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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 -
Research Shows Impact of Soft Drinks in Meal Planning
July 29, 2014 — New research has looked into whether we take liquid calories into account when planning meals. Participants completed a computer-based match-fullness task which assessed the expected satiation of ... full story -
Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Cooking Choose Healthier Foods Later
July 29, 2014 — New research suggests that the amount time parents spend on food preparation at home influences children's food intake decisions made in the laboratory without parental ... full story -
Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding Correlates With Body Composition and Visual Attention Bias for Food Cues in Healthy Young Men
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have described a way that brain chemistry may make some people notice food more easily, which can tempt overeating even in people who are not ... full story -
Dieting Young May Lead to Poor Health Outcomes Later: Trends in Dieting Strategies in Young Adult Women from 1982 to 2012
July 29, 2014 — The younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in ... full story -
Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Beverages During Adolescence Impairs Memory, Animal Study Suggests
July 29, 2014 — Daily consumption of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose can impair the ability to learn and remember information, particularly when consumption occurs during adolescence, a ... full story -
Blood Sugar Levels Closely Linked to How Our Brains Respond to the Sight of Food, Twin Study Finds
July 29, 2014 — Our brain's response to the sight of food appears to be driven more by how low our blood sugar level is at the moment than our upbringing or ... full story -
Maternal Obesity Modulates Offspring Microflora Composition and Gastrointestinal Functions, Animal Study Shows
July 29, 2014 — Maternal obesity leads to marked changes in the offspring's gastrointestinal microflora composition and gastrointestinal function. This study suggests there are non-genetic factors that could be ... full story -
Time of Arrival at Hospital Impacts Time to Treatment and Survival of Heart Attack Patients
July 29, 2014 — Study shows heart attack patients who arrive at the hospital during weeknights, weekends and holidays have a 13 percent increased risk of dying compared with those arriving during regular business ... full story -
World's Smallest Propeller Could Be Used for Microscopic Medicine
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have created robots that are only nanometers in length, small enough to maneuver inside the human body and possibly inside human ... full story -
Vision-Correcting Display Makes Reading Glasses So Yesterday
July 29, 2014 — Researchers are developing vision-correcting displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairments to create sharp images without the need for glasses or contact lenses. The technology ... full story -
Watching Neurons Fire from a Front-Row Seat
July 29, 2014 — They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don't know about the cells that ... full story -
Brainwaves Can Predict Audience Reaction of Television Programming
July 29, 2014 — By analyzing the brainwaves of 16 individuals as they watched mainstream television content, researchers were able to accurately predict the preferences of large TV audiences, up to 90 percent in the ... full story -
Brand-Specific Television Alcohol Ads a Significant Predictor of Brand Consumption Among Underage Youth
July 29, 2014 — Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to other alcohol brands, providing new and compelling evidence of a ... full story -
Do Your Stem Cells Sound Like Cancer? While-You-Wait, Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis by Converting Stem Cell Data Into Sound
July 29, 2014 — Converting stem cell data into sounds could enable GPs to make instant, non-invasive cancer diagnoses during a routine check-up. A recent study shows how data sonification (where data is conveyed as ... full story -
Social Origins of Intelligence in the Brain
July 29, 2014 — By studying the injuries and aptitudes of Vietnam War veterans who suffered penetrating head wounds during the war, scientists are tackling -- and beginning to answer -- longstanding questions about ... full story -
Diet Affects Males' and Females' Gut Microbes Differently
July 29, 2014 — The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a new study. These results suggest that therapies designed to improve ... full story -
Autistic Brain Less Flexible at Taking on Tasks
July 29, 2014 — The brains of children with autism are relatively inflexible at switching from rest to task performance, according to a new brain-imaging ... full story -
Help Your Infant or Toddler Cope With Stressful Events
July 29, 2014 — 18-month-old “Karla” was playing on the slide at the park in her neighborhood, her mother sitting on a nearby bench chatting with her friend. A loud screech was followed by a crash and the sound ... full story -
Preterm Children's Brains Can Catch Up Years Later
July 29, 2014 — There's some good news for parents of preterm babies -- latest research shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born ... full story
- Research shows impact of soft drinks in meal planning
- Children whose parents spend more time cooking choose healthier foods later
- Striatal dopamine transporter binding correlates with body composition and visual attention bias for food cues in healthy young men
- Dieting young may lead to poor health outcomes later: Trends in dieting strategies in young adult women from 1982 to 2012
- Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory, animal study suggests
- 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
- World's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Watching neurons fire from a front-row seat
- Brainwaves can predict audience reaction of television programming
- Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth
- 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
- Autistic brain less flexible at taking on tasks
- Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- Diverse boards pay more dividends, take fewer risks, study finds
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Mysterious esophagus disease is autoimmune after all
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- 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
- Memory relies on astrocytes, the brain's lesser known cells: supportive cells vital in cognitive function
- Stimulation of brain region restores consciousness to animals under general anesthesia
- Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Brain's habenula signals how bad things could be
- Researchers examine changing face of cognitive gender differences in Europe
- Facial features are the key to first impressions
- 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
- Researchers produce record-length mirror-image protein
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Disruptive effects of anesthesia on brain cell connections are temporary, study suggests
- Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
- 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
- Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion
- Wait, wait -- don’t tell me the good news yet: Early warning about goal completion a buzzkill
- Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Burnout impacts transplant surgeons
- 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
- It takes more than practice to excel
- 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 tools help neuroscientists analyze 'big data'
- 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
- Why do men prefer nice women? Responsiveness and desire
- It takes two to court: Pheromone that triggers mating found in mice
- Nanoparticle 'alarm clock' tested to awaken immune systems put to sleep by cancer
- Computerized ADHD testing: Innovative tool helps with diagnosis/tracking in both children and adults
- Monitoring rise and fall of the microbiome
- Smartphone experiment tracks whether our life story is written in our gut bacteria
- Total darkness at night key to success of breast cancer therapy, study shows
- Informed consent: False positives not a worry in lung cancer study
- Less than 1% of UK public research funding spent on antibiotic research in past 5 years
- Could heart attack patients could be treated more quickly?
- Physicists create tool to foresee language destruction impact and thus prevent it
- Optimum ventilation strategy during general anaesthesia in abdominal operations found
- Dementia carers need more medication support, report says
- Is Europe putting cancer research at risk?
- Vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by food security, despite public programs
- Brain tumor causes, risk factors elude scientists
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