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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 -
Time Management: Why We Feel Busier When Close to Reaching a Goal
Mar. 4, 2015 — Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we're doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to spare at the moment. According ... full story -
Infant Gut Bacteria and Food Sensitization: Associations in the First Year of Life
Mar. 4, 2015 — New light has been shed on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research reveals that infants with a fewer number of ... full story -
X-Ray Imaging of a Single Virus in 3-D
Mar. 4, 2015 — By imaging single viruses injected into the intense beam of an X-ray free-electron laser, researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of the mimivirus. The technique could be applied ... full story -
Mechanism Behind Most Common Form of Inherited Alzheimer's Disease Revealed
Mar. 4, 2015 — For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease produce the disorder's devastating effects. The paper upends ... full story -
Mental Health Soon After War-Zone Concussions Predicts Disability
Mar. 4, 2015 — Evaluating military personnel with blast-related mild traumatic brain injuries, researchers have found that early symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as anxiety, emotional numbness, flashbacks ... full story -
Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Outlined
Mar. 4, 2015 — A guideline has been issued that outlines the use of 3-D computed tomography (CT)-based radiation therapy planning and volumetric image guidance to more effectively treat pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma ... full story -
Older, White Males With Advanced Bladder Cancer at High Risk for Suicide
Mar. 4, 2015 — Older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary system, researchers report. The review identified ... full story -
Insight Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mar. 4, 2015 — The development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) may be influenced through a protein in the gut leading to inflammation according to research. "These results provide further evidence to ... full story -
Genome Replication May Hold Clues to Cancer Evolution
Mar. 4, 2015 — The more copies of a genome a cell holds, the more adaptable those cells are, scientists have discovered. This may have implications for cancer's evolution and ... full story -
New Models Yield Clearer Picture of Emissions' True Costs
Mar. 4, 2015 — New models calculate and compare the true costs of various fuels to health, climate and the environment. Viewed this way, a gallon of gas costs $3.80 more than the pump price. The social cost of a ... full story -
Can Exercise Training Prevent Premature Death in Elderly?
Mar. 4, 2015 — Generation 100 is the first and largest randomized clinical study evaluating the effect of regular exercise training on morbidity and mortality in elderly people. "Epidemiological studies ... full story -
Traditional Beliefs Promote Sustainability in West Africa
Mar. 4, 2015 — Sacred forests and traditional beliefs are shaping sustainable farming practices in communities in West Africa, according to new research. Scientists carried out a unique 18-month study in Liberia, ... full story -
Twitter Helps Smokers Kick the Habit, Study Finds
Mar. 4, 2015 — When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to a study. Specifically, daily 'automessages' that ... full story -
Novel Drug Mechanism That Fights Brain Cancer Described by Researchers
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The investigators performed a series of studies ... full story -
Study Sheds Light on How Malaria Parasites Grow Exponentially
Mar. 4, 2015 — The mysterious process by which malaria-related parasites spread at explosive and deadly rates inside humans and other animals has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. As drug-resistant ... full story -
Politics of Inequality and the Inequality of Politics
Mar. 4, 2015 — Economic inequality is at historic highs. The wealthiest one percent own 40 percent of the nation's wealth. This staggering inequality raises the question, what are the psychological causes and ... full story -
Obesity Is Associated With Brain's Neurotransmitters
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have revealed how obesity is associated with altered opioid neurotransmission in the brain. New research reveals how obesity is associated with altered functioning of brain's opioid ... full story
- 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
- Clues to early detection of bipolar disorders in high-risk children
- US spends more on cancer care, saves fewer lives than Western Europe
- Myelin-maker: How an FDA-approved drug boosts myelin synthesis
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- New research aims to refine increasingly popular plastic surgery procedures: Buttock augmentation and vaginal rejuvenation surgery
- Is 'the dress' white and gold or blue and black? Visual perception expert weighs in
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- New assessment tool can predict successful teachers
- U.S. public sees ill health as resulting from a broad range of causes, poll suggests
- Democratizing synthetic biology
- Anxious people more apt to make bad decisions amid uncertainty
- Alcohol screening, intervention for risky drinking: A guide for physicians
- You can't take your genes with you: Strategies to share genetic information after death
- Reducing animal testing for skin allergies
- When I'm 64 -- I'll still have hot flashes?
- Unlocking key to immunological memory in bacteria
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