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Researchers uncover biochemical events needed to maintain erection

For two decades, scientists have known the biochemical factors that trigger penile erection, but not what's needed to maintain one. Now an article by Johns Hopkins researchers, scheduled to be published this week by the Proceedings of ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Nothing fishy about fish oil fortified nutrition bars

In today's fast-paced society, consumers often reach for nutrition bars when looking for a healthy on-the-go snack. A new study in the September issue of the Journal of Food Science published by the Institute of Food Techno ...

Health created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Excitotoxicity and nerve cell death

Neural excitotoxicity can be involved in spinal cord injury, traumatic hearing loss and Alzheimer's. The Stressprotect project has gathered data on this often devastating phenomenon at biochemical, genomic ...

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White matter, old dogs, and new tricks

Most people equate "gray matter" with the brain and its higher functions, such as sensation and perception, but this is only one part of the anatomical puzzle inside our heads. Another cerebral component ...

Neuroscience created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human brains share consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity

Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The fi ...

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows how early social isolation impairs long-term cognitive function

A growing body of research shows that children who suffer severe neglect and social isolation have cognitive and social impairments as adults. A study from Boston Children's Hospital shows, for the first time, how these functional ...

Neuroscience created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Microgreens: Tiny, but powerful

Researchers with the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed a study to determine the level of ...

Health created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children exposed to two phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation

Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according ...

Immunology created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neural signature of affiliative experience identified in human brain

How would you respond if someone told you that you have a very dedicated son and that he got the scholarship he most wished? Or that the company you worked for made great profits and you will receive a good salary raise?

Neuroscience created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When to worry about kids' temper tantrums

Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers solve mystery surrounding the death of two sisters nearly 50 years ago

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified the genetic cause of a rare and fatal bone disease by studying frozen skin cells that were taken from a child with the condition almost fifty years ago. Their ...

Genetics created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychopaths get a break from biology

A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Certain medical students more likely to work as doctors in their own countries

Certain medical students may be more likely to stay in their own countries or work in rural areas of their own countries when they qualify as doctors, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Other created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electrical brain stimulation curbs epileptic seizures in rats

(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that they have created a device able to short-circuit epileptic seizures in rats.

Neuroscience created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How heat helps to treat cancer

Research at Bangor University has identified a switch in cells that may help to kill tumors with heat. Prostate cancer and other localized tumors can be effectively treated by a combination of heat and an anti-cancer drug ...

Cancer created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0