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Poverty, Not the 'Teenage Brain,' Accounts for High Rates of Teen Crime
Mar. 5, 2015 — While many blame the 'teenage brain' for high rates of teen crime, violence, and driving incidents, an important factor has been ignored: teenagers as a group suffer much higher average ... full story -
Antibodies to Brain Proteins May Trigger Psychosis
Mar. 5, 2015 — Antibodies defend the body against bacterial, viral, and other invaders. But sometimes the body makes antibodies that attack healthy cells. In these cases, autoimmune disorders develop. Immune ... full story -
'Life-Prolonging' Research for Cystic Fibrosis Patients Underway
Mar. 5, 2015 — Preventing lung infections in childhood could stop later life-threatening infections for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to recent research. Scientists are investigating how bacteria ... full story -
Semi-Artificial Chloroplasts to Manufacture Biotechnologically Relevant Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — An international research team wants to create semi-artificial chloroplasts for the manufacture of biotechnologically relevant products. For this purpose, they aim to modify the photosynthetic ... full story -
Medical Nanoparticles: Local Treatment of Lung Cancer
Mar. 5, 2015 — Nanoparticles can function as carriers for medicines to combat lung cancer, scientists say, after developing nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and ... full story -
Biomarker for Steatohepatitis (Fatty Liver Disease) Identified
Mar. 5, 2015 — Steatohepatitis (fatty liver disease) is a disease that is becoming increasingly more frequent as a result of diabetes and excess weight in an affluent society. Currently, it is not possible to ... full story -
Choice of Monitoring Method Could Be Key for Babies With Poor Growth in the Womb
Mar. 4, 2015 — In some pregnancies, there is an abnormal blood flow from the placenta and the fetus does not grow adequately in the womb, putting it at risk of being stillborn. Babies that grow poorly in the womb ... full story -
Sun Damage Causes Genetic Changes That Predispose Children and Adolescents to Melanoma
Mar. 4, 2015 — Melanoma in some adolescent and adult patients involves many of the same genetic alterations and would likely respond to the same therapy, researchers have found. "Until now the genetic basis of ... full story -
Stigma of Mental Illness in India Linked to Poverty
Mar. 4, 2015 — The stigma surrounding people with severe mental illness in India leads to increased poverty among them, especially women, according to new research. "Mental health professionals must ... full story -
Longer-Term CMV Treatment Effective for Symptomatic Babies, Study Shows
Mar. 4, 2015 — Babies treated for symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection for six months, instead of the standard six weeks, have better hearing and developmental outcomes, according to a new study. One in 150 ... full story -
Novel Approach Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
Mar. 4, 2015 — Early menopause can be prevented and fertility may be preserved in young women with early stage breast cancer, according to a study. A major international clinical trial has found that the risk of ... full story -
Breakthrough Discovery Made in Cancer Treatment
Mar. 4, 2015 — Supplemental oxygenation could shrink tumors and improve cancer immunotherapy, researchers have discovered. "The anti-tumor effects of supplemental oxygen can be further improved by the natural ... full story -
New Protein Booster May Lead to Better DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy
Mar. 4, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate how cells function, a finding that might help advance an experimental approach to improving public health: DNA vaccines, which could be more ... full story -
Activating Genes on Demand: Possible?
Mar. 4, 2015 — A new approach can help uncover how tandem gene circuits dictate life processes, such as the healthy development of tissue or the triggering of a particular disease, and can also be used for ... full story -
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Appear to Protect Damaged Heart After Heart Attack
Mar. 4, 2015 — Taking omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower inflammation and guard against further declines in heart function among recent heart attack survivors already receivingoptimal standard care, according to ... full story -
L.A. Story: Cleaner Air, Healthier Kids
Mar. 4, 2015 — A 20-year study shows that decreasing air pollution in Los Angeles has led to healthier lungs for millennials when compared to children in the '90s. The gains in lung function paralleled ... full story -
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk by Nearly Half
Mar. 4, 2015 — Adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet were 47 percent less likely to develop heart disease over a 10-year period compared to similar adults who did not closely follow the diet, according ... full story -
Using Fruit Flies to Understand How We Sense Hot and Cold
Mar. 4, 2015 — Innately, we pull our hand away when we touch a hot pan on the stove, but little is known about how our brain processes temperature information. Scientists now have discovered how a fruit fly's ... full story -
Strong Genetic Risk Factor for MS Discovered in Family of Five Affected Siblings
Mar. 4, 2015 — A genetic variation has been discovered that, in women, significantly increases their risk of developing multiple sclerosis, scientists report. The variant occurs almost twice as often among women ... full story -
Change in Medicare Fee Linked to Rise of Vascular Treatment
Mar. 4, 2015 — Federal efforts to curb Medicare costs for unclogging blood vessels in the limbs slowed the growing use of the treatments, but also coincided with a marked increase in doctors using a more expensive ... full story
- Poverty, not the 'teenage brain,' accounts for high rates of teen crime
- Antibodies to brain proteins may trigger psychosis
- 'Life-prolonging' research for cystic fibrosis patients underway
- Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products
- Medical nanoparticles: local treatment of lung cancer
- Biomarker for steatohepatitis (fatty liver disease) identified
- Choice of monitoring method could be key for babies with poor growth in the womb
- Sun damage causes genetic changes that predispose children and adolescents to melanoma
- Stigma of mental illness in India linked to poverty
- Longer-term CMV treatment effective for symptomatic babies, study shows
- Novel Approach Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
- Breakthrough discovery made in cancer treatment
- New protein booster may lead to better DNA vaccines and gene therapy
- Activating genes on demand: Possible?
