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Why do older adults display more positive emotion? It might have to do with what they're looking at

Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate out of negative emotional states than younger adults. Given the declines in cognitive functioning and physical health that tend ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Innovation crisis in drug research is a myth, warn experts

They say the real crisis stems from current incentives that reward companies for developing large numbers of new drugs with few clinical advantages over existing ones.

Medications created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain's stem cells 'eavesdrop' to find out when to act

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation decide to remain dormant or create new ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Better management of traumatic brain injury

New treatments to lessen the severity of the more than 21,000 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) cases that occur in Australia each year are on the horizon.

Neuroscience created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some WHO-approved malaria drugs fall short: study

Up to eight percent of malaria drugs approved by the World Health Organization or other regulators do not contain the right dose and may fuel resistance, researchers said Tuesday.

Medications created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drugs are first to topically deliver gene therapy via commercial moisturizers for skin disease treatment

"Getting under your skin" takes on a brave new meaning thanks to Northwestern University research that could transform gene regulation.

Medical research created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Thinking of a loved one eases painful memories

(Medical Xpress) -- Here's another reason to keep a photo of a loved one on your desk. After recalling an upsetting event, thinking about your mother or romantic partner can make you feel better and reduce your negative thinking, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Distraction from negative feelings linked to improved problem solving

(Medical Xpress) -- Brooding, or excessive rumination over negative feelings, is known to interfere with important problem-solving abilities, while immediate distraction from those feelings can increase problem-solving ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Control gene for 'conveyor belt' cells could help improve oral vaccines, treat intestinal disease

Scientists have found a master regulator gene needed for the development of M cells, a mysterious type of intestinal cell involved in initiating immune responses.

Immunology created Jun 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inproved repair to damage of the peripheral nervous system

Researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, in collaboration with colleagues from Rutgers University, Newark and University College London, have furthered understanding of the mechanism ...

Neuroscience created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Depression treatment can prevent adolescent drug abuse

Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11 sites across the United States.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Coactivator stokes continuing fire of endometriosis

(Medical Xpress) -- Endometriosis, which can cause severe pain and even infertility in the estimated 8.5 million U.S. women it affects, is driven by one of the cell's master regulators ­ steroid receptor coactivator ...

Cancer created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Intelligent medicine' erases side effects

Scientists at Aarhus University, Denmark in collaboration with the biotech company Cytoguide now publish a key to use glucocorticoid steroids in a kind of intelligent medicine that specifically hits the relevant cells. Data ...

Medical research created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dual effect on tumor blood vessels

Angiogenesis is considered to be a major target of new cancer treatments. Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is one of the key regulators of angiogenesis. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center and Medical Faculty Mannheim, ...

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pomegranate juice claims deceptive, US rules

Pomegranate juice has not been proven to be an effective treatment for cancer, heart disease or erectile dysfunction, US regulators said Monday, calling a company's ad claims deceptive.

Other created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0