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Engineered flies spill secret of seizures
In a newly reported set of experiments that show the value of a particularly precise but difficult genetic engineering technique, researchers at Brown University and the University of California–Irvine have created a Drosophila fruit ...
Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Taking up the fight against 'superbugs'
Career paths can start to take shape in many unexpected ways. For UCLA physician Daniel Uslan, it all started in a class for kids called "It's a Small World." That's when the five-year-old made sourdough ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 11, 2012 |
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The Marshmallow Study revisited: Delaying gratification depends as much on nurture as on nature
For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 11, 2012 |
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New heart valve replacement procedure 'transforms' care for inoperable patients with advanced disease
(Medical Xpress)—A Painted Post woman is recovering after undergoing a less invasive heart-valve replacement procedure at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The valve replacement technique is meant for patients ...
Cardiology
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Busting common myths about the flu vaccine
(Medical Xpress)—With cold and flu season upon us, many companies have geared up for what is predicted to be a busy flu season producing 150 million doses of the influenza vaccine, up 17 million from last ...
Medications
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Football coaching should be tailored for teenage brains, research says
Creating the next generation of football stars may be down to understanding the teenage brain, according to new research from the University of Bristol. The study, published in the FA [Football Association] ...
Health
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Keeping hunters out of the hospital: Expert offers tips for a safe hunting season
Errant gunshots are an obvious health risk during fall hunting season, but a range of other dangers also can send hunters to the hospital or worse: heart attacks, injured backs and broken bones are among the most common medical ...
Health
Oct 05, 2012 |
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Mind-controlled robot arm research project receives 2012 breakthrough award
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC research project in which a quadriplegic man moved a robot arm just with his thoughts has been chosen to receive one of Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Awards of 2012.
Medical research
Oct 05, 2012 |
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Scientists explain how ketamine vanquishes depression within hours
(Medical Xpress)—Many chronically depressed and treatment-resistant patients experience immediate relief from symptoms after taking small amounts of the drug ketamine. For a decade, scientists have been ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 04, 2012 |
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New human neurons from adult cells right there in the brain
Researchers have discovered a way to generate new human neurons from another type of adult cell found in our brains. The discovery, reported in the October 5th issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, is one st ...
Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Animation used to help explain the impact of genetics for patients
Meet Ossie: a friendly green popsicle who has already been fired through the LHC and frozen to absolute zero in a bid to explain cutting edge science. ...
Genetics
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Using iPods to assist workers with autism
Jeffrey is a daytime custodian at a fast-food restaurant. And he has autism. On the job, he found it difficult to switch from one task to another or to complete complex tasks. Trying to calm himself, Jeffrey would sometimes ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Purdue-designed molecule one step closer to possible Alzheimer's treatment
(Medical Xpress)—A new molecule designed to treat Alzheimer's disease has significant promise and is potentially the safest to date, according to researchers.
Medical research
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Scientists have discovered how mosquitoes develop viral immunity
(Medical Xpress)—Published online in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team from CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory, in Geelong, have shown Vago, a prote ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 03, 2012 |
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A mammal lung, in 3-D: Researchers create model of mysterious region
(Medical Xpress)—Amidst the extraordinarily dense network of pathways in a mammal lung is a common destination. There, any road leads to a cul-de-sac of sorts called the pulmonary acinus. This place looks ...
Medical research
Oct 02, 2012 |
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