News tagged with biological changes


Fatty foods really are mood enhancers

A new study published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows just why it is that people tend to turn to fatty foods in order to boost their emotional state and reduce feelings of sadness. Be it ...

Medical research created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Scientists find molecular evidence of brain changes in depressed females

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered molecular-level changes in the brains of women with major depressive disorder that link two hypotheses of the biological mechanisms that lead ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new way to lose weight? Study shows that changes to gut microbiota may play role in weight loss

Scientists at Harvard may have new hope for anyone who's tried to fight the battle of the bulge. New research, conducted in collaboration with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, has found that the gut microbes ...

Medications created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop compound to block signaling of cancer-causing protein

Researchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer. The compound is described in the ...

Cancer created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Catch the fever: It'll help you fight off infection

With cold and flu season almost here, the next time you're sick, think twice before taking something for your fever. That's because scientists have found more evidence that elevated body temperature helps certain types of ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How do cancers become resistant to chemotherapy?

Genetic mutations in cancer cells can lead to resistance to treatment, thereby potentially resulting in relapse. However, a new article, published April 3 in the magazine section of the online, open-access journal PLoS Bi ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists show protein linked to hunger also implicated in alcoholism

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found new links between a protein that controls our urge to eat and brain cells involved in the development of alcoholism. The discovery points to new possibilities for designing ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dioxin causes disease and reproductive problems across generations

Since the 1960s, when the defoliant Agent Orange was widely used in Vietnam, military, industry and environmental groups have debated the toxicity of its main ingredient, the chemical dioxin, and how it should be regulated.

Medical research created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain development goes off track as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia

11 May 2011 - Two new research studies published in Biological Psychiatry point to progressive abnormalities in brain development that emerge as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 11, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fear of dying during a heart attack is linked to increased inflammation

Intense distress and fear of dying, which many people experience when suffering the symptoms of a heart attack, are not only fairly common emotional responses but are also linked to biological changes that occur during the ...

Cardiology created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New approach to link genome-wide association signals to biological function

Researchers have developed a new strategy to improve the outcome of genome-wide association (GWA) studies.

Genetics created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The path to personalized cancer treatment

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have profiled genetic changes in cancer with drug sensitivity in order to develop a personalised approach to cancer treatments. The study is published in Nature on Thursday 29 Mar ...

Cancer created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ten new diabetes gene links offer picture of biology underlying disease

(Medical Xpress) -- Ten more DNA regions linked to type 2 diabetes have been discovered by an international team of researchers, bringing the total to over 60.

Genetics created Aug 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer cells enticed to spread by 'tumorous environment' as well as genetic changes

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that the lethal spread of breast cancer is as dependent on a tumor's protein-rich environment as on genetic changes inside tumor cells.

Cancer created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children raised with corporal punishment at greater risk of developing cancer and heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0