Eating organic food significantly lowers pesticide exposure
Eating an organic diet for a week can cause pesticide levels to drop by almost 90% in adults, research from RMIT University has found.
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Archive: 30/04/2014
Using memories to motivate behavior
We all know that thinking about exercise isn't the same as doing it. But researchers from the University of New Hampshire have confirmed what may be the next best thing: just thinking about a past exercise experience can ...
Apr 30, 2014
Probe-hit GlaxoSmithKline announces profits slump
GlaxoSmithKline, the British drugs giant facing a series of probes into alleged staff corruption, announced sliding profits on Wednesday, one week after unveiling a group makeover.
Apr 30, 2014
CT in the operating room allows more precise removal of small lung cancers
A new technique that brings CT imaging into the operating room will allow surgeons to precisely demarcate and remove small sub-centimeter lung nodules, leaving as much healthy tissue as possible, according to Raphael Bueno, ...
Apr 30, 2014
Greater surgeon experience increases likelihood of mitral valve repair vs. replacement
A new study presenting data from 17 cardiac surgical centers in Virginia, representing 100 surgeons and 99% of cardiac operations performed in the state, demonstrates that, even today, significant variations – among surgeons ...
Apr 30, 2014
SDSC resources, expertise used in genomic analysis of 115 year-old woman
A team of researchers investigating the genome of a healthy supercentenarian since 2011 has found many somatic mutations – permanent changes in cells other than reproductive ones – that arose during the woman's lifetime. ...
Apr 30, 2014
Deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder releases dopamine in the brain
Some have characterized dopamine as the elixir of pleasure because so many rewarding stimuli - food, drugs, sex, exercise - trigger its release in the brain. However, more than a decade of research indicates that when drug ...
Apr 30, 2014
Prematurity linked to altered lung function during exercise, high blood pressure in adults
Advances in medicine have greatly contributed to the survival of extremely preterm infants in the US. However, the picture of long-term health effects related to prematurity is still unclear. Researchers at the University ...
Apr 30, 2014
