified to improve oral contraceptive success with obese women
- Green spaces found to increase birth weight
- Booming mobile health app market needs more FDA oversight for consumer safety, confidence
- The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health
- Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake
- New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
- Researcher using next-generation sequencing, other new methods to rapidly identify pathogens
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Burnout impacts transplant surgeons
- Many people never grow out of their growing pains
- Motivation explains disconnect between testing, real-life functioning for seniors
- Potential 'universal' blood test for cancer discovered
- Mutations from Venus, mutations from Mars: Why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population
- HIV treatment: Interfering with interferon
- Drug may aid multiple myeloma patients who suffer from low platelet counts
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
- New oral drug regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C infected patients, could improve treatment uptake
- One in 3,000 blood donors in England infected with hepatitis E: HEV containing blood components transfused
- Lifestyle choices may affect long-term heart health of childhood cancer survivors
- Six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's found
- Surgical safety program greatly reduces surgical site infections for heart operations
- New, noncommittal mechanism of drug resistance discovered
- Drugs used to treat lung disease work with body clock
- New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment
- Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
- New brain pathways for understanding type 2 diabetes and obesity uncovered
- New EMS system dramatically improves survival from cardiac arrest
- Primary texting bans associated with lower traffic fatalities, study finds
- Slow walking speed, memory complaints can predict dementia
- Anti-inflammatory drug can prevent neuron loss in Parkinson's model
- Manipulating key protein in brain holds potential against obesity, diabetes
- Clearing cells to prevent cervical cancer
- Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
- Test increases odds of correct surgery for thyroid cancer patients
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