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Majority of Missouri tan salons allow pre-teens

A survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. That's despite evidence that any tanning bed use increases the risk of all skin ...

Pediatrics created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traffic light system for activity could redefine how we exercise

(Medical Xpress)—The traffic light system used as a guide to health information in food could be used in a similar way to help people become more active.

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene identified in some melanoma linked to increased resistance to treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have identified a gene present in some melanoma which appears to make the tumour cells more resistant to treatment, according to research ...

Cancer created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neuroprosthesis gives rats the ability to 'touch' infrared light

Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light, normally invisible to them, by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Want to get rid of that old tattoo? You're not alone

(HealthDay)—It seems that tattoos are everywhere these days, but along with the increase in people getting inked, the number of Americans undergoing procedures to have a tattoo removed is also on the rise, ...

Health created Feb 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Zebrafish reveals central regulator for development of brain histamine system

Research has shown that mutations in the psen1 gene are common in the familial forms of Alzheimer's disease, and the Presenilin-1 protein that the gene encodes is known to be involved in the cleavage of the amyloid precursor ...

Neuroscience created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In combat vets and others, high rate of vision problems after traumatic brain injury

Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI)—including Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans with blast-related TBI, reports a study, "Abnormal Fixation in Individuals with ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family practice offers genetic tests to predict effective psychiatric meds

For the first time in Canada, patients attending a family practice clinic will be offered genetic testing to see whether or how they will respond to psychiatric medication treatment, in partnership with the Centre for Addiction ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light

Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin of the Ma ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Neuroscientists create fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures

UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Migraine triggers may not be as strong as you think

A new study suggests that triggers for migraine with aura may not be as strong as some people think. The research is published in the January 23, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds linchpin of skin response to UVA light

Last year, a team of researchers at Brown University discovered that certain skin cells use a light-sensitive receptor found outside of the eye to sense ultraviolet light and quickly begin pumping out melanin ...

Medical research created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology shows diabetes

A new imaging method for the study of insulin-producing cells in diabetes among other uses is now being presented by a group of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden in the form of a video in the biomedical ...

Diabetes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A light switch inside the brain

Activating and deactivating individual nerve cells in the brain is something many neuroscientists wish they could do, as it would help them to better understand how the brain works.

Neuroscience created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Migraine sufferers stigmatized because of their condition: study

(HealthDay)—People who suffer from frequent migraines are stigmatized in much the same way as people with epilepsy are, new research suggests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0