Archive: 11/22/2011
Awareness biases information processing
How does awareness influence information processing during decision making in the human brain? A new study led by Floris de Lange of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Nijmegen, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Stigma among HIV-positive women complex and overlapping
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Mona Loutfy of the University of Toronto, Canada and colleagues report their study examining experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada.
HIV & AIDS
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Zinc supplementation does not protect young African children against malaria
A study led by Hans Verhoef, a researcher at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and published in this week's PLoS Medicine shows that supplementing young Tanzan ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Researchers identify molecular mechanism that regulates wakefulness, sleep
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified an intracellular signaling enzyme that regulates the wake-sleep cycle, which could help lead to the development of more effective ...
Sleep apnea
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Why has synesthesia survived evolution?
In the 19th century, Francis Galton noted that certain people who were otherwise normal "saw" every number or letter tinged with a particular color, even though it was written in black ink. For the past two decades researchers ...
Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Psychopaths' brains show differences in structure and function
Images of prisoners' brains show important differences between those who are diagnosed as psychopaths and those who aren't, according to a new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Surprising pathway implicated in stuttering
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have obtained new evidence that at least some persistent stuttering is caused by mutations in a gene governing not speech, but a metabolic pathway involved ...
Genetics
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Surgery improves endocarditis-induced heart failure survival rates
Surgery significantly improves short- and long-term outcomes in patients with heart failure caused by a bacterial infection known as endocarditis, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Cardiology
Nov 22, 2011 |
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New study calls sodium intake guidelines into question
For years doctors have warned that too much salt is bad for your heart. Now a new McMaster University study suggests that both high and low levels of salt intake may put people with heart disease or diabetes at increased ...
Health
Nov 22, 2011 |
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BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study
People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Health
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Giving thanks helps your psychological outlook
(AP) -- Count your blessings this Thanksgiving. It's good for you.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Merck will pay $950M to settle Vioxx investigation
(AP) -- The Department of Justice said Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx.
Medications
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Dendritic cells protect against acute pancreatitis
NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered the novel protective role dendritic cells play in the pancreas. The new study, published in the November issue of journal Gastroenterology, shows dendritic cells can sa ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Anorexia nervosa study finds inner conflicts over the 'real' self that have treatment implications
"It feels like there's two of you inside – like there's another half of you, which is my anorexia, and then there's the real K, the real me, the logic part of me, and it's a constant battle between the two." - 36 ye ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Physical activity impacts overall quality of sleep
People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes.
Health
Nov 22, 2011 |
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