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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 - 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The Heart of an Astronaut, Five Years on
July 22, 2014 — The heart of an astronaut is a much-studied thing. Scientists have analyzed its blood flow, rhythms, atrophy and, through journal studies, even matters of the heart. But for the first time, ... full story -
Cost-Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Programs, Drugs
July 22, 2014 — In a cost-effectiveness analysis of commercial diet programs and pills, the Weight Watchers program and the drug Qsymia showed the best value for the money. The Jenny Craig regimen generated the ... full story -
Dangers of Desert Dust: New Diagnostic Tool for Valley Fever
July 22, 2014 — Valley fever has been the focus of new research that describes a promising strategy known as immunosignaturing, which can provide clinicians with an accurate identification of valley fever, a ... full story -
Fly-Inspired Sound Detector: New Device Based on a Fly's Freakishly Acute Hearing for Futuristic Hearing Aids
July 22, 2014 — The fly can pinpoint the location of a chirping cricket with remarkable accuracy because of its freakishly acute hearing, which relies upon a sophisticated sound processing mechanism that really sets ... full story -
Anti-Cancer Drug Kicks HIV out of Hiding
July 22, 2014 — An anti-cancer drug can activate hidden HIV, a pilot study by HIV researchers has shown. The researchers found that the anti-cancer drug romidepsin increased the virus production in HIV-infected ... full story -
Can Strong Parental Bond Protect Infants Down to Their DNA?
July 22, 2014 — Scientists are launching a groundbreaking study looking at critical periods early in a child’s life when exposure to stressors matters most. The goal is to track telomeres – a cellular marker for ... full story -
Schizophrenia's Genetic 'Skyline' Rising as Genetic Code Linked to Illness Grows
July 22, 2014 — The largest genomic dragnet of any psychiatric disorder to date has unmasked 108 chromosomal sites harboring inherited variations in the genetic code linked to schizophrenia, 83 of which had not been ... full story -
Control of HIV Pandemic Will Not Be Achieved Without Radical Improvement in Support for Sex Workers
July 22, 2014 — Across the world, in high- and low-income countries, women, men, and transgender people who sell sex are subjected to repressive and discriminatory law, policy, and practice, which in turn fuel human ... full story -
HIV, Malaria, and Tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium Shown in Most Comprehensive Study to Date
July 22, 2014 — Accelerated progress against the global burden of HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis (TB) has been made since 2000 when governments worldwide adopted Millennium Development Goal 6 to combat HIV/AIDS, ... full story
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- Potential Genetic Link Between Epilepsy, Neurodegenerative Disorders
- 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
- 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
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- 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
- 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'
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Weight management program also reduces depression among black women
- 'Support' cells in brain play important role in Down syndrome
- Measuring the number of protein molecules inside cells
- Consuming probiotics for a month helps diminish fat accumulation in the liver, according to a new study
- Why the immune system fails to kill HIV
- Random nature of metastasis revealed by physicists
- Politically driven legislation targeting dangerous dogs has had little impact
- Predicting which HIV patients will respond better to future therapeutic vaccine
- Bowel cancer breakthrough may benefit thousands of patients
- Causes of death shifting in people with HIV
- Losing sleep over your divorce? Your blood pressure could suffer
- Discovery may make it easier to develop life-saving stem cells
- Vision loss associated with work status
- Sexual abuse in childhood linked to signs of atherosclerosis in midlife
- Gaps in efforts to enforce alcohol laws identified by national study of colleges
- Adding alcohol to energy drinks leads to an increased urge to drink
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