Archive: 02/17/2012
Mapping proteins key to human health and immune system
Proteins, the building block for all living organisms, are the ultimate transformers – able to splice and switch roles and functions within the human body. But when these changes go wrong, diseases such as cancers and ...
Medical research
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Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation and cancer: new data
Researchers from the Nutritional Epidemiology Joint Research Unit have just published a study showing that, in men with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies, supplementation with B vitamins and omega-3 polyunsaturated ...
Health
Feb 17, 2012 |
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The balancing act between protection and inflammation in MS
Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism that could help explain how multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases can be exacerbated by the onset of an infection.
Immunology
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Dash to help - new app to improve stroke treatment
The Newcastle team who helped develop the FAST system to identify a stroke are now piloting an app to ensure the best treatment for stroke patients.
Health
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Psychiatry debates whether the pain of loss is really depression
The pain of losing a loved one can be a searing, gut-wrenching hurt and a long-lasting blow to a person's mood, concentration and ability to function. But is grief the same as depression?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Griffith's 3-D microscopy a research breakthrough
The understanding of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's is set to take a step forward following groundbreaking technology at which will enable cell analysis using automated 3D microscopy.
Medical research
Feb 17, 2012 |
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J&J consumer health segment recalls infant Tylenol
Johnson & Johnson is recalling all infant Tylenol on the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with newly designed bottles - just introduced three months ago - that the company had touted as a ...
Medications
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Brain study hopes to help boxers deal with safety issues
Some days are better than others for Leon Spinks. At 58, he has dementia, difficulty maintaining balance and short-term memory impairment, says wife Brenda.
Health
Feb 17, 2012 |
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War and peace require different leaders
"I'm a war president." George W. Bush said it more than once. But is there an actual distinction between war and peace leaders?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Few depressed college students receive adequate care
Less than one in four college students with symptoms of serious depression receives adequate treatment. Current health care services on campus might not be sufficient for delivering good quality mental health ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Chess masters help researchers understand how we see the world
(Medical Xpress) -- Just as expert chess players scrutinize a board to calculate their next moves, UT Dallas cognitive neuroscientists are studying the way these players’ brains work to better understand ...
Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Vitamin C may enhance radiation therapy for aggressive brain tumors
Recent research by the University of Otago, Wellington has shown that giving brain cancer cells high dose vitamin C makes them much more susceptible to radiation therapy.
Cancer
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Use multiple measurements to track weight loss
Six weeks into 2012, those who made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or get into better shape have either started to see some progress, or for others, fallen off track.
Health
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Quitting smoking results in minimal weight gain
The declining rate of smoking is unlikely to be a major contributor to the recent increases in the incidence of obesity. While quitting smoking might cause some people to gain weight, the amount gained will ...
Addiction
Feb 17, 2012 |
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UCSD uses heat energy to fix odd heart beat
(Medical Xpress) -- UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is now offering patients with atrial fibrillation the breakthrough benefits of heat energy, or radio frequency waves, to irreversibly alter heart ...
Cardiology
Feb 17, 2012 |
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