Gene makes heart stronger without exercise
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — A single gene that suppresses breast cancer also makes hearts healthier, a new study shows. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 12:10 - 1 Comment
New moms welcome online help for depression
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy will go online for help if it’s available anonymously and from professional healthcare providers, new research suggests. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 10, 2013 10:42 - 0 Comments
Material for implants mimics squid beaks
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — A new material modeled after squid beaks may lead to safer, more comfortable medical implants. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 18, 2013 12:31 - 2 Comments
Faster MRI finds disease with ‘fingerprints’
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — A new MRI method could provide early identification of specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and other maladies, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 11, 2013 11:18 - 0 Comments
Rats sniff to show who is top dog
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — When rats sniff each other they’re doing more than simply smelling. They sniff to show social hierarchy and to prevent aggression, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 7:44 - 0 Comments
Chats with an avatar may ease depression
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Interacting with a computerized avatar may help reduce symptoms of depression, according to a small study of young adults. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 15:17 - 0 Comments
Gene marker tied to deadly breast cancer
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Discovery of a gene variant that drives the spread of breast cancer may pave the way for predicting which patients will develop more aggressive forms of the disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2013 18:25 - 1 Comment
‘Gilligan and Skipper’ dwarf galaxies discovered
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Astronomers have discovered a faint dwarf galaxy and another possible young dwarf caught before it had a chance to form any stars. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2013 11:15 - 1 Comment
How to thrive in thin air: It’s in the genes
CASE WESTERN (US) — Highlanders in Tibet and Ethiopia are both able to flourish in the low oxygen of high altitudes, but the ability to pass on the trait appears to be linked to different genes. (more…)
