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Improving Safety, Effectiveness of Lithium Therapy: Closer Than Ever
Mar. 11, 2014 — Lithium, one of the oldest and most widely used drugs to treat neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, has a serious drawback -- toxicity. In a continued effort to find a safer form of ... full story -
Gesturing With Hands a Powerful Tool for Children's Math Learning
Mar. 11, 2014 — Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, according to new research. Previous research has found that gestures can help ... full story -
Tracking Neighborhood Eating Habits to Promote Healthier Diets
Mar. 11, 2014 — Using checkout grocery data from Montreal neighborhoods as a tool to combat unhealthy food choices, a new study has developed a way for health agencies to track Montreal consumers' food choices, ... full story -
Anesthetic Technique Improves Quality of Recovery for Women Having Breast Cancer Surgery
Mar. 11, 2014 — Anesthesiologists using a technique similar to a dental freeze can improve the quality of recovery and decrease recovery time for breast cancer surgery patients, according to a new study. The ... full story -
Decision-Making Center of Brain Identified
Mar. 11, 2014 — Although choosing to do something because the perceived benefit outweighs the financial cost is something people do daily, little is known about what happens in the brain when a person makes these ... full story -
Hip, Knee Replacements May Boost Cardiovascular Health in Osteoarthritis Patients
Mar. 11, 2014 — Total joint replacement may reduce the risk for 'cardiac events,' including heart attack and stroke, and boost long-term survival, new research shows. Physical inactivity is a major risk ... full story -
Girls Born Small or Underweight Twice as Likely to Be Infertile in Adulthood
Mar. 10, 2014 — Girls born unexpectedly small or underweight seem to be twice as likely to have fertility problems in adulthood as those of normal size at birth, suggests new research. "As medical research and ... full story -
Natural Selection Has Altered the Appearance of Europeans Over the Past 5,000 Years
Mar. 10, 2014 — There has been much research into the factors that have influenced the human genome since the end of the last Ice Age. Anthropologists, geneticists and archaeologists have analyzed ancient DNA from ... full story -
New Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Reduces Stroke Risk
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new nonsurgical technique called the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device is now in use to treat patients with atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib, who cannot tolerate blood thinning medication. A-Fib is the ... full story -
Unique Individual With Lupus and HIV Demonstrates Desired Immune Response to HIV
Mar. 10, 2014 — One person’s unique ability to fight HIV has provided key insights into an immune response that researchers now hope to trigger with a vaccine, according to new findings. The person had a rare ... full story -
Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury Modeled by Researchers
Mar. 10, 2014 — Even the mildest form of a traumatic brain injury, better known as a concussion, can deal permanent, irreparable damage. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is using mathematical modeling ... full story -
Serious Side Effect: Several FDA-Approved Anti-Cancer Drugs Induce Stem Cell Tumors
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a surprise finding, researchers discovered that several chemotherapeutics that do stop fast growing tumors have the opposite effect on stem cells in the same animal, causing them to divide too ... full story -
Outside the Body Our Memories Fail Us
Mar. 10, 2014 — New research demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember. For us to be able to store new memories from our lives, we need to ... full story -
How Light Affects Our Brain's Performance: Photic Memory for Executive Brain Responses
Mar. 10, 2014 — It has long been known that light exerts powerful effects on the brain and on our well-being. Light is not only required for vision but is also essential for a wide range of “non-visual” ... full story -
Some Characteristics Increase the Likelihood of Getting Married and Living Together
Mar. 10, 2014 — Health economists have investigated the personal traits that influence a person's likelihood of entering into a marriage or cohabitating relationship. When it comes to romantic relationships, ... full story -
U.S. Cocaine Use Cut by Half, While Marijuana Consumption Jumps
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new study shows that the use of cocaine dropped by half across the United States from 2006 to 2010, while use of marijuana jumped by more than 30 percent during the period. Studying illegal drug ... full story -
Older People Denied Proper Access to Cancer Care, According to Study
Mar. 10, 2014 — Older people are being denied proper access to cancer care, according to a study. The British lead author of a newly published editorial said: "There is increasing evidence that elderly patients ... full story -
Feeding Gut Microbiota: Nutrition, Probiotics Key Factors for Digestive Health
Mar. 10, 2014 — A healthy and balanced diet, as well as probiotics, have been known to be helpful in preserving gastrointestinal health for quite a long time. But it is only recently that the underlying mechanisms ... full story -
Tricky Balancing Act: Antibiotics Versus the Gut Microbiota
Mar. 10, 2014 — Antibiotics are valuable, potentially life-saving tools that have significantly reduced human morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, antibiotics may also have unintended consequences from their ... full story -
Worldwide Standard in Diagnosing Melanoma Established
Mar. 10, 2014 — Significant improvements have been made to the diagnostic procedure called sentinel node biopsy for melanoma patients. Sentinel nodes are the first lymph nodes to which cancer cells from a primary ... full story -
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a new study, participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The results show that the group of women with the ... full story
- Improving safety, effectiveness of lithium therapy: Closer than ever
