Health & Medicine

For better mammogram readings, direct the gaze

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new technique called “subtle gaze direction” could lower the learning curve for reading mammograms, researchers say. Continue…

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Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:39 - 0 Comments

When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:02 - 1 Comment

Birth control shot risky for the obese?

USC (US) — A small study suggests obese women may increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by using the Depo-Provera birth control shot. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment

Vitamin B6 may beat malaria pathogen

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — New research on vitamin B6 could lead to drugs that target the pathogen that causes malaria. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:19 - 0 Comments

Guys, it’s not healthy to be so vain

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments

Use liquid lasers to find cancer genes

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new technique could offer a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:16 - 0 Comments

Is ultrasound the future of male contraception?

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Ultrasound equipment commonly used for physical therapy reduces sperm counts in lab rats to levels that would result in infertility in humans. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:08 - 1 Comment

Stress raises kids’ risk for teen obesity

CORNELL (US) — The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, researchers report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 17:30 - 0 Comments

Younger couples more stressed about divorce

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Divorce at a younger age hurts people’s health more than divorce later in life, researchers have found. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:05 - 1 Comment

Lifelong musicians may keep ears in tune

NORTHWESTERN (US) — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments

Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes

CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 11:54 - 0 Comments

Triggers differ for addicted men, women

YALE (US) — The areas of the brain associated with craving have different triggers in cocaine-dependent men and women, a finding that suggests they may benefit from different treatment options. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2012 14:37 - 0 Comments

New test spots staph infections faster

GEORGIA TECH (US) — Researchers have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments

After 3 days, lung bacteria are unstoppable

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A deadly plague bacterium is able to transform the lungs into a breeding ground for other microbes—often escaping detection until it is too late for medical treatment. (more…)