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Research finds gene that predicts happiness in women
(Medical Xpress)—A new study has found a gene that appears to make women happy, but it doesn't work for men. The finding may help explain why women are often happier than men, the research team said.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Researchers find long-term consequences for those suffering traumatic brain injury
Researchers from the University of South Florida and colleagues at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models, have found that, overtime, TBI ...
Neuroscience
Jan 04, 2013 |
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New study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections
A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii—which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune function—may help solve the mystery of how th ...
Medical research
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Accelerated resolution therapy significantly reduces PTSD symptoms, researchers report
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing have shown that brief treatments with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) substantially reduce symptoms associated ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Sleep apnea in obese pregnancy women linked to poor maternal and neonatal outcomes
The newborns of obese pregnant women suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than those born to obese mothers without the sleep disorder, reports a study published ...
Sleep apnea
Sep 20, 2012 |
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New therapy for heart failure may enhance body's stem cell response at cardiovascular injury site
Cardiovascular disease specialists at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute affiliated with the University of South Florida announced they have enrolled their first ...
Cardiology
Feb 21, 2013 |
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New discovery could lead to powerful new anti-malaria drugs
An international study has discovered a molecule which could form the basis of powerful new anti-malaria drugs. The paper "Quinolone-3-Diarylethers: a new class of drugs for a new era of malaria eradication" has been published ...
Medical research
Mar 20, 2013 |
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GMCSF treatment associated with improved cognition in cancer patients
Growth factors shown to cure Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model and administered to cancer patients as part of their treatment regimen were linked to significant improvements in the patients' cognitive function following ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jun 22, 2012 |
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