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Sugar boosts self-control, study says

(Medical Xpress)—To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth rinse with g ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Discovery sheds light on Alzheimer's mystery

(Medical Xpress)—In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for him, he saw amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles inside the brain. Several decades later, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New vaccine attacks breast cancer in mice

Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors in a mouse model that mimics 90 percent of human breast and pancreatic cancer ...

Cancer created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Team develops new method for producing precursor of neurons, bone, other important tissues from stem cells

In principle, stem cells offer scientists the opportunity to create specific cell types—such as nerve or heart cells—to replace tissues damaged by age or disease. In reality, coaxing stem cells to become the desired ...

Medical research created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference

Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

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Researchers develop universal flu vaccine: New technology could become available to consumers within a decade

(Medical Xpress)—Flu is unpredictable. Influenza viruses are constantly changing—from one season to the next or even within the course of a flu season—making vaccine development difficult.

Medical research created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify brain pathway triggering impulsive eating

New research from the University of Georgia has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new vaccine to protect humans and animals from the rabies virus. Developers hope the new treatment will ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One-third of dating teens report violence in their relationships

(Medical Xpress)—Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fighting sleep: Discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping sickness

While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is in reality a potentially fatal parasitic infection that has ravaged populations in sub-Saharan Africa ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Patient expectations of acute bronchitis not consistent with the best evidence

New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the illness. This mismatch may ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work feverishly ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity

(Medical Xpress)—On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some areas, these ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers new targets for stroke treatments

New research from the University of Georgia identifies the mechanisms responsible for regenerating blood vessels in the brain.

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists test new toxicant detection tool, links to abnormal fetal development

For more than 40 years, Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, was used in everything from plastic baby bottles and the lining of metal food containers to dental sealants. When scientists began seeing a connection between ...

Health created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast