McMaster University
A little practice can change the brain in a lasting way: study
A little practice goes a long way, according to researchers at McMaster University, who have found the effects of practice on the brain have remarkable staying power.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Tiny worms head into the breach as team searches for Parkinson's treatment
McMaster researchers from three disciplines are deploying thousands of tiny worms and a homegrown invention to test drugs in a collaborative bid to defeat Parkinson's Disease.
Genetics
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Urinary incontinence doubles risk of postpartum depression
Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a new study led by Wendy Sword, a professor in McMaster University's ...
Health
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Sexually transmitted co-infections increase HIV risk: study
(Medical Xpress) -- Bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections can exacerbate HIV replication in co- infected individuals, a team of Canadian researchers led by Charu Kaushic, associate professor of pathology and ...
HIV & AIDS
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Routine screening for autism not needed: researchers
Proposals recommending routine screening of all children for autism gets a thumbs down from researchers at McMaster University.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Developing treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
She's a biologist investigating microbial genomics. He studies protein structures using electron microscopy. Put them together and their research opens doors.
Medical research
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Breast cancer surgery patients benefit from adding radiation therapy
Additional radiation treatment improves disease free survival lessening the chance of cancer recurring in women with early breast cancer who have had breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy), interim results of a new study ...
Cancer
Jun 04, 2011 |
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That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head
For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidence that bacteria residing in the gut influence brain chemistry and behaviour.
Medical research
May 17, 2011 |
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Practice, not loss of sight, improves sense of touch in the blind: study
New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips?
Neuroscience
May 11, 2011 |
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Scientists find protein's bad guy role in prostate cancer
It's a disease affecting those closest to us – our fathers, brothers and sons.
Cancer
May 10, 2011 |
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Combination therapy provides hope for cure of dangerous infections of cystic fibrosis patients
An over-the-counter drug used to treat diarrhea combined with minocycline, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, could one day change the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis.
Medical research
Apr 24, 2011 |
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Drug may help sickest patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients in critical care have a larger risk for dangerous blood clots because they are immobile and usually have heart or breathing problems. However, an international study by McMaster University researchers ...
Medications
Apr 15, 2011 |
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A world without antibiotics?
Imagine a world without antibiotics. Common infections are life threatening. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections and venereal diseases are incurable. Cancer chemotherapies do not exist. The life expectancy for Canadian men ...
Medications
Apr 07, 2011 |
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