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From Liability to Viability: Genes on the Y Chromosome Prove Essential for Male Survival
Apr. 23, 2014 — The human Y chromosome has, over the course of millions of years of evolution, preserved a small set of genes that has ensured not only its own survival but also the survival of men. Moreover, the ... full story -
More Americans in Their Golden Years Are Going Hungry
Apr. 23, 2014 — The seniors who are dealing with hunger are also facing negative health and nutrition consequences, American research indicates. In a country as wealthy as the United States, it may come as a ... full story -
Airport Security-Style Technology Could Help Doctors Decide on Stroke Treatment
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new computer program could help doctors predict which patients might suffer potentially fatal side-effects from a key stroke treatment. The program assesses brain scans using pattern recognition ... full story -
Surface Area of the Digestive Tract Much Smaller Than Previously Thought
Apr. 23, 2014 — The internal surface area of the gastro-intestinal tract has long been considered to be between 180 and 300 square meters. Scientists have used refined microscopic techniques that indicate a much ... full story -
Fiction Prepares Us for a World Changed by Global Warming
Apr. 23, 2014 — Climate fiction, or simply cli-fi, is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the consequences of global warming. New research shows how these fictions serve as a mental laboratory ... full story -
In Lab Tests, the Antimicrobial Ingredient Triclosan Spurs Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — Some manufacturers are turning away from using triclosan as an antimicrobial ingredient in soaps, toothpastes and other products over health concerns. And now scientists are reporting new evidence ... full story -
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn't Increase Use Among Adolescents, Study Says
Apr. 23, 2014 — Parents and physicians concerned about an increase in adolescents' marijuana use following the legalization of medical marijuana can breathe a sigh of relief. According to a new study that ... full story -
Male-Biased Tweeting: Gender Differences in the Use of Twitter
Apr. 23, 2014 — Today women take an active part in public life. Without a doubt, they also converse with other women. In fact, they even talk to each other about other things besides men. As banal as it sounds, this ... full story -
Physical Activity Keeps Hippocampus Healthy in People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Apr. 23, 2014 — Moderate physical activity may preserve the hippocampus -- the brain region responsible for memory and spatial orientation that is attacked first in Alzheimer's disease, a study of older adults ... full story -
High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Foods in Kids' TV Programs
Apr. 23, 2014 — Fruits and vegetables are often displayed in the popular Swedish children’s TV show Bolibompa, but there are also plenty of high-sugar foods. A new study explores how food is portrayed in ... full story -
Uniting Community Development Efforts Could Benefit Members of Underserved Communities
Apr. 23, 2014 — Although many organizations address poverty, they often serve similar demographics and may compete for clients and resources. Recently, researchers studied one effort to link community development ... full story -
Toward Unraveling the Alzheimer's Mystery: New Step Points to Proteins
Apr. 23, 2014 — Getting to the bottom of Alzheimer's disease has been a rapidly evolving pursuit with many twists, turns and controversies. In the latest crook in the research road, scientists have found a new ... full story -
ADHD Drug May Help Preserve Self-Control Resources
Apr. 23, 2014 — Methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, may prevent the depletion of self-control, according to research. Self-control can be difficult -- sticking with a diet or trying to focus attention on a ... full story -
Picture Books Aren't Just Fun: Children Learn Sophisticated Animal Facts When Parent Read Them
Apr. 23, 2014 — Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard-type animal vocabulary books, according to a new study. ... full story -
2.5 Million Basketball Injuries to High School Athletes in 6 Seasons, Research Finds
Apr. 23, 2014 — The first study to compare and describe the occurrence and distribution patterns of basketball-related injuries treated in emergency departments and the high school athletic training setting among ... full story -
Hip Width, Sexual Behavior Compared
Apr. 23, 2014 — Hip width and risk of birth-related trauma may play a role in a woman's decision to have sex. Women who were more inclined to have one-night stands had wider hips, reveals a study into how a ... full story -
Inverse Effects of Midlife Occupational, Leisure Time Physical Activity on Mobility Limitation in Old Age
Apr. 23, 2014 — Strenuous occupational physical activity in midlife increases the risk of mobility limitation in old age, whereas leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk. This is found in a study that ... full story -
Biting Vs. Chewing: Cutting Their Food Helps Kids Behave Better
Apr. 22, 2014 — There's a new secret to get your child to behave at the dinner table -- cut up their food! This new study found that when 6- to 10-year-old children ate food that they had to bite with their ... full story -
Brain Circuits Involved in Emotion Discovered by Neuroscientists
Apr. 22, 2014 — A brain pathway that underlies the emotional behaviors critical for survival have been discovered by neuroscientists. The team has identified a chain of neural connections which links central ... full story -
Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Epileptic Seizures in Children Examined
Apr. 22, 2014 — Although some studies have suggested that the drug lorazepam may be more effective or safer than the drug diazepam in treating a type of epileptic seizures among children, a randomized trial finds ... full story
- From liability to viability: Genes on the Y chromosome prove essential for male survival
- More Americans in their golden years are going hungry
- Airport security-style technology could help doctors decide on stroke treatment
- Surface area of the digestive tract much smaller than previously thought
- Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- Legalizing medical marijuana doesn't increase use among adolescents, study says
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Physical activity keeps hippocampus healthy in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease
- High-calorie, low-nutrient foods in kids' TV programs
- Uniting community development efforts could benefit members of underserved communities
- Toward unraveling the Alzheimer's mystery: New step points to proteins
- ADHD drug may help preserve self-control resources
- Picture books aren't just fun: Children learn sophisticated animal facts when parent read them
- 2.5 million basketball injuries to high school athletes in 6 seasons, research finds
- Hip width, sexual behavior compared
- Inverse effects of midlife occupational, leisure time physical activity on mobility limitation in old age
- Biting vs. chewing: Cutting their food helps kids behave better
- Brain circuits involved in emotion discovered by neuroscientists
- Effectiveness of medications for treating epileptic seizures in children examined
- Specialized ambulance improves treatment time for stroke
- Patient preferences for emergency treatment of stroke examined in new study
- Conservative management of vascular abnormality in brain associated with better outcomes
- Quality improvement program helps lower risk of bleeding, death following stroke
- New drugs offer hope for migraine prevention
- Risk of pregnancy greater with newer method of female sterilization
- Clinics not bogged down by red tape can ease health cost burdens
- Bioinformatics profiling identifies a new mammalian clock gene
- Critical new protein complex involved in learning, memory
- New patenting guidelines needed for biotechnology, experts argue
- Neuroimaging Technique: Live from inside the cell in real-time
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- How cells take out the trash
- For an immune cell, microgravity mimics aging
- Neurotics don't just avoid action: They dislike it, study finds
- Applying math to biology: Software identifies disease-causing mutations in undiagnosed illnesses
- Fat metabolism in animals altered to prevent most common type of heart disease
- Management of elderly patients with lung cancer
- Male health linked to testosterone exposure in womb, study finds
- Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
- Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths
- Life stressors trigger neurological disorders, researchers find
- Speed-reading apps may impair reading comprehension by limiting ability to backtrack
- Ask yourself: Will you help the environment?
- Turoctocog alfa in patients with hemophilia A: Added benefit not proven, article finds
- How the body fights against viruses
- People pay more attention to upper half of field of vision, study shows
- Researchers identify a new variant of Ebola virus in Guinea
- Combination of alcohol, tobacco increases risk of esophageal cancer
- 179 million cases of acute diarrhea in U.S. each year, most preventable
- Stink, stank, stunk: When excessive sweating is a problem
- Commonly available blood-pressure medication prevents epilepsy after severe brain injury
- How often are unauthorized immigrant workers trafficked, abused?
- Two genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease
- Child's autism risk accelerates with mother's age over 30
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- Drug-related morbidity in more than 10 percent of adults, Swedish study finds
- Bariatric surgery health benefits: Is it bile acids at work?
- New way to enhance nerve growth following injury discovered
- First brain images of African infants enable research into cognitive effects of nutrition
- Cow manure harbors diverse new antibiotic resistance genes
- CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients
- Protein expression gets the heart pumping
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- UV-radiation data to help ecological research
- Single motherhood does not make women unhappy, study reports
- Suicide rates soar in Greece as economic cuts hurt citizens
- Sleep behavior disorder linked to brain disease
- New tool helps doctors better predict, prevent deadly respiratory failure after surgery, multicenter study says
- Sleeping away infection: Researchers find link between sleep, immune function in fruitflies
- First targeted drug for advanced stomach cancer approved
- Increased prevalence of celiac disease in children with irritable bowel syndrome
- False-positive mammograms associated with anxiety, willingness for future screening
- Patient care patterns studied in Medicare accountable care organizations
- Open-heart surgery performed on patient 27 weeks' pregnant
- LEDs get seal of approval: Safe for skin, experts say
- Reference pricing for proton therapy will help establish clinical benefits
- Narrowing of neck artery without warning may signal memory, thinking decline
- Malfunction in molecular 'proofreader' prevents repair of UV-induced DNA damage
- Plague in your family: Family tree of black death bacterium explored
- Fast, simple-to-use assay reveals 'family tree' of cancer metastases
- 'Dustman' protein helps kill cancer cells
- Mystery behind general anesthetic action becoming more clear
- Safer alternatives to nonsteroidal antinflamatory pain killers
- Gene within a gene contributes to aggressiveness of acute myeloid leukemia
- Computer simulations help predict effective drug candidates
- Death of public figures provides important opportunities for health education
- Anti-inflammatory factory: The role lipids play
- Physicists push new Parkinson's treatment toward clinical trials
- Information sharing between health systems reduces tests, study shows
- Rice gets trendy, adds nutrients, so much more
- Top 10 functional food trends for 2014
- Mentor programs harm, more than help first-year teachers
- Want to quit smoking? New study says try 'self-expanding' activities
- Edible flowers may inhibit chronic diseases
- Regulating legal marijuana could be guided by lessons from alcohol, tobacco, study says
- Ginseng can treat, prevent influenza, RSV, researcher finds
- Mental illness not usually linked to crime, research finds
- Novel function of protein linked to Alzheimer's disease discovered
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