- Omega-3 fatty acids appear to protect damaged heart after heart attack
- L.A. story: Cleaner air, healthier kids
- Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk by nearly half
- Using fruit flies to understand how we sense hot and cold
- Strong genetic risk factor for MS discovered in family of five affected siblings
- Change in Medicare fee linked to rise of vascular treatment
- Time management: Why we feel busier when close to reaching a goal
- Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Mechanism behind most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease revealed
- Mental health soon after war-zone concussions predicts disability
- Treatment guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma outlined
- Older, white males with advanced bladder cancer at high risk for suicide
- Insight into inflammatory bowel disease
- Genome replication may hold clues to cancer evolution
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?
- Traditional beliefs promote sustainability in West Africa
- Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
- Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers
- Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
- Politics of inequality and the inequality of politics
- Obesity is associated with brain's neurotransmitters
- Retina protein that may help conquer blindness discovered
- Kids and robots learn to write together
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Function of an enzyme critical to male fertility described
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Marriages more likely to end in divorce when wives get sick
- Simulating the potential spread of measles
- Clinical trial for solid tumors with novel small molecule agent
- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds
- Twitter chatter predicts health insurance marketplace enrollment
- Aneurysm screening should be revisited, say experts
- Agreement on best estimates of breast cancer overdiagnosis urgently needed to inform women
- How much overdetection is acceptable in cancer screening?
- Analysis of spider venom reveals seven promising compounds with potential to relieve chronic pain
- An alternative to medical marijuana for pain?
- New information on Parkinson’s: GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine system
- Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions
- Robots for stroke rehabilitation
- New type of biomarker shows promise in improving prostate cancer care
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Bird flu: New compound protects 100 percent of ferrets, mice, from H5N1
- Neuroscientists identify new way several brain areas communicate
- Creative genius driven by distraction
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasites
- ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
- Adults only really catch flu about twice a decade, suggests study
- Bans don't help smokers quit, researchers say
- Poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's disease
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- Divorce fuels kids' sugary beverage consumption, study finds
- Tools can identify nations vulnerable to Ebola and aid response, analysis finds
- Researchers investigate possible colon cancer risk for new generation of weight-loss drugs
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
- Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
- Outcomes of lung transplantations since implementation of need-based allocation system
- Examination of prior authorization policies for antipsychotic prescribing to children
- Long-term follow-up of benign thyroid nodules shows favorable prognosis
- Administering sedatives for patients receiving general anesthesia questioned
- Intervention results in more stable housing for homeless adults
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- Advisory about not feeding peanuts to infants and young children at risk for peanut allergy
- Pressure is on to find the cause for vision changes in space
- In a heartbeat: new model shows that filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat
- Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell
- Stress markers in unemployed linked to poor health
- Researchers monitor for next novel influenza strain
- Vaccine skeptics aren't swayed by emotional scare tactics
- Computer simulator will improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, experts say
- Time to 'just say no' to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes
- Educating college students on drinking risks can help lessen drinking behaviors, but only temporarily, study finds
- The more friends you drink with ... the more you drink
- Strong link between adolescent obesity, high blood pressure
- One million patients could lose primary care if residency training in underserved regions is eliminated
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Losing a spouse often too hastily linked to depression
- Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents is more effective than child-centered therapy
- Neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, functional assessments help follow course of Alzheimer's disease
- 'Cardiovascular revolution' has increased life expectancy in Spain
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed
- Scientists move closer to creating cartilage from stem cells
- Defect responsible for memory impairment in aging found
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