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Blood vessels 'sniff' gut microbes to regulate blood pressure

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and Yale University have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chain pulled on flies in Chinese public toilets

Authorities in China are looking to wipe out dingy public toilets with proposed rules to limit the number of flies and flush away bad smells, Beijing said.

Other created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bilingual children have better 'working memory' than monolingual children, study shows

A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory –which holds, processes and updates information ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Life experiences put their stamp on the next generation: New insights from epigenetics

The 18th century natural philosopher Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed that the necks of giraffes lengthened as a consequence of the cumulative effort, across generations, to reach leaves just out of their grasp. This view of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Long noncoding RNAs control development of fat cells

Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long memories in brain activity explain streaks in individual behaviour

(Medical Xpress)—Even with a constant task, human performance fluctuates in time-scales from seconds to minutes in a fractal manner. In a recent study a Finnish research group found that the individual variability in the ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Potential treatment prevents damage from prolonged seizures

A new type of prophylactic treatment for brain injury following prolonged epileptic seizures has been developed by Emory University School of Medicine investigators.

Neuroscience created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First-in-man study demonstrates the therapeutic effect of RNAi gene silencing in cancer treatment

A study led by Dr Josep Tabernero, the Director of Clinical Research at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Head of the Medical Oncology Department at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, shows for the first ...

Cancer created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study identifies liver gene that regulates cholesterol and fat blood levels

Researchers have identified a microRNA liver gene, miR-27b, which regulates lipid (cholesterol or fat) levels in the blood. This regulator gene controls multiple genes involved in dyslipidemia—abnormal blood cholesterol ...

Genetics created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood emotional abuse dramatically strong among male alcohol-dependent individuals

Individuals who drink excessively or are alcohol dependent (AD) have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission, which can have an impact on planning, judgment, self-control, and emotional regulation. Childhood maltreatment ...

Addiction created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Expert says sport and food connection too strong to ignore

Spectator sports and food—often high-calorie or low-nutrition—have long gone hand-in-hand, yet FDA regulations geared toward calorie transparency at restaurant chains ignore this relationship. Popular fast-food restaurants ...

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

Medical societies to launch large-scale study on vein filter use

The Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery jointly will launch PRESERVE—the first large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report: State action on Affordable Care Act's 2014 health insurance market reforms

Only 11 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws or issued regulations to implement the Affordable Care Act's major health insurance market reforms that go into effect in 2014, according to a new Commonwealth ...

Health created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One of the key circuits in regulating genes involved in producing blood stem cells is deciphered

Researchers from the group on stem cells and cancer at IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) have deciphered one of the gene regulation circuits which would make it possible to generate hematopoietic blood cells, ...

Genetics created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Danish Novo Nordisk profit surges

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S on Thursday reported a 23 percent growth in fourth-quarter net profit on strong sales of diabetic drugs and gave a positive outlook as regulators worldwide begin to approve its ...

Other created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0