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Anxiety about relationships may lower immunity, increase vulnerability to illness

Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanotechnology against pollen allergy

Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now been able to identify the grass pollen molecule, against which the allergic response of hay fever in children is initiated. In addition, it was shown that ...

Immunology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combining plasma screening methods better identifies diagnostic and therapeutic targets

For the first time, scientists have combined genomic and proteomic analysis of blood plasma to enhance identification of genetically regulated protein traits. This could be applied to any large association study of civilization ...

Genetics created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flu shot may not work as well for seniors

(HealthDay)—Seniors seem to get a weaker boost to their immune system following a flu shot than young people do, a small study shows.

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

Smoking marijuana associated with higher stroke risk in young adults

Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013.

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

New method halves wrongful cancer prognoses

The number of incorrect cancer prognoses can be halved with computerised image analysis. In three years time, the method can be used on patients with bowel cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer.

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

Transition in cell type parallels treatment response, disease progression in breast cancer

A process that normally occurs in developing embryos – the changing of one basic cell type into another – has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care

A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds parasites and poor antenatal care are main causes of epilepsy in Africa

The largest study of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa to date reveals that programmes to control parasitic diseases and access to better antenatal care could substantially reduce the prevalence of the disease in this region.

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Academic gains, improved teacher relationships found among high risk kids in Head Start

A new study by Oregon State University researchers finds that Head Start can make a positive impact in the lives of some of its highest risk children, both academically and behaviorally.

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

Study demonstrates health benefits of coming out of the closet

Lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGBs) who are out to others have lower stress hormone levels and fewer symptoms of anxiety, depression, and burnout, according to researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

At least one in five were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests

(Medical Xpress)—At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked

(Medical Xpress)—Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has found.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccinating children against rotavirus may indirectly protect adults too, study finds

Pediatric rotavirus vaccination also indirectly protects unvaccinated adults from the highly contagious cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting, suggests a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel gene-searching software improves accuracy in disease studies

A novel software tool, developed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, streamlines the detection of disease-causing genetic changes through more sensitive detection methods and by automatically correcting for variations ...

Genetics created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0