Archive: 02/13/2013
Cellular renewal process may underlie benefits of omega fatty acids
A search for genes that change their levels of expression in response to nutrient deprivation has uncovered potential clues to the mechanism underlying the health benefits of omega fatty acids. In the Feb. 15 issue of Genes & ...
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Preventing obesity transmission during pregnancy
A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased ...
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Rewiring the serotonin system
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Houston has found a new way to influence the vital serotonin signaling system—possibly leading to more ...
Neuroscience
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Recent marijuana use in HIV-infected Russians associated with increased sex and drug risk behaviors
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University's School of Medicine (BUSM) and School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that in Russian HIV-infected risky drinkers, marijuana use is associated with other ...
HIV & AIDS
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Report calls for better U.S. efforts to fight counterfeit drugs
(HealthDay)—Aiming to reduce the global threat of counterfeit drugs, a new Institute of Medicine report also recommends changes in the United States that include a mandatory drug-tracking system and tighter ...
Medications
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In veterans with RA, PTSD worsens disease activity
(HealthDay)—For U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and tender joint counts, according to ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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Diabetes practice patterns, knowledge gaps identified
(HealthDay)—Practice patterns and knowledge gaps vary for health care providers (HCPs) who manage patients with type 2 diabetes, although most patients receive evidence-based care, according to research published in the ...
Diabetes
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Health insurance exchanges are top priority on U.S. agenda
(HealthDay)—The public's health care agenda places creation of a health insurance exchange or marketplace as a top priority, according to a report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Norway recalls processed food in horsemeat scare
(AP)—Officials in Oslo say that processed food products have been recalled from stores in Norway after warnings from the European Union that they may contain horsemeat.
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Facial structure may predict endorsement of racial prejudice
The structure of a man's face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Protein central to cancer stem cell formation provides new potential target
Researchers have identified a pivotal protein in a cellular transformation that makes a cancer cell more resistant to treatment and more capable of growing and spreading, making it an inviting new target for drug development.
Cancer
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EU ministers tackle horsemeat scandal at crisis talks
EU ministers called in Europe's law enforcement agency Wednesday to help tackle a spreading crisis over mislabelled frozen meals containing horsemeat and promised a crash DNA food testing in an effort to restore consumer ...
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Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients
About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published ...
Cancer
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Scientists discover how animals taste, and avoid, high salt concentrations
Researchers have discovered how the tongue detects high concentrations of salt, the first step in a salt-avoiding behavior common to most mammals. The findings could serve as a springboard for the development of taste modulators ...
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Happily married couples consider themselves healthier, expert says
Research shows that married people have better mental and physical health than their unmarried peers and are less likely to develop chronic conditions than their widowed or divorced counterparts. A University of Missouri ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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