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ADHD: Scientists Discover Brain's Anti-Distraction System
Apr. 18, 2014 — Psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors' perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that ... full story -
Mom's Diet Mirrors Child's Food Allergies
Apr. 18, 2014 — A long-term study evaluating maternal diet’s impact on food allergy in later life is expected to uncover causes of allergy in children. A particular focus for the project is the different effects ... full story -
Impact of Childhood Bullying Still Evident After 40 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research. The study is the first to look at the effects of ... full story -
Recalculating Costs of Combination Vaccines
Apr. 17, 2014 — One of the most popular vaccine brands for children may not be the most cost-effective choice. And doctors may be overlooking some cost factors when choosing vaccines, driving the market toward what ... full story -
Multitarget TB Drug Could Treat Other Diseases, Evade Resistance
Apr. 17, 2014 — A drug under clinical trials to treat tuberculosis could be the basis for a class of broad-spectrum drugs that act against various bacteria, fungal infections and parasites, yet evade resistance, ... full story -
Target for Treating Dengue Fever Discovered
Apr. 17, 2014 — New research may help scientists develop treatments or vaccines for dengue fever, West Nile virus, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and other disease-causing flaviviruses. More than 40 percent of ... full story -
How the Immune System Protects Children from Malaria
Apr. 17, 2014 — Children who live in regions of the world where malaria is common can mount an immune response to infection with malaria parasites that may enable them to avoid repeated bouts of high fever and ... full story -
Malaria Pathogen's Cellular Skeleton Under Super-Microscope
Apr. 17, 2014 — The tropical disease malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. For its survival and propagation, Plasmodium requires a protein called actin. Scientists used high-resolution structural biology ... full story -
Gene Variant Raises Risk for Aortic Tear, Rupture
Apr. 17, 2014 — The significance of a genetic variant that substantially increases the risk of a frequently fatal thoracic aortic dissection or full rupture has been confirmed by researchers. Thoracic aortic ... full story -
Novel Stapled Peptide Nanoparticle Combination Prevents RSV Infection, Study Finds
Apr. 17, 2014 — A combination of advanced technologies may lead to a therapy to prevent or treat respiratory syncytial virus, a potentially lethal respiratory infection affecting infants, young children and the ... full story -
Tracking Flu Levels With Wikipedia
Apr. 17, 2014 — Can monitoring Wikipedia hits show how many people have the flu? Researchers have developed a method of estimating levels of influenza-like illness in the American population by analyzing Internet ... full story -
Deadly Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Fully Sequenced
Apr. 17, 2014 — A ten-year effort by an international team has sequenced the entire genome and all the RNA products of the most important pathogenic lineage of Cryptococcus neoformans, a strain called H99.These ... full story -
Proteomics Discovers Link Between Muscle Damage and Cerebral Malaria
Apr. 17, 2014 — Malaria-related complications remain a major cause of death for children in many parts of the world. Why some children develop these complications while others don't is still not understood. ... full story -
Gene Variant Increases Risk of Colorectal Cancer from Eating Processed Meat
Apr. 17, 2014 — A common genetic variant that affects one in three people appears to significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of processed meat, according to a new ... full story -
Building 'Smart' Cell-Based Therapies
Apr. 17, 2014 — A technology for engineering human cells as therapies has been developed by scientists. The the technology becomes activated only in diseased tissues. It sits on the surface of a cell and can be ... full story -
Is Parkinson's an Autoimmune Disease?
Apr. 17, 2014 — The cause of neuronal death in Parkinson's disease is still unknown, but a new study proposes that neurons may be mistaken for foreign invaders and killed by the person's own immune system, ... full story -
Loud Talking, Horseplay in Car Results in More Serious Incidents for Teen Drivers
Apr. 17, 2014 — Adolescent drivers are often distracted by technology while they are driving, but loud conversations and horseplay between passengers appear more likely to result in a dangerous incident, according ... full story -
Fish Consumption Advisories for Expecting Mothers Fail to Cover All Types of Contaminants
Apr. 17, 2014 — Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers are ineffective in reducing infant exposure to contaminants like persistent organic pollutants. The researchers' model estimates that women who ... full story -
Connecting Sleep Deficits Among Young Fruit Flies to Disruption in Mating Later in Life
Apr. 17, 2014 — Mom always said you need your sleep, and it turns out, she was right. According to a new study, the lack of sleep in young fruit flies profoundly diminishes their ability to do one thing they do ... full story -
Boosting Depression-Causing Mechanisms in Brain Increases Resilience, Surprisingly
Apr. 17, 2014 — New research uncovers a conceptually novel approach to treating depression. Instead of dampening neuron firing found with stress-induced depression, researchers demonstrated for the first time that ... full storyMore:
- Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
- Recalculating costs of combination vaccines
- Multitarget TB drug could treat other diseases, evade resistance
- Target for treating dengue fever discovered
- How the immune system protects children from malaria
- Malaria pathogen's cellular skeleton under super-microscope
- Gene variant raises risk for aortic tear, rupture
- Novel stapled peptide nanoparticle combination prevents RSV infection, study finds
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
- Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Building 'smart' cell-based therapies
- Is Parkinson's an autoimmune disease?
