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Time pressure enhances thrill of auctions, Internet auctions use this effect

Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or during auctions, bidders ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No need for routine repeated CT scans after mild head trauma, reports neurosurgery

When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition, according to a report in the January ...

Surgery created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France at odds with European medicines agency over Pill (Update)

France insisted Friday on restricting the prescription of newer-generation birth control pills even as Europe's medicines watchdog declared there was no evidence to back a health warning.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Universal' personality traits don't necessarily apply to isolated indigenous people

Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian society.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums

A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease—Porphyromonas gingivalis—manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would ot ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disinfection caps cut CLABSI cases in half

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Interferon-free therapies for hep C virus look promising

(HealthDay)—For untreated patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), treatment with an oral nucleotide inhibitor of HCV polymerase, sofosbuvir, plus ribavirin seems effective for genotypes 1, 2, and 3; and ...

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Restrictive transfusion strategy safe for acute GI bleeding

(HealthDay)—For patients with severe acute gastrointestinal bleeding, a restrictive transfusion approach is safe and effective compared with a liberal approach, according to a study published in the Jan. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fulyzaq approved for ART-related diarrhea in HIV/AIDS

(HealthDay)—The first medication to treat diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS who take antiretroviral drugs has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles

Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified ...

Cardiology created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study finds key mechanism in calcium regulation

All living cells keep their cellular calcium concentration at a very low level. Since a small increase in calcium can affect many critical cellular functions (an elevated calcium concentration over an extended period can ...

Neuroscience created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages.

Medical research created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers zero in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause

The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause. That is the conclusion of ...

Other created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists say vaccine temporarily brakes HIV

A team of Spanish researchers say they have developed a therapeutic vaccine that can temporarily brake growth of the HIV virus in infected patients.

HIV & AIDS created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Organ transplant scandal prompts calls for German reforms

The head of the German doctors' lobby and politicians called Thursday for swift action to root out corruption following a scandal over preferential treatment for organ transplants.

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