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New kind of memory trick may help drug addicts recover
(Medical Xpress) -- Traditionally, treatment for drug addicts has centered around so-called extinction procedures designed to disassociate memories tied with taking drugs to help reduce the cravings that so often result in ...
Addiction
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Nature reports on unapproved stem-cell therapies in China
(Phys.org) -- A report in the journal Nature on the extent of unapproved stem-cell treatments in China has found that the practice is still widespread and is attracting thousands of medical tourists to the country.
Health
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Researchers find head turning resets cocktail party effect
(Medical Xpress) -- Anyone who has ever been to a cocktail party knows how difficult it can be to hear and follow conversations due to a host of distracting noises. Some might have even noticed that if they ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Research team finds compound that can spur cartilage growth
(Medical Xpress) -- A research team from drug maker Novartis has discovered a compound that spurs cartilage growth in mice. As they describe in their paper published in the journal Science, the team has found that when a ...
Medical research
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Study shows difficulty in ability to discern facial symmetry helps explain 'beer goggles' effect
(Medical Xpress) -- It's a part of modern lore that doesn’t reflect well on our species, the idea that as people consume alcoholic beverages, they see those around them as becoming more attractive. It’s ...
Addiction
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Research duo say that far too many preclinical cancer study results are just plain wrong
(Medical Xpress) -- C. Glenn Begley, formerly head of cancer research at pharmaceutical giant Amgen and Lee M. Ellis a cancer researcher at the University of Texas, have published a paper together in Nature that is sure t ...
Cancer
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Lack of worldwide infrastructure to monitor flu variants leaves researchers in the dark
(Medical Xpress) -- Most people know that one of the greatest threats to mankind is a pandemic. As the human population has grown over the years, so too has the threat from diseases that are capable of wiping out huge numbers ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Increased production of neurons in hypothalamus found in mice fed high fat diets
(Medical Xpress) -- A research team made up of people from a wide variety of biological sciences has found that mice fed a diet high in fat tend to see an increase in the number of neurons created in the hypothalamus, ...
Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Paul Allen donates additional $300 million to brain research facility
(Medical Xpress) -- Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has added an additional $300 million to the $200 million he’s already given to the brain research facility in Seattle he started back in 2003, ...
Neuroscience
Mar 22, 2012 |
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NIH researchers identify 22 antioxidants that can kill dividing cells
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute have identified 22 antioxidants out of more than 4000 compounds it has been studying, that are able to cause DNA damage and cell death, ...
Medical research
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Research team finds key to childhood brain disease lies in genetic junk
(Medical Xpress) -- As researchers come to understand better how the human genome is put together, they quite often stumble across what appear to be puzzles. One example of this is bits of the genome that appear to no longer ...
Genetics
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Shining light in the ears may alleviate SAD symptoms
(Medical Xpress) -- Millions of people experience depression and lower levels of energy in the winter due to seasonal-affective disorder (SAD), or the “winter blues.” Since the disorder is thought ...
Medical research
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Neuroscientist group finds daydreaming uses same parts of the brain as social skills
(Medical Xpress) -- A group of Australian neuroscientists have been reviewing the results of many studies done over the years regarding the parts of the brain that are thought to be used in different real ...
Neuroscience
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Researchers induce PTSD symptoms in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition in which people find themselves experiencