News tagged with experimental evidence
Metastasis stem cells in the blood of breast cancer patients discovered
Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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From GI issues to weight loss: A breakdown of gluten-free eating
In the ever-present search to identify and address bad nutrition habits, gluten-free eating has been receiving a lot of attention. But experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) say it is not ...
Health
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Detrimental effect of obesity on lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from Inserm and the Université Lille/Université Lille Nord de France have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 07, 2013 |
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How connections in the brain must change to form memories could help to develop artificial cognitive computers
Exactly how memories are stored and accessed in the brain is unclear. Neuroscientists, however, do know that a primitive structure buried in the center of the brain, called the hippocampus, is a pivotal region ...
Neuroscience
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Enhancing oral health via sense of coherence: A cluster randomized trial
Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a study titled "Enhancing Oral Health via Sense of Coherence: a Cluster Randomized Trial." This study by lead author Orawan Nammontri, ...
Dentistry
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Research identifies link between Alzheimer's disease and diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), collaborating with scientists from Northwestern University in Illinois, have provided direct experimental evidence that ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Link between brain insulin resistance, neuronal stress in worsening Alzheimer's disease
Rhode Island Hospital researcher Suzanne de la Monte, M.D., has found a link between brain insulin resistance (diabetes) and two other key mediators of neuronal injury that help Alzheimer's disease (AD) to propagate. The ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Cell phone use in pregnancy may cause behavioral disorders in offspring: new study
Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring, potentially leading to hyperactivity, Yale School of Medicine researchers have determined.
Health
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Researchers define shape of enzyme linked to prostate, breast cancers
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Kansas researcher has made a discovery that should lead to improved treatments for prostate and breast cancer.
Cancer
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Attention and awareness uncoupled in brain imaging experiments
In everyday life, attention and awareness appear tightly interwoven. Attending to the scissors on the right side of your desk, you become aware of their attributes, for example the red handles. Vice versa, ...
Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Too Much Information? Risk-benefit data does not always lead to informed decision-making
Giving patients data about the risks and benefits of a medical intervention is not always helpful and may even lead them to irrational decisions, according to an article in the Hastings Center Report. That finding calls ...
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Apr 14, 2011 |
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