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 14, 2012 15:54 - 5 Comments

Menopause ‘brain fog’ is real, study confirms

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, not imagined. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 13:42 - 1 Comment

Early surgery controls epilepsy’s seizures

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who have surgery early in the course of their disease remain seizure free two years later, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2012 14:39 - 2 Comments

Wasp wings carry clues to species’ growth

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The gene regulation that determines the size of wasp wings may offers clues to how species differ in size and shape. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2012 15:32 - 0 Comments

Cells coax damaged nerves to reconnect

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Researchers have taken a step toward repairing nerves more effectively in patients who have been involved in car accidents or suffered severe injuries. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2012 12:51 - 1 Comment

Starved by protein, HIV can’t replicate

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells can be protected from the most virulent form of HIV by a protein that starves the virus of materials it needs to replicate. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2012 12:57 - 0 Comments

After first baby, weight won’t lower preterm risk

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Changes in weight or diet will not decrease a woman’s risk of having a preterm baby if she has already had one, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 18:03 - 1 Comment

Weekend delivery safe for high-risk babies

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Weekday delivery is no safer for babies born with a birth defect than weekend or evening deliveries, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Feb 6, 2012 11:32 - 4 Comments

Online dating dumps the stigma

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Online dating has become the second-most-common way for couples to meet, behind only meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of the industry. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:19 - 2 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…)

Odd eclipse reveals ‘Saturn on steroids’

U. ROCHESTER (US) — A team of astrophysicists has discovered a Saturn-like ring system in the constellation Centaurus. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 27, 2011 12:31 - 2 Comments

Myths and truths: Pregnancy, weight, and risks

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Despite excessive caloric intake, many obese women are actually deficient in vitamins vital to a healthy pregnancy. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:01 - 0 Comments

Routine hits may injure teen athlete’s brain

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury after routine hits to the head during normal play. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2011 11:07 - 3 Comments

Method weeds out best stem cells for MS

U. BUFFALO/ U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered a precise way to isolate the specific stem cells needed to treat multiple sclerosis and a variety of childhood diseases caused by the brain’s inability to make myelin. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 13, 2011 11:19 - 1 Comment

Inflammation overload may harm heart

UC DAVIS (US) — New research about inflammation’s role in heart disease underscores the need to consider a broader range of immune-system factors to find accurate biomarkers, especially in relation to age. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2011 11:24 - 0 Comments

Lower income raises heart disease risk

UC DAVIS (US) — People with less education and lower incomes are much more likely to develop heart disease than those who are wealthier or better educated, according to a recent study. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 1, 2011 11:37 - 1 Comment

Hubble movies show galactic traffic jams

RICE (US) — Movies made using images collected by Hubble Space Telescope over 14 years are forcing astronomers to rethink the late stages of star birth. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 12:34 - 3 Comments

Hawk or dove? How kids react to stress

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Whether a child confronts new situations in a cautious and submissive way or a bold and assertive one is linked to a hormonal response to stress. (more…)

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