- Gesturing with hands a powerful tool for children's math learning
- Tracking neighborhood eating habits to promote healthier diets
- Anesthetic technique improves quality of recovery for women having breast cancer surgery
- Decision-making center of brain identified
- Hip, knee replacements may boost cardiovascular health in osteoarthritis patients
- Girls born small or underweight twice as likely to be infertile in adulthood
- Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
- New treatment for atrial fibrillation reduces stroke risk
- Unique individual with lupus and HIV demonstrates desired immune response to HIV
- Key breaking point involved in traumatic brain injury modeled by researchers
- Serious side effect: Several FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs induce stem cell tumors
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- How light affects our brain's performance: Photic memory for executive brain responses
- Some characteristics increase the likelihood of getting married and living together
- U.S. cocaine use cut by half, while marijuana consumption jumps
- Older people denied proper access to cancer care, according to study
- Feeding gut microbiota: Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
- Tricky balancing act: Antibiotics versus the gut microbiota
- Worldwide standard in diagnosing melanoma established
- Healthy eating may reduce the risk of preterm delivery
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
- IBS and bloating: When gut microbiota gets out of balance
- Targeted drug may prolong survival of patients with cervical cancer
- Could sticky cells cause drug resistance in chronic blood cancer?
- PSA testing, early treatment decreases risk of prostate cancer death
- Optimized ski sled for Paralympics athlete
- Sweet test to reduce false-positive cancer diagnoses
- Strong parental networks: Not good for all children
- Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- Mutations in leukemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
- Blood test identifies those at-risk for cognitive decline, Alzheimer's within three years
- Can the blind 'hear' colors, shapes? Yes, show researchers
- Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
- New tool to unravel mysteries of metastasis created
- New guidelines employ a team approach to autism diagnosis, care
- Education 'protects' poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
- Higher functioning endogenous opioid system predicts better treatment response for neuropathic pain treated with topical NSAIDs
- Half of veterans prescribed medical opioids continue to use them chronically
- Opioid regimens that deliver best pain control reflect assay findings of cytochrome defects
- Combined use of oxytocin and human chorionic gonadotropin in intractable pain patients
- Stem cell transplant shows 'landmark' promise for treatment of degenerative disc disease
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- New class of antibiotics discovered by chemists
- Ever-so-slight delay improves decision-making accuracy
- The dark side of fair play: Why would evolution let spite stick around?
- Personalized treatment prolongs the life of lung cancer patients
- New study of proteins in space could yield better understanding, new drug development
- Anti-psychotic meds offer hope against brain cancer
- New theory on cause of endometriosis
- Majority of Latinas are unaware of their risk of diabetes, study finds
- Volume of notifiable disease reporting may double with required electronic lab reporting
- Cells appearing normal may actually be harbingers of lung cancer
- Emerging multi-drug resistant infections lack standard definition, treatment
- Hospital food safety measures reduce risk of contaminated hospital food
- Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns: Before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to conversations
- Epigenetic changes could explain type 2 diabetes
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- People more willing to disclose experience of mental health problems, survey finds
- After years of improving, rates of youth suicide-related behaviors stopped declining, Canadian study finds
- Lifesaving sensor for full bladders under development
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Bone turnover markers predict prostate cancer outcomes
- Activity more than location affects perception of earthquakes
- New surgical hypertension treatment not as good as standard drug treatment
- Areas of the brain process read and heard language differently
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- New approach to prostate cancer screening needed in UK, experts say
- Mothers leave work because they don't want to behave like working men, study suggests
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure, function
- Molecular subtyping of breast cancer can better identify women at high risk of disease recurrence
- Prescriptions for benzodiazepines rising and risky when combined with opioids, researchers warn
- Postsurgical pain control linked to patient satisfaction with hospital experience
- Ultrasound guided pudendal nerve block: A cadaveric study
- Heating safety from mri radiofrequency energy demonstrated in variety of simulated spinal cord stimulation scenarios
- Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar epidural steroid injections: Both offered similar pain relief, function for radiating low-back pain
- Long-lasting improvements for discogenic low-back pain treated with minimally invasive intradiscal biacuplasty
- Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- How seeing the same GP helps your health
- Primary care needs to 'wake-up' to links between domestic abuse, safeguarding children
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- For older drivers one drink may be one too many, study finds
- Kawasaki disease and pregnant women
- Early detection helps manage chronic graft-vs-host disease complication
- Simple urine test detects common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Computer science students help singers learn their vowels
- Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows
- Contacts better than permanent lenses for babies after cataract surgery
- Returning vets face 'warring identities' distress
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