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Political motivations may have evolutionary links to physical strength

Men's upper-body strength predicts their political opinions on economic redistribution, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 15, 2013 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Global genome effort seeks genetic roots of disease

By decoding the genomes of more than 1,000 people whose homelands stretch from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Americas, scientists have compiled the largest and most detailed catalog yet of human genetic ...

Genetics created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Opiates' side effects rooted in patients' genetics, study shows

Genetics play a significant role in determining which patients will suffer the most from the disturbing side effects of opiates, commonly prescribed painkillers for severe to moderate pain, according to a new Stanford University ...

Medical research created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adaptable software, tools aim to help rheumatoid arthritis patients

UT Arlington researchers are creating individualized, patient-centered rehabilitation software systems that will promote and support physical therapy for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows PTSD symptoms reduced in combat-exposed military via integrative medicine

Healing touch combined with guided imagery (HT+GI) provides significant clinical reductions in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms for combat-exposed active duty military, according to a study released in the September ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Pairing masks and hand washing could drastically slow spread of pandemic flu

(Medical Xpress) -- Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Significant relationship between mortality and telomere length discovered

A team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has identified a significant relationship between mortality and the length of telomeres, the stretches of DNA that protect ...

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily HIV prevention approaches didn't work for African women in the VOICE study

Results of a major HIV prevention trial suggest that daily use of a product – whether a vaginal gel or an oral tablet – does not appear to be the right approach for preventing HIV in young, unmarried African women.

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study of brain cooling and clot-busting drug therapy for stroke receives FDA OK to expand

An international multicenter clinical trial led by a Cedars-Sinai neurologist on the combination of brain cooling and "clot-busting" drug therapy after stroke has received Food and Drug Administration approval to expand from ...

Neuroscience created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetically engineering immune systems to fight melanoma: Clinical trial launched

Loyola University Medical Center has launched the first clinical trial in the Midwest of an experimental melanoma treatment that genetically engineers a patient's immune system to fight the deadly cancer.

Cancer created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

LoFreq: Ultrafast detection of microbe and cancer cell mutations

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a novel technique to precisely monitor and study the evolution of micro-organisms such as viruses and bacteria. This is an extremely important capability ...

Medical research created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurse understaffing increases infection risk in VLBW babies

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA Pediatrics documents that these critic ...

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover special class of natural fats stimulates immune cells to fight diseases

An international research team led by scientists from Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) under the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) discovered that a special class of fatty molecules is essential for activating ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking causes stroke to occur

Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

Addiction created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast