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Health & Medicine - Jan 7, 2010 12:45 - 6 Comments
Education level a factor in autism clusters
UC DAVIS—Researchers have identified 10 locations in California where the incidence of autism is higher than surrounding areas in the same region. Most of the areas, or clusters, are in locations where parents have higher-than-average levels of education. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 14:31 - 4 Comments
Drug-toting, mucus-busting nanoparticles
JOHNS HOPKINS—Newly developed nanoparticles can easily infiltrate the body’s sticky and viscous mucus barriers to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 13:24 - 7 Comments
Vitamin D, race, and cardiac deaths
U. ROCHESTER—Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2010 12:49 - 0 Comments
‘Macho’ receptor slows wound healing
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A molecular receptor pivotal to the action of male hormones such as testosterone also plays a crucial role in the body’s ability to heal, report scientists in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2010 17:34 - 0 Comments
Protein ‘makeover’ key to muscular dystrophy
U. IOWA (US)—The discovery of a novel type of chemical modification on a particular muscle protein promises to shed light on certain muscular dystrophies. The finding may also have implications for cancer detection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2009 16:26 - 26 Comments
A generation hooked on caffeine
U. BUFFALO (US)—For adults, being “addicted” to caffeine is considered perfectly normal, but what effect does chronic caffeine consumption—particularly via soft drinks—have on young people? (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2009 12:46 - 2 Comments
Adding pharmacists into the care formula
U. BUFFALO (US)—When pharmacists directly participate in diabetic care, patient outcomes improve and treatment costs are reduced, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2009 11:18 - 0 Comments
Protein key to blood pressure sensors
U. IOWA (US)—A protein channel helps nerve sensors in blood vessels keep blood pressure in check, new research shows. Without the protein channel, known as ASIC2, the sensors are unable to send the brain the signals it needs to properly control blood pressure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2009 16:35 - 0 Comments
Mature brain recycles embryonic circuit maker
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Neuroscientists have discovered that an older mammal’s brain shrewdly revisits and reuses molecular cues from prenatal development to control the complex design of its circuits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2009 11:19 - 1 Comment
Irregular arm swing may point to Parkinson’s
PENN STATE (US)—Too often, by the time Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed, irreparable damage is already done. New research by a team of neurologists finds that gait, or the manner in which people walk—including irregular arm swings—may be a very early marker for the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 24, 2009 11:42 - 3 Comments
Brain benefit for seniors who volunteer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Older adults who tutored children or took part in some other form of volunteer service were able to delay or even reverse declining brain function, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine, Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2009 16:20 - 2 Comments
Encyclopedia of microbe genomes: Chapter 1
UC DAVIS (US)—Genome scientists from the United States and Germany have assembled the first pages of a comprehensive encyclopedia of genomes of all the microbes on Earth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2009 15:41 - 0 Comments
Turning up the noise for better mammograms
SYRACUSE (US)—Researchers have found that an obscure phenomenon called stochastic resonance (SR) can improve the clarity of signals in systems such as radar, sonar, and even radiography used in medical clinics to detect signs of breast cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2009 13:29 - 2 Comments
Soy peptide fights inflammation, leukemia
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation that accompanies such chronic health conditions as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2009 12:48 - 4 Comments
Cancer drug taps green tea extract
EMORY (US)—By combining an established cancer drug with green tea extract, researchers hope to determine if the combination is helpful in reducing head and neck cancer risk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 17:28 - 6 Comments
Gene linked to both cleft lip, palate
U. IOWA (US)—An international research team has identified a gene that plays a major role in cleft lip and cleft palate. The findings could improve genetic counseling and potentially lead to improved treatment for the birth defect. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 16:28 - 3 Comments
Potential MD treatment from tarantulas
U. BUFFALO (US)—A protein in tarantula venom shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 12:41 - 1 Comment
A little to the left … ahhhhhhhhhh!
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that’s equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins University have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch. (more…)
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