Archive: 05/01/2012
Scientists identify important mechanism that affects the aging process
Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a key mechanism of action for the TOR (target of rapamycin) protein kinase, a critical regulator of cell growth which plays a major role in illness and aging. This finding ...
Medical research
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UC Santa Cruz builds national data center for cancer genome research
The emerging field of "personalized" or "precision" medicine holds great promise in the fight against cancer. If scientists can identify the genetic changes that drive each patient's cancer cells, they can use that information ...
Cancer
May 01, 2012 |
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Computer use and exercise combo may reduce the odds of having memory loss
You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too.
Neuroscience
May 01, 2012 |
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Garlic compound fights source of food-borne illness better than antibiotics
Researchers at Washington State University have found that a compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illnes ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 01, 2012 |
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Studies may offer clarity on mammograms
After several years of upheaval over the best way to conduct breast cancer screening, researchers are working to find clarity over when women should begin getting mammograms, how often, and at what cost. A pair of new studies ...
Cancer
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Employees rewarded, penalized to improve health
Walk for an hour a day, get $200 from your employer. Go for an annual checkup, get a $10 gift card. Indulge in tobacco, pay an extra $20 a month for health insurance.
Health
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Researchers identify genetic systems disrupted in autistic brain
Autism has a strong genetic basis, but so far efforts to identify the responsible genes have had mixed results. The reason for this is that autism is influenced by many different genes, and different genes are involved in ...
Genetics
May 01, 2012 |
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Medicare penalty appears to drive hospital infection prevention efforts
The 2008 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cease additional reimbursement to hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has led to enhanced focus on infection prevention ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Wee small hours of the morning explained at last
Scientists have pinpointed a protein that helps explain why the elderly frequently have to get up in the night to urinate, a problem that can badly interfere with sleep.
Health
May 01, 2012 |
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Study finds hand surgeons scarce for emergency surgery
Wrist, hand and finger trauma are the most common injuries presenting to emergency departments nationwide, yet only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have a hand specialist on call 24/7 to treat these patients, according to ...
Surgery
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Majority of states fail to address youth exposure to alcohol marketing
Reducing youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing is a missed opportunity for states to improve public health, according to a new review of state alcohol advertising laws from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and ...
Health
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Risks of mixing drugs and herbal supplements: What doctors and patients need to know
Herbal, dietary, and energy or nutritional supplements may offer specific health benefits, but they can also have harmful and even life-threatening effects when combined with commonly used medications. Clinicians ...
Health
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Abnormal levels of uric acid in teens linked to high blood pressure
Teens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure, according to results of research from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Health
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Sports and energy drinks responsible for irreversible damage to teeth
A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks ...
Health
May 01, 2012 |
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Barrow researchers unravel illusion
Barrow Neurological Institute researchers Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen Macknik, and Susana Martinez-Conde share the recent cover of the Journal of Neuroscience in a compelling study into why illusions trick our brains. Barrow ...
Neuroscience
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