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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 -
Our Brains Are Hardwired for Language
Apr. 17, 2014 — People blog, they don't lbog, and they schmooze, not mshooze. But why is this? Why are human languages so constrained? Can such restrictions unveil the basis of the uniquely human capacity for ... 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 -
Inhibited Children Become Anxious Adults: Examining the Causes and Effects of Early Shyness
Apr. 17, 2014 — Three little girls sit together in a room, playing with the toys surrounding them. One of the girls -- "Emma" -- has clearly taken charge of the group, and the others happily go along with ... 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
- 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
- Our brains are hardwired for language
- 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
- Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness
- 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
- Internet use may cut retirees' depression
- How vision makes sure that little fish do not get carried away
- Unraveling the 'black ribbon' around lung cancer
- Classifying cognitive styles across disciplines
- 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
- Neurons in brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
- For resetting circadian rhythms, neural cooperation is key
- 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
- Fighting malaria drug resistance: Scientists find new way
- 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
- Newlyweds, be careful what you wish for
- 'I spy' used to show spoken language helps direct children's eyes
- 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
- Suicide epidemic among India's 'marginalized' farmers
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- 'Brain training' overcomes tics in Tourette syndrome, study finds
- Conceptual representation in the brain: Towards mind-reading?
- Distracted driving among teens threatens public health and safety
- New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil
- Creative activities outside work can improve job performance
- 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
- Atypical brain connectivity associated with autism spectrum disorder
- Family ties in the language jungle: Amazon language relationships revealed
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- In funk music, rhythmic complexity influences dancing desire: Syncopated rhythm may influence our desire to dance to music
- 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
- Book early, after work if you want to enjoy your next hotel stay
- Obesity can amplify bone, muscle loss
- In old age, lack of emotion, interest may signal brain is shrinking
- How kids' brain structures grow as memory develops
- 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
- Why interest is crucial to your success
- Cancer drugs block dementia-linked brain inflammation, study finds
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- 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
- Massage therapy improves circulation, alleviates muscle soreness
- 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
- Toddlers 'surprisingly sophisticated' at understanding unfamiliar accents
- 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
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