Archive: 04/27/2011
Indigenous cases of leprosy found in the United States
Using advanced DNA analysis and extensive field work, an international research team has confirmed the link between leprosy infection in Americans and direct contact with armadillos. In a joint collaboration ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Online social network members donate personal data for public health research
Using a combination of Facebook-like tools and personally controlled health records, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have engaged members of an online diabetes social network as participants in public health surveillance. ...
Other
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18 novel subtype-dependent genetic variants for autism spectrum disorders revealed
By dividing individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) into four subtypes according to similarity of symptoms and reanalyzing existing genome-wide genetic data on these individuals vs. controls, researchers at the George ...
Genetics
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The doctor will see all of you now? Group doctor visits may be feasible for Parkinson's disease
Group appointments where doctors see several people for a longer time may be feasible for Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published in the April 27, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Psychologists ask how well -- or badly -- we remember together
Several years ago, Suparna Rajaram noticed a strange sort of contagion in a couple she was close to. One partner acquired dementia -- and the other lost the nourishing pleasures of joint reminiscence. "When the other person ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Scientists show how the brain's estimate of Newton's laws affects perceived object stability
The next time you are in Pisa, try looking at its tower from a different perspective. Newton's laws of motion predict that an object will fall when its centre-of-mass lies beyond its base of support. But how does your brain ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Can traumatic memories be erased? Cell biology offers promise
(Medical Xpress) -- Could veterans of war, rape victims and other people who have seen horrific crimes someday have the traumatic memories that haunt them weakened in their brains? In a new study, UCLA life ...
Neuroscience
Apr 27, 2011 |
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NIH researchers create comprehensive collection of approved drugs to identify new therapies
Researchers have begun screening the first definitive collection of thousands of approved drugs for clinical use against rare and neglected diseases. They are hunting for additional uses of the drugs hoping to find off-label ...
Medications
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Serious skin infection rates double in children since 1990
(PhysOrg.com) -- Serious skin infection rates in New Zealand children have increased markedly over the last two decades according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Cancer-fighting cells' potency in melanoma patients extended by new technique
Like brainy bookworms unprepared for the rough and tumble of post-graduation life, white blood cells trained by scientists to attack tumors tend to fade away quickly when injected into cancer patients. Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Cancer
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Bariatric surgery more effective than dieting for glucose control
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, have uncovered a new clue for why bariatric surgery is more effective than dietary remedies alone at controlling ...
Medical research
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ASTRO publishes evidence-based guideline for thoracic radiotherapy
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a guideline for the use of external beam radiation therapy, endobronchial brachytherapy and concurrent chemotherapy to palliate thoracic symptoms caused by ...
Cancer
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Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors
If you've ever lost your keys or stuck the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the refrigerator, you may have been the victim of a tired brain region that was taking a quick nap.
Neuroscience
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Discovery could change the way doctors treat patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases
Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have made an important discovery that provides a new understanding of how our immune system "learns" not to attack our own body, and this could ...
Medical research
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Neurorobotics reveals brain mechanisms of self-consciousness
A new study uses creative engineering to unravel brain mechanisms associated with one of the most fundamental subjective human feelings: self-consciousness. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 28 issue of the ...
Neuroscience
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