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Study shows men better at reading emotions in other men than in women

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at LWL-University Hospital in Bochum, Germany have found that male volunteers looking at photographs of human eyes were better at guessing the "mood" of the person in the picture, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

New findings on the brain's immune cells during Alzheimer's disease progression

The plaque deposits in the brain of Alzheimer's patients are surrounded by the brain's own immune cells, the microglia. This was already recognized by Alois Alzheimer more than one hundred years ago. But ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gauging brain cancer survival time may get easier, study says

(HealthDay)—Life expectancy of people with aggressive brain cancer may be easier to determine with a new method under development at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers say.

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Scientists use nature against nature to develop an antibiotic with reduced resistance

A new broad range antibiotic, developed jointly by scientists at The Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals, has been found to kill a wide range of bacteria, including drug-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) bacter ...

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People buy more soda when offered packs of smaller sizes than if buying single large drink

People buy larger amounts of soda when purchasing packs of smaller drinks than when offered single servings of different sized drinks, according to research published April 10 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Brent ...

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Effect of medication is affected by copies of genetic information

The results may help to explain why certain medications have strong side effects on sperm and eggs, and why certain organisms remain unaffected by environmental changes. This is shown by studies that researchers from the ...

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People who participate in sports have better attention span than those in poor physical health, study finds

New scientific evidence seems to confirm the famous Roman saying "Mens sana in corpore sano". Researchers from the University of Granada have demonstrated that people who normally practice sport have a better ...

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Misuse of drug patenting could cost the health system billions

(Medical Xpress)—Companies may be misusing the drug patenting system in order to gain control over high-cost drugs in Australia, research from the Melbourne Law School has found.

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Co-infections not associated with worse outcomes during H1N1 pandemic

A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two-drug combo more effective in treating sarcomas, study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors. They report ...

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Researchers find there is no single sexy chin

A new Dartmouth College global study finds significant geographic differences in chin shapes.

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Currently approved drugs found effective in laboratory mice against bioterror threats

In the most extensive screen of its kind, Texas Biomed scientists in San Antonio have demonstrated the feasibility of repurposing already-approved drugs for use against highly pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The pathogens ...

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Mind over matter? Study reveals for the first time that core body temperature can be controlled by the brain

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences showed, for the first time, that it is ...

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Highly lethal Ebola virus has diagnostic Achilles' heel for biothreat detection, scientists say

By screening a library of a billion llama antibodies on live Ebola viruses in the Texas Biomedical Research Institute's highest biocontainment laboratory, scientists in San Antonio have identified a potential weakness in ...

Medical research created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Huge disparities in hypertension seen across US counties

One in five Americans are completely unaware that they are at risk for the second leading cause of premature death: high blood pressure. In the first ever analysis of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension for ...

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