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Scientists Re-Define What's Healthy in Newest Analysis for Human Microbiome Project
Apr. 16, 2014 A new look at the Human Microbiome Project shows wide variation in the types of bacteria found in healthy people. Based on their findings, there is no single healthy microbiome. Rather each person ... full story -
DNA Looping Damage Tied to HPV Cancer, Researcher Discovers
Apr. 16, 2014 Certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are known to cause about five percent of all cancer cases, yet all the mechanisms aren't completely understood. Now, researchers have leveraged Ohio ... full story -
Trials of the Cherokee Were Reflected in Their Skulls
Apr. 16, 2014 Researchers have found that environmental stressors -- from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War -- led to significant changes in the shape of skulls in the eastern and western bands of the Cherokee ... full story -
Local Homicide Rate Increases Cause More Elementary Students to Fail School
Apr. 16, 2014 A new study finds that an increase in a municipality’s homicide rate causes more elementary school students in that community to fail a grade than would do so if the rate remained stable. ... full story -
Breakthrough Points to New Drugs from Nature
Apr. 16, 2014 A new technique for discovering natural compounds has been discovered, and could form the basis of novel therapeutic drugs. "This new research technique opens the door to unlimited ... full story -
Using Video Surveillance to Measure Peoples' Hand Washing Habits
Apr. 16, 2014 Use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior has been pioneered by researchers. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. ... full story -
Multiple Births Don't Have to Be an Inevitable Result of Fertility Treatments
Apr. 16, 2014 While fertility treatments have helped many people become parents, they commonly result in multiple births, increasing the risk of prematurity, and leading to lifelong complications. But this ... full story -
How Toddlers Learn Verbs: New Insight
Apr. 16, 2014 Parents can help toddlers' language skills by showing them a variety of examples of different actions, according to new research. Previous research has shown that verbs pose particular ... full story -
Progress in Understanding Immune Response in Severe Schistosomiasis
Apr. 16, 2014 A mechanism that may help explain the severe forms of schistosomiasis, or snail fever, has been discovered by researchers. Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the ... full story -
Fighting Neuroblastomas by Blocking DNA Replication, Repair
Apr. 16, 2014 PCNA is a protein essential to DNA repair and replication, and researchers are targeting it in neuroblastoma cells in order to halt tumor growth and induce cell death. Neuroblastoma is one of the ... full story -
Computer Software Analyzing Facial Expressions Accurately Predicts Student Test Performance
Apr. 16, 2014 Real-time engagement detection technology that processes facial expressions can perform with accuracy comparable to that of human observers, according to new research. The study used automatic ... full story -
Body Mass Index Associated With Breast Cancer, Regardless of Body Shape
Apr. 16, 2014 A larger waist circumference is associated with higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but not beyond its contribution to BMI, a new study of predominantly white women finds. The study fails to ... full story -
Gate for Bacterial Toxins Found in Cells
Apr. 16, 2014 A molecule that smuggles toxins from intestinal pathogens into human cells has been discovered by scientists. "In order to prevent the toxin from entering the cell, it is necessary to find the ... full story -
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
Apr. 16, 2014 A new article shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to training. Personal portable information technology is advancing at a breathtaking ... full story -
Masculine Boys, Feminine Girls More Likely to Engage in Cancer Risk Behaviors
Apr. 16, 2014 The most “feminine” girls and “masculine” boys are more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that pose cancer risks, according to a new study. The most feminine teenage girls use ... full story -
Rare Disease of the Inner Ear: New Insights
Apr. 15, 2014 In the most comprehensive study of Mιniθre's Disease to date, researchers have been able to suggest what goes wrong in the body when people develop the disease, and provide an insight into ... full story -
Research Reveals What Your Sleeping Position Says About Your Relationship
Apr. 15, 2014 Scientists have discovered what people’s preferred sleeping position reveals about their relationships and personality. The research revealed the most popular sleep positions for couples, with 42% ... full story -
Functional Brain Imaging Reliably Predicts Which Vegetative Patients Have Potential to Recover Consciousness
Apr. 15, 2014 A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to ... full story -
Antibiotics Improve Growth in Children in Developing Countries
Apr. 15, 2014 Antibiotics improve growth in children at risk of undernourishment in low and middle income countries, according to researchers who have just conducted a research literature review on the subject. ... full story -
Prolonged, Heavy Bleeding During Menopause Is Common
Apr. 15, 2014 Women going through menopause most likely think of it as the time for an end to predictable monthly periods. Researchers say it's normal, however, for the majority of them to experience an ... full story
- Scientists re-define what's healthy in newest analysis for human microbiome project
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Trials of the Cherokee were reflected in their skulls
- Local homicide rate increases cause more elementary students to fail school
- Breakthrough points to new drugs from nature
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Multiple births don't have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments
- How toddlers learn verbs: New insight
- Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
- Fighting neuroblastomas by blocking DNA replication, repair
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Body mass index associated with breast cancer, regardless of body shape
- Gate for bacterial toxins found in cells
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors
- Rare disease of the inner ear: New insights
- Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship
- 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
- Brain anatomy differences between deaf, hearing depend on first language learned
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Neuroscientists disprove important idea about brain-eye coordination
- Chrono, the last piece of the circadian clock puzzle?