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly
- Re-emergence of Ebola focuses need for global surveillance strategies
- New cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke identified
- Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
- Unraveling the 'black ribbon' around lung cancer
- Adrenaline does little to increase patient's survival after cardiac arrest, study finds
- Refining language for chromosomes
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- Common links between neurodegenerative diseases identified
- 20 years of data shows treatment technique improvement for advanced abdominal cancer
- Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research suggests
- Some immune cells defend only one organ
- Radiation therapy for cervical cancer increases risk for colorectal cancer
- More effective kidney stone treatment, from macroscopic to nanoscale
- New technique detects microscopic diabetes-related eye damage
- Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
- Key milestone for brown fat research with ground-breaking MRI scan
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- 'Brain training' overcomes tics in Tourette syndrome, study finds
- New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- At least one in 20 adult outpatients misdiagnosed in U.S. every year
- Bacteria survive longer in contact lens cleaning solution than previously thought, study shows
- World's first successful visualization of key coenzyme
- Beating the clock for ischemic stroke sufferers
- Intravenously administered ketamine shown to reduce symptoms of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
- Hospitalization records an additional tool to monitor disease outbreaks
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Immune system research may help predict who gets long-term complications from Lyme Disease
- Tracking down cause of eye mobility disorder
- Dermatologists with access to sample drugs write costlier prescriptions, study finds
- Mutant protein in muscle linked to neuromuscular disorder
- Obesity can amplify bone, muscle loss
- In old age, lack of emotion, interest may signal brain is shrinking
- Surveillance colonoscopy recommendations for average-risk patients with one to two small polyps consistent with guidelines
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How intestinal cells build nutrient-absorbing surface
- Scientists unlock secrets of protein produced by disease-causing fungus
- New drug to combat measles developed
- Cancer drugs block dementia-linked brain inflammation, study finds
- Hide and seek: Revealing camouflaged bacteria
- Sperm meets egg: Protein essential for fertilization discovered
- Novel pathway for parasite invasion, dissemination discovered
- Scientists re-define what's healthy in newest analysis for human microbiome project
- HIV-positive women respond well to HPV vaccine, study shows
- Percent of uninsured Texans declined since September 2013
- Synapses: stability in transformation
- Scientists explain how memories stick together
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Trials of the Cherokee were reflected in their skulls
- Expect changes in appetite, taste of food after weight loss surgery
- Breakthrough points to new drugs from nature
- Multiple births don't have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments
- Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
- Fighting neuroblastomas by blocking DNA replication, repair
- Immune system genes activated by estrogen may hold clues to Lupus origin
- New nanoparticle for cancer therapy created by physicist
- Body mass index associated with breast cancer, regardless of body shape
- Low vitamin D may not be a culprit in menopause symptoms
- Gate for bacterial toxins found in cells
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer's disease
- Rare disease of the inner ear: New insights
- Pathogenic E. coli binds to fresh vegetables
- Preterm delivery, low birth weight, neonatal risk in pregnant women with high blood pressure
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries
- Prolonged, heavy bleeding during menopause is common
- New standards proposed for gauging muscle decline in older adults
- New tool advances investigations of disease outbreaks
- People of color live in neighborhoods with more air pollution than whites, groundbreaking U.S. study shows
- Teenagers who have had a concussion also have higher rates of suicide attempts
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More 'joints' equal more damage
- Blacks with financial worries have lower health scores
- Thyroid disease risk varies among blacks, Asians, whites
- Mothers with higher BMI have increased risk of stillbirth, infant death
- Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug works
- Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries
- Pre-diabetes, diabetes nearly double over the past two decades
- SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
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