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What to know about the new bird flu virus
Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared that the emerging H7N9 bird flu "poses a significant potential for a public health emergency." The virus, a relative of other bird flus we've seen previously ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2013 |
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The future of Plan B
The Obama administration and federal courts are wrangling over changes to the regulations governing access to emergency contraceptives. The administration supports new rules that would allow girls as young ...
Medications
May 14, 2013 |
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A call for an evolved understanding of emotion
(Medical Xpress) -- Many scientists believe that all people experience and express the same biologically “basic” emotions — an idea they have attributed to evolutionist Charles Darwin and one ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Ankle rehab, re-engineered
Ten months ago, Paul Douçot began contemplating his transition from undergraduate mechanical engineering studies to a graduate program in physical therapy. "I didn't want to abandon my engineering background," ...
Other
Apr 18, 2013 |
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A proposed link between aging, autism, and oxidation
Like any factory, the body burns oxygen to get energy for its various needs. As a result, detrimental byproducts are released and our cells try to clean up shop with antioxidants. But as we age, this process ...
Medical research
Mar 04, 2013 |
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3Qs: What to know about this year's flu season
Health officials say this year's flu outbreak is the worst in a decade, and Boston on Wednesday declared a public health emergency as the flu epidemic worsened. Forty-one states are currently ...
Health
Jan 14, 2013 |
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The brakes of inflammation
In the last few decades, scientists have come to attribute an immunological explanation to many cancers. It is now thought that tumors rise up routinely in the body but that a healthy immune ...
Immunology
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Choosing the best breast cancer treatment option
According to published reports from the Institute of Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine, roughly one-third of early-stage breast cancer patients undergo mastectomy even though breast conservation surgery with r ...
Cancer
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Can meditation make you a more compassionate person?
Scientists have mostly focused on the benefits of meditation for the brain and the body, but a recent study by Northeastern University's David DeSteno, published in Psychological Science, takes a look at what impacts medita ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2013 |
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3Qs: It's all in the mind
The American Psychological Association recently released a study reporting that one in five Americans is extremely stressed. We asked Erin Sharaf, a clinical instructor in the Bouvé College of Health ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Aging studies suggest older people are happier
(Medical Xpress) -- We get wrinkles. Our hair turns gray, or we lose it altogether. Our job prospects diminish and our chances of incurring disease increase. Researchers across the globe focus their efforts ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Study unveils clue to the origin of dyslexia
Because dyslexia affects so many people around the world, countless studies have attempted to pinpoint the source of the learning disorder.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2012 |
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The innate ability to learn language
All human languages contain two levels of structure, said Iris Berent, a psychology professor in Northeastern’s College of Science. One is syntax, or the ordering of words in a sentence. The other is ...
Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Mending the brain with a mechanical glove
Northeastern University student-researchers have created a post-stroke rehabilitation glove designed to increase hand strength through finger extension and improve cognitive ability to complete everyday tasks ...
Medical research
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Fluoxetine increases aggressive behavior, affects brain development among adolescent hamsters
Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents, and to this date, it remains one of only two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) registered for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2012 |
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