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Pesticide DDT Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes, Mouse Study Finds
July 30, 2014 — A new study in mice is the first to show that developmental exposure to DDT increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body ... full story -
New Malaria Vaccine Candidates Identified
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have discovered new vaccine targets that could help in the battle against malaria. Taking a new, large-scale approach to this search, researchers tested a library of proteins from the ... full story -
Fear of Losing Money, Not Spending Habits, Affects Investor Risk Tolerance
July 30, 2014 — Scientists analyzed the causes of risk tolerance and found that loss aversion, or the fear of losing money, is the primary factor that explains investors' risk ... full story -
Kids With Autism and Sensory Processing Disorders Show Differences in Brain Wiring
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism, further establishing SPD ... full story -
Birthweight and Breastfeeding Have Implications for Children's Health Decades Later
July 30, 2014 — Young adults who were breastfed for three months or more as babies have a significantly lower risk of chronic inflammation associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, according to new ... full story -
Dissolvable Fabric Loaded With Medicine Might Offer Faster Protection Against HIV
July 30, 2014 — Bioengineers have discovered a potentially faster way to deliver a topical drug that protects women from contracting HIV. Their method spins the drug into silk-like fibers that quickly dissolve when ... full story -
Appreciation for Fat Jokes, Belief in Obese Stereotypes Linked
July 30, 2014 — From movies to television, obesity is still considered “fair game” for jokes and ridicule. A new study took a closer look at weight-related humor to see if anti-fat attitudes played into a ... full story -
Supportive Moms and Sisters Boost Female Baboon's Rank
July 30, 2014 — A study of dominance in female baboons suggests that the route to a higher rank is to maintain close ties with mom, and to have lots of supportive ... full story -
Money Talks When It Comes to Acceptability of 'Sin' Companies, Study Reveals
July 30, 2014 — Companies who make their money in the 'sin' industries such as the tobacco, alcohol and gaming industries typically receive less attention from institutional investors and financial ... full story -
Dimly Lit Working Environments: Correcting Body Clock Is Possible
July 30, 2014 — Researchers have, for the first time, conducted a study under real conditions on the body clocks of members of an international polar research station. The researchers have shown that a particular ... full story -
Naltrexone May Be Effective in Diminishing Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Patients
July 30, 2014 — Parkinson's disease (PD) patients may confront a common but largely unrecognized challenge: the occurrence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) such as compulsive gambling, sexual behavior, ... full story -
Many Depressed Preschoolers Still Suffer in Later School Years
July 30, 2014 — Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows. The investigators followed 246 children, now ... full story -
Income a Major Driver of Avoidable Hospitalizations Across New Jersey
July 30, 2014 — The household income of its residents is the most important factor in whether a community has high or low rates of avoidable hospital visits -- conditions that could be better managed in a ... full story -
Exploring 3-D Printing to Make Organs for Transplants
July 30, 2014 — Printing whole new organs for transplants sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but the real-life budding technology could one day make actual kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs for ... full story -
Laughter Is the Best Medicine? The Emotional Appeal of Stand-Up Comedy
July 30, 2014 — Comics taking to the stage should take note: how much of a hit they are with their audiences won’t be down to just their jokes. The link between humor and emotion plays a large part in how well an ... full story -
Breastfeeding: Do Celebrity Ambassadors Help the Ordinary Woman?
July 30, 2014 — Breasts are the strongest symbol of female sexuality and are abundant in the media, on magazines, in adverts and in film. Celebrity breasts are depicted as objects of sexual desire and as a model for ... full story -
Is a Cancer Drug Working? Modified Drug Gives a 'Green Light' for Its Own Success
July 30, 2014 — A modified anticancer drug can simultaneously target tumor sites and show whether or not it is ... full story -
Toward a Home Test for Detecting Potentially Dangerous Levels of Caffeine
July 30, 2014 — The shocking news of an Ohio teen who died of a caffeine overdose in May highlighted the potential dangers of the normally well-tolerated and mass-consumed substance. To help prevent serious health ... full story -
Sugar Mimics Guide Stem Cells Toward Neural Fate
July 30, 2014 — Many growth factors that influence the fate of embryonic stem cells must bind to sugars attached to specific receptors on the surface of the cell to work. Because the sugars are difficult to ... full story -
Numerical Learning Disability: Dyscalculia Linked to Difficulties in Reading and Spelling
July 30, 2014 — Between three and six percent of schoolchildren suffer from an arithmetic-related learning disability. Researchers now show that these children are also more likely to exhibit deficits in reading and ... full story
- Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes, mouse study finds
- New malaria vaccine candidates identified
- Fear of losing money, not spending habits, affects investor risk tolerance
- Kids with autism and sensory processing disorders show differences in brain wiring
- Birthweight and breastfeeding have implications for children's health decades later
- Dissolvable fabric loaded with medicine might offer faster protection against HIV
- Appreciation for fat jokes, belief in obese stereotypes linked
- Supportive moms and sisters boost female baboon's rank
- Money talks when it comes to acceptability of 'sin' companies, study reveals
- Dimly lit working environments: Correcting body clock is possible
- Naltrexone may be effective in diminishing impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease patients
- Many depressed preschoolers still suffer in later school years
- Income a major driver of avoidable hospitalizations across New Jersey
- Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants
- Laughter is the best medicine? The emotional appeal of stand-up comedy
- Breastfeeding: Do celebrity ambassadors help the ordinary woman?
- Is a cancer drug working? Modified drug gives a 'green light' for its own success
- Toward a home test for detecting potentially dangerous levels of caffeine
- Sugar mimics guide stem cells toward neural fate
- Numerical learning disability: Dyscalculia linked to difficulties in reading and spelling
- Older adults are at risk of financial abuse, often from family members
- Hope for more accurate diagnosis of memory problems
- High frequency of potential entrapment gaps in hospital beds
- Ablation increases survival for adults with atrial fibrillation
- Parenting skills improve in ADHD parents with medication
- Brain response to appetizing food cues varies among obese people
- Teen insomnia linked with depression, anxiety
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
- Acupuncture provides significant quality of life improvements among breast cancer patients taking drugs to prevent recurrence, study shows
- A blood test for suicide risk? Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
- Research shows impact of soft drinks in meal planning
- Problem drinking in midlife doubles chance of memory problems in later life
- A blood test could help prevent neural tube birth defects
- Why we should vaccinate boys against HPV as well as girls
- Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables may be enough to lower risk of early death
- 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
- Eating tree nuts results in 'modest decreases' in blood fats and sugars, survey finds
- 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
- Vaccine against tick-transmitted disease under development
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Making cancer glow to improve surgical outcomes
- Urbanization of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes
- 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
- $15 billion annual public funding system for doctor training needs overhaul, say experts
- Menu secrets that can make you slim by design
- Research may explain how foremost anticancer 'guardian' protein learned to switch sides
- 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
- Can summer camp be key to world peace?
- Congenital heart disease specialists develop nonsurgical technique to correct birth defects in premature infants
- Vaccine website could increase uptake
- Herpes remains active even when no symptoms appear
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- New method provides researchers with efficient tool for tagging proteins
- Determine patient preferences by means of conjoint analysis
- New gadget helps vision-impaired to read graphs
- Diverse boards pay more dividends, take fewer risks, study finds
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Favorite foods can cause serious choking accidents in kids
- 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
- First controlled malaria infection trial in Africa paves way for drug and vaccine development
- 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
- Strategies identified to improve oral contraceptive success with obese women
- 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
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