- 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
- Real-time audio of corporal punishment shows kids misbehave within 10 minutes of spanking
- Breaking bad mitochondria: How hepatitis C survives for so long
- Kids' earliest memories might be earlier than they think
- Cultivating happiness often misunderstood
- Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
- How mothers help children explore right and wrong
- Osteoporosis risk heightened among sleep apnea patients
- Vitamin D deficiency contributes to poor mobility among severely obese people
- Genetic pre-disposition toward exercise, mental development may be linked
- More should be done for female parolees, experts say
- New method of screening children for autism spectrum disorders works at 9 months old
- Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
- Rethink education to fuel bioeconomy, says report
- New method isolates immune cells to study how they ward off oral diseases
- Key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood
- Researchers help Boston Marathon organizers plan for 2014 race
- Regenerated esophagus transplanted in rats
- Charitable donation discrepancies: Why are some countries more generous than others?
- When identity marketing backfires: Consumers don't like to be told what they like
- Unexpected protein partnership has implications for cancer treatment
- New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen
- Vitamin D deficiency, cognition appear to be linked in older adults
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Whooping cough bacterium evolving in Australia, research shows
- Outgoing behavior makes for happier humans: Across cultures, extroverts have more fun
- MRI pinpoints region of brain injury in some concussion patients
- New therapy helps to improve stereoscopic vision in stroke patients
- Obesity: Are lipids hard drugs for the brain?
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Intelligent prosthetic liners could ease pain for lower limb amputees
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Outcome of stroke worse for people with infection
- Experimental blood test spots recurrent breast cancers, monitors response to treatment
- Fiber-optic microscope will help physicians detect cancer, diseases at early stages
- Awareness campaign shows signs of delaying onset of drug-resistant gonorrhea in UK
- Gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimer's than it does men, study finds
- We're over the hill at 24, study says
- Collaborative care model manages depression, anxiety in patients with heart disease
- Gene panels may be useful, cheaper alternative to whole-genome sequencing, study finds
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- New management, return-to-play guidelines for Female Athlete Triad examined
- Physical therapy instructional video may be as good as an in-person visit for shoulder rehabilitation exercises
- Which obesity measure best predicts lower extremity injury risk?
- Futuristic robots allow doctors to examine patients from anywhere
- Brand/type of helmet, mouthguard may not significantly reduce risk of sport-related concussion in high school football players
- New Fusion Technology Increases Prostate Cancer Detection Accuracy to 97 Percent
- Seniors and Sleeping Pills: Empowered Patients Choose Wisely
- Plague alters cell death to kill host
- Severe sleep apnea linked to increased risk of stroke, cancer, death
- Penicillin redux: Rearming proven warriors for the 21st century
- Nano shake-up: Routine handling can affect nano drug carriers
- MicroRNA's role in breast cancer metastasis identified
- Lashing out at your spouse? Check your blood sugar
- Rare bone diseases and their dental, oral, craniofacial manifestations
- Dog ownership benefits families of children with autism
- Identifying children with emotional behavior difficulties
- Shared decision making improves patient satisfaction during radiation therapy, may help alleviate anxiety, depression
- Website information on colon cancer too complex, fails to address key concerns, researcher finds
- Babies prefer fairness -- but only if it benefits them -- in choosing a playmate
- Youth who fail to envision future commit more crimes
- Telemedicine training for rural parents of children with autism
- Long-term antibiotic treatment for Q fever causes weight gain
- Osteoporosis drugs appear to impede cell membrane repair
- Young dads at high risk of depression, too
- High marks to a state pre-kindergarten program
- Likely key driver of colorectal cancer development, progression
- 'MicroRNA' could be key target for bowel cancer treatment
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