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Education, Culture Affect Children's Understanding of Human Body
Mar. 13, 2014 — Experiences of life and death can help children's understanding of the human body and its function, according to research by psychologists. The study found that children as young as four and ... full story -
Fighting for Oral Dominance: Good Fungi Keep Bad Ones in Check in Healthy Mouths
Mar. 13, 2014 — Human mouths contain a balanced mix of microbes which, when disrupted, can lead to oral diseases. A new study compares the bacteria and fungi present in the mouths of healthy individuals with those ... full story -
Negative Effects of Joining a Gang Last Long After Gang Membership Ends
Mar. 13, 2014 — Joining a gang in adolescence has significant consequences in adulthood beyond criminal behavior, even after a person leaves the gang. Former gang members are more likely to be in poor health, ... full story -
Autism, Intellectual Disability Incidence Linked With Environmental Factors
Mar. 13, 2014 — An analysis of 100 million US medical records reveals that autism and intellectual disability rates correlate with genital malformation incidence in newborn males, an indicator exposure to harmful ... full story -
Languages Written to Design Synthetic Living Systems Useful for New Products, Health Care
Mar. 13, 2014 — A computer-aided design tool has been developed to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems. Known as GenoCAD, the open-source software was developed by researchers to help ... full story -
Mexican-Americans Suffer Worse Outcomes After Stroke
Mar. 13, 2014 — Mexican-Americans had worse neurologic, functional and cognitive outcomes 90 days after their stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites. Mexican-American stroke survivors had moderate functional ... full story -
Gene Family That Suppresses Prostate Cancer Discovered
Mar. 13, 2014 — Direct genetic evidence has been reported that a family of genes, called microRNA-34, are bona fide tumor suppressors. The researchers showed in mice how interplay between genes p53 and miR-34 ... full story -
One in Five Older Americans Take Medications That Work Against Each Other
Mar. 13, 2014 — About three out of four older Americans have multiple chronic health conditions, and more than 20 percent of them are being treated with drugs that work at odds with each other -- the medication ... full story -
Roomy Cages Built from DNA Could One Day Deliver Drugs, Devices
Mar. 13, 2014 — A set of self-assembling DNA cages one-tenth as wide as a bacterium have been created by scientists. These DNA nanostructures are some of the largest and most complex structures ever constructed ... full story -
Migration, Brain Drain in China: Shifting Slightly, but Still Going Strong
Mar. 13, 2014 — The brain drain of educated workers is still felt most severely in China's central and western provinces, since most knowledge-based industries are generally concentrated in its large coastal ... full story -
Stirring the Simmering 'Designer Baby' Pot
Mar. 13, 2014 — From genetic and genomic testing to new techniques in human assisted reproduction, various technologies are providing parents with more of a say about the children they have and 'stirring the ... full story -
When Big Isn't Better: How the Flu Bug Bit Google
Mar. 13, 2014 — Numbers and data can be critical tools in bringing complex issues into focus. The understanding of diseases, for example, benefits from algorithms that help monitor their spread. But without context, ... full story -
Stumbling Fruit Flies Lead Scientists to Discover Gene Essential for Sensing Joint Position
Mar. 13, 2014 — Scientists have discovered a mechanism underlying sensory feedback that guides balance and limb movements. If the findings can be fully replicated in humans, they could lead to a better understanding ... full story -
Better Way to Make Unnatural Amino Acids Devised
Mar. 13, 2014 — Chemists have devised a greatly improved technique for making amino acids not found in nature. These “unnatural” amino acids traditionally have been very difficult to synthesize, but are sought ... full story -
New Ovarian Cancer Targets Proposed: Proteins Called TAFs
Mar. 13, 2014 — Proteins called TAFs were once thought to be generic cogs in the machinery of gene expression, but in a new study, scientists propose that they may be important suspects in the progression of ovarian ... full story -
You Should Be Ashamed -- Or Maybe Not
Mar. 13, 2014 — Shame on you. These three simple words can temporarily -- or, when used too often, permanently -- destroy an individual's sense of value and ... full story -
Prostate Specific Antigen Screening Declines After 2012 USPSTF Recommendations
Mar. 13, 2014 — Researchers have assessed the impact of the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations against routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) cancer screenings, which cited evidence that the ... full story -
Social Ties Influence Who Wins Certain Hollywood Movie Awards
Mar. 13, 2014 — When it comes to Oscars and some other Hollywood movie awards, who your friends are affects whether you win, according to a new study. Film awards generally fall into two categories: those, such as ... full story -
Novel Marker, Possible Therapeutic Target for Cardiovascular Calcification Identified
Mar. 13, 2014 — Certain proteins in osteoclasts, a precursor to bone, may be used in helping to destroy cardiovascular calcification by dissolving mineral deposits, a team of researchers has learned. The research ... full story -
We Must Forget to Avoid Serious Mental Disorders, and Forgetting Is Actively Regulated
Mar. 13, 2014 — In order to function properly, the human brain requires the ability not only to store but also to forget: Through memory loss, unnecessary information is deleted and the nervous system retains its ... full story -
Scientists Catch Brain Damage in the Act
Mar. 13, 2014 — Scientists have uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease, bringing researchers a step closer to finding ... full story
- Education, culture affect children's understanding of human body
- Fighting for oral dominance: Good fungi keep bad ones in check in healthy mouths
- Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends
- Autism, intellectual disability incidence linked with environmental factors
- Languages written to design synthetic living systems useful for new products, health care
- Mexican-Americans suffer worse outcomes after stroke
- Gene family that suppresses prostate cancer discovered
- One in five older Americans take medications that work against each other
