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Powerful class of antioxidants may be potent Parkinson's treatment

A new and powerful class of antioxidants could one day be a potent treatment for Parkinson's disease, researchers report.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists learn more about how inhibitory brain cells get excited

Scientists have found an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited.

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Magnetic brain stimulation treats depression independent of sleep effect

While powerful magnetic stimulation of the frontal lobe of the brain can alleviate symptoms of depression, those receiving the treatment did not report effects on sleep or arousal commonly seen with antidepressant medications, ...

Neuroscience created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-fiber diet puts adolescents at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Adolescents who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood, both major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report.

Health created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Strong communication between brain and muscle requires both having the protein LRP4

Communication between the brain and muscle must be strong for us to eat, breathe or walk. Now scientists have found that a protein known to be on the surface of muscle cells must be present in both tissues ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Virtual patient may help future doctors prevent suicide

A virtual patient named Denise may help future physicians feel more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Longer exercise provides added benefit to children's health

Twenty minutes of daily, vigorous physical activity over just three months can reduce a child's risk of diabetes as well as his total body fat - including dangerous, deep abdominal fat – but 40 minutes ...

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity is major contributor to heart disease, impediment to diagnosis and treatment

Obesity is a major contributor to heart disease that substantially hinders the disease's proper diagnosis and treatment, says a cardiologist researching the impact of obesity and weight loss on the heart.

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LifeSkills training helps teens manage anger, lower blood pressure

A 10-week program that fits easily into the high school curriculum could give students a lifetime of less anger and lower blood pressure, researchers report.

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress prompts some to retain as much salt as eating fries

When stressed, about 30 percent of blacks hold onto too much sodium, the equivalent of eating a small order of fast food French fries or a small bag of potato chips, researchers say.

Cardiology created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eliminating useless information important to learning, making new memories

As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information – rather than take in the new stuff - that makes it harder to learn, scientists report.

Neuroscience created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study explores whether sleeping pills reduce insomniac's suicidal thoughts

Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells

Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could help kill cancer cells.

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinical trial looks to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

Researchers at Georgia Regents University Cancer Center are investigating a new avenue of treatment to help boost poor pancreatic cancer survival rates.

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting inflammation to prevent, treat cancers

Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center have identified a gene that disrupts the inflammatory process implicated in liver cancer.

Cancer created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast