Posts Tagged ‘University of Southern California’

Fee hike makes kids’ insurance a challenge

USC (US) — Analysis shows that a public program’s higher premiums cost 20 percent of enrolled children their health insurance coverage. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 16:13 - 0 Comments

Fasting slows spread of cancer

USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:02 - 2 Comments

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 - Jan 25, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments

Pan-fried fish may raise cancer risk

USC (US) — The type of fish and how it is cooked may affect whether the fish offers protection against—or raises the risk for—developing prostate cancer, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2012 14:25 - 0 Comments

Hormone signals connect obesity, cancer

USC (US) — A new study finds that a hormone signaling process is a key link between obesity and the development of cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2011 13:38 - 0 Comments

Open ‘back door’: How to reprogram cells

USC (US) — Proteins that can reprogram switched-off genes offer new clues to how cells can be reprogrammed, from skin, for example, to muscle or vice versa. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2011 13:28 - 1 Comment

How estrogen turns on genes in breast cancer

USC (US) — New research has determined the key process by which estrogen, the female sex hormone, activates genes in breast cancer cells, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for the disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2011 7:15 - 0 Comments

Black teens likely to drink if friends do

USC (US) — Black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates, new research shows. (more…)

Codebreakers decipher 300-year-old secret

USC (US) — Scientists have cracked the code of a 300-year-old, 75,000-character manuscript that is handwritten in abstract symbols and Roman letters and fills 105 pages. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2011 10:32 - 1 Comment

Mom’s antibody attack linked to autism

UC DAVIS (US) — Pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce antibodies that may injure the brains of developing fetuses—increasing the risk their children will develop autism. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2011 11:05 - 1 Comment

Calcium raises cancer risk for some men

USC (US) — High calcium intake causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral, according to new research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 11:47 - 0 Comments

Hungry brain craves high-calorie treat

YALE / USC (US) — If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2011 12:26 - 1 Comment

‘Medical home’ kids do better in school

USC (US) — Undocumented children who have access to health insurance perform better in math and in reading and miss fewer days of school due to illness or injury. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2011 11:45 - 0 Comments

Weak synapses may cause lines to blur

USC (US) — Neurons in the primary visual cortex respond selectively to lines and edges of visual images, allowing the brain to distinguish their orientation, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 12:04 - 1 Comment

Cancer, stem cells: Separated at birth?

USC (US) — Protein mutation helps determine the path a healthy cell will take—toward cancer or toward stem-like cells that can be used to treat a variety of diseases. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments

Kids in China get heavy on ‘healthy’ diets

USC (US) — American teens who eat their veggies and get lots of exercise are less likely to be obese. The opposite is true in China, particularly for teen boys from affluent families. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2011 11:47 - 1 Comment

Smile! Smartphone app is tagging you

DUKE (US) — Forget bothering to tag photographs with your friends’ names, what they’re doing, and where they’re doing it. A new cell phone application can do it for you. (more…)