Archive: 06/22/2012
Flu research should proceed with caution, experts urge
(Medical Xpress) -- The journal Science is today publishing a paper revealing that highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza, also known as bird flu, can pass from one ferret to another through the air. Publicatio ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Researchers review muscular dystrophy therapies
Leading muscular dystrophy researcher Dean Burkin, of the University of Nevada School of Medicine summarizes the impact of a new protein therapeutic, MG53, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...
Medical research
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Balancing connections for proper brain function
Neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy involve an imbalance between two types of synapses in the brain: excitatory synapses that release the neurotransmitter glutamate, and ...
Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Mental health care disparities persist for black and latino children
Disparities in the use of mental health services, including outpatient care and psychotropic drug prescriptions, persist for black and Latino children, reports a new study in Health Services Research.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Beat the heat: Exercise safety on hot summer days
(Medical Xpress) -- It’s already been one of the warmest years in decades and the 90-plus degree temperatures just keep coming. It’s always important to be conscious of weather conditions when you exercise, but ...
Health
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Developing 'Mental toughness' can help footballers cope with high pressure penalty shoot outs
(Medical Xpress) -- Penalty shoot-outs are possibly the most stressful situations that footballers have to contend with. They need to be able to focus on the task and block out noise and other distractions coming from the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome ups risk of type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a prospective long-term study published online June 14 in Diabetes.
Diabetes
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Medicine agency: Roche did not report side effects
(AP) — The European Medicines Agency is investigating "deficiencies" in the way drug maker Roche reported possible side effects in patients in the U.S., though it said there was no evidence patients are at risk.
Medications
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Longer life for those who follow nutritional guidelines
Those who follow the nutritional guidelines issued by Sweden's National Food Agency live longer. This is shown by a new study of the diets of 17 000 Swedish men and women over a long period of time. The greatest effect ...
Health
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Remembering to forget
(Medical Xpress) -- New research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at the University of St Andrews reveals that individuals ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Finding sounds in an audible haystack
Listening to a single voice in a crowded cocktail party sometimes seems like picking a needle out of a haystack, but new research shows that people may be better at this than expected.
Medical research
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Fast response time and microsurgery save boy's facial expression
Two-year-old Jax Cannon is giving his dad high-fives.
Surgery
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Human antibody for dengue virus isolated
(Phys.org) -- A group of scientists in Singapore and the UK have isolated a human antibody capable of effectively neutralizing the mosquito-borne dengue virus. Dengue fever is currently incurable and infects ...
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Jun 22, 2012 |
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Researchers report high suicide rates among young Indians
Young people in India, the engine of its rapidly expanding economy, are committing suicide at a much higher rate than in the West, researchers said Friday, calling for urgent intervention.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2012 |
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