Archive: 06/13/2012
Study finds socioeconomic status linked to weight gain and risk of obesity in African-American women
Socioeconomic status across one's lifetime is related to weight gain and risk of obesity in African American women, according to a new study led by researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. These ...
Health
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Sending sexually explicit photos by cell phone -- more common among teens than you might think
A significant number of teenagers are sending and receiving sexually explicit cell phone photos, often with little, if any, awareness of the possible psychological, interpersonal, and sometimes legal consequences of doing ...
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Scientists show lack of single protein results in persistent viral infection
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown a single protein can make the difference between an infection clearing out of the body or persisting for life. The results also show where the defects occur in the ...
Medical research
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Timing, duration of biochemical bugle call critical for fighting viruses
Researchers have identified the primary player of the biochemical bugle call that musters the body's defenders against viral infection.
Medical research
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Videogamers no better at talking while driving
No matter how much time you've spent training your brain to multitask by playing "Call of Duty," you're probably no better at talking on the phone while driving than anybody else.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Clinical trial of human hookworm vaccine begins at Children's National Medical Center
Today, the Sabin Vaccine Institute, in partnership with the George Washington University and the Children's National Medical Center, began vaccinating participants for a Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel human hookworm vaccine. ...
Medications
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Researchers identify new group of proteins in the brains of Alzheimer's patients
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel group of proteins that accumulate in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. These findings, which appear online in the Journal of ...
Neuroscience
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Study finds Massachusetts health reform leads to increased inpatient surgical procedures
Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM, BUSPH), along with the VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, have found inpatient medical procedures increased more among non-elderly, ...
Health
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Hysterectomy may lead to arterial stiffening in postmenopausal women
Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado ...
Medical research
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Top cardiac electrophysiology congresses join forces
Nice, 13 June 2012: Europe's leading congresses in cardiac electrophysiology have agreed to hold a joint annual Congress during 2014-2017. The official agreement was signed by ESC-EHRA and CARDIOSTIM-REED on 13 June, during ...
Cardiology
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Researchers design new substances that might help fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above.
Medical research
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Is it constitutional for states to regulate pharmaceutical gifts and meals to doctors?
We've all seen them in the waiting room of the doctor's office—pens, notepads, magnets, and clipboards adorned with the logos of brand-name drugs. These freebies may seem inconsequential, but a large and compelling body ...
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Psychoeducational intervention changes patient attitudes on clinical trials participation
Seeking ways to change cancer patients' perceptions and negative attitudes towards clinical trials participation, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center conducted a study offering two different kinds of intervention to two ...
Cancer
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Early learning about spatial relationships boosts understanding of numbers
Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line and solving math problems, research at the University of Chicago ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Study shows people with Type 2 diabetes require ongoing and sustained clinical support
Research led by the University of Leicester concludes that people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes need ongoing advice from GPs sustained over a number of years rather than a one-off session when they are first diagnosed.
Diabetes
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