- Roomy cages built from DNA could one day deliver drugs, devices
- Migration, brain drain in China: Shifting slightly, but still going strong
- Stirring the simmering 'designer baby' pot
- When big isn't better: How the flu bug bit Google
- Stumbling fruit flies lead scientists to discover gene essential for sensing joint position
- Better way to make unnatural amino acids devised
- New ovarian cancer targets proposed: Proteins called TAFs
- You should be ashamed -- or maybe not
- Prostate specific antigen screening declines after 2012 USPSTF recommendations
- Social ties influence who wins certain Hollywood movie awards
- Novel marker, possible therapeutic target for cardiovascular calcification identified
- We must forget to avoid serious mental disorders, and forgetting is actively regulated
- Scientists catch brain damage in the act
- Human brains 'hard-wired' to link what we see with what we do
- Africans' ability to digest milk linked to spread of cattle raising
- 'Fluorescent' mouse can teach us about many diseases, drugs
- Commonly used pain relievers have added benefit of fighting bacterial infection
- Neuroscientists forge path toward understanding human brain
- 'Velcro protein' found to play surprising role in cell migration
- Cancer stem cells destroyed with cryoablation and nanoparticle-encapsulated anticancer drug
- One out of two parents do not see their child's weight problem
- Gene variants protect against relapse after treatment for hepatitis C
- What happened when? How the brain stores memories by time
- 'Love hormone' oxytocin could provide new treatment for anorexia, study suggests
- Genetic differences in female athletes with ACL injuries found in study
- Patients should wait 6-to-12 weeks before driving after shoulder surgery
- Comparable outcomes for outpatient, inpatient orthopaedic surgeries
- Hypertension going untreated in U.S. Hispanic community, study shows
- Only small number of symptomatic side effects reported in those taking statins are actually attributable to statins, study finds
- A brain signal for psychosis risk
- Targeting bacterial cell division to fight antibiotic resistance
- If you become poor can you ever be happy again?
- No proven benefit of home care visits for UK elderly, finds review
- Language 'evolution' may shed light on human migration out-of-Beringia: Relationship between Siberian, North American languages
- New rehabilitation methods for amputees, stroke patients developed
- Gestational diabetes may raise risk for heart disease in midlife
- Nicotine withdrawal weakens brain connections tied to self-control over cigarette cravings
- Protein key to cell motility has implications for stopping cancer metastasis
- Key heart failure culprit discovered in tiny piece of RNA
- Building new drugs just got easier
- 'Master regulator' of obesity? Distant IRX3 gene appears to interact with obesity-related FTO gene mutations
- Transition to ICD-10 may cause information, financial losses for providers
- Microbes help to battle infection: Gut microbes help develop immune cells, study finds
- Majority of transgender patients report negative experiences in emergency departments
- Bacterium, fungus team up to cause virulent tooth decay in toddlers
- Boosting self-esteem prevents health problems for seniors
- Large study identifies exact gut bacteria involved in Crohn's disease
- Could grapefruit be good for your kidneys?
- Blood sugar testing with no sharps
- Happiness and mitigation of climate change: Economic degrowth compatible with wellbeing if work stability is maintained
- Debunking water myths: Weight loss, calorie burn and more
- Molecule plays important role in triggering immune response
- Breast cancer gene could play critical role in obesity, diabetes
- Two definitions for chronic multisymptom illness afflicting Gulf War vets should guide treatment
- Skating to the puck or avoiding the penalty box in health care? Are financial penalties working for changing hospital behavior?
- Texting program good option for teen girls' health, study shows
- Can women choose where to give birth? New research reveals how perceptions of risk influence decisions
- Large waist linked to poor health, even among those in healthy body mass index ranges
- Fruit flies help uncover tumor-preventing protein complex
- Promoting love, relationships in marketing can punish sales
- Discrepancies in clinical trial reporting raise questions of accuracy
- Pancreatic cancer growth slowed by blocking key enzyme
- Superior visual thinking may be key to independence for high schoolers with autism
- Immune system's redesigned role in fighting cancerous tumors
- Chronic pain research delves into brain: New insight into how brain responds to pain
- Wishing to be another gender: Links to ADHD, autism spectrum disorders
- Liver transplant may arrest neurological damage in rare, progressive form of autism
- Infection is leading cause of failed prosthetic knee joints
- Back surgery offers long-term societal benefits, according to new study
- Type 1 diabetes: Gut microbiota networks may influence autoimmune processes
- Parasites in humans influence each other via shared food sources
- Smoking harms your chances of recovering from fractures, research shows
- Genes bring music to your ears
- DNA fix for school timetables
- Play it again, Sam: How the brain recognizes familiar music
- Giving dangerous employees socialization, close supervision can avoid problems
- Antibody could be used to target tumor-causing protein, study shows
- Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit, study shows
- Community action not enough to reduce problem drinking and related harms
- New biomarker holds promise for monitoring heart disease
- Diets high in animal protein may help prevent functional decline in elderly individuals
- Prosocial youth less likely to associate with deviant peers, engage in problem behaviors
- Managing geriatric patients offers framework for improved care for those with complex health problems
- No one likes a copycat, no matter where you live
- First human totally endoscopic aortic valve replacements reported
- Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering
- Link between missing DNA, birth defects confirmed
- Substance naturally found in humans effective in fighting brain damage from stroke
- New hepatitis C drugs offer hope for effective treatment, fewer side effects
- Operating room computer program improves care, could save U.S. health care system millions
- Lack of sleep, stress describe a mother's experience after child's ALL treatment
- Cellular alchemy: How to make insulin-producing cells from gut cells
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