Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2012 14:24 - 0 Comments

Poor moms risk obesity to provide for kids

PENN STATE (US) — Mothers who financially struggle to feed their families tend to put themselves at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments

To find disease, method tracks proteins

U. MELBOURNE/ MONASH (AUS) — A new technique identifies and tracks diseased proteins inside cells and could assist with treatments for brain diseases and cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2012 14:45 - 0 Comments

Hallucinogen plant targets pain receptor

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — The discovery of how the hallucinogen Salvia affects the brain could lead to new avenues for treating drug addiction, chronic pain, and depression. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2012 13:33 - 0 Comments

Cloned cheek cells keep immunity in check

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Cells created in the lab from cheek lining tissue could offer the answer to disorders of the immune system. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2012 11:36 - 1 Comment

Genome confirms blood disease is cancer

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Research confirms that myelodysplastic syndrome is an early form of cancer, and offers clues to earlier treatments. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 14:58 - 0 Comments

Curcumin nudges sluggish protein folding

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A compound in the spice turmeric may be an effective way to prevent protein clumping—the first step in Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 11:53 - 6 Comments

Protein in overdrive links to autism

VANDERBILT (US) — Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder and other “enduring effects on behavior,” researchers report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments

To beat superbug bacteria, look to frog skin

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — In search of ways to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists are looking to synthetic anti-microbial skin secretions from frogs. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 10:44 - 4 Comments

Parents of sick kids distrust ‘Dr. Google’

U. BUFFALO (US) — Parents of children with cancer not only don’t trust online medical sites, but fear them as well, preferring instead to receive information from a trusted source, like a doctor. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 8:56 - 1 Comment

More smokers among those stung by racial bias

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new study finds that people who feel discriminated against because of race or ethnicity are more likely to smoke. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 11:01 - 3 Comments

Once deaf, bird brains can’t keep a tune

DUKE (US) — Portions of a songbird’s brain that control how it sings have been shown to decay within 24 hours of the animal losing its hearing. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 10:20 - 0 Comments

‘Optional’ radiation still used to treat breast cancer

YALE (US) — Older women covered by Medicare continue to undergo radiation for breast cancer treatment, despite a large clinical study that shows it has limited benefits. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 9:20 - 0 Comments

Wedded bliss is good for the heart

EMORY (US) — Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times more likely to survive the next three months than single people who have the same surgery. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 15:24 - 0 Comments

Did depression evolve to fight infection?

EMORY (US) — A new study proposes that the genetic variations that produce depression evolved to help our ancestors fight infection. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 13:28 - 1 Comment

Brain’s quick memories drive our choices

PRINCETON (US) — Researchers have used a virtual reality and brain imaging system to study how the brain forms short-term memories for decision-making. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 12:32 - 1 Comment

Should pregnant women curtail cell phone use?

YALE (US) — Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring in mice and could potentially lead to hyperactivity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 10:49 - 0 Comments

Plastics chemical alters mice reproduction

BROWN (US) — When exposed in utero to very high doses of a common industrial chemical that makes plastics more pliable, mice have shortened reproductive lives and abnormal cell growth in their mammary glands as they age. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 10:18 - 1 Comment

Warmer climate may trouble world’s lungs

UC DAVIS/NYU (US) — Respiratory health experts say global climate change will result in more asthma, allergies, and infectious and cardiovascular diseases. (more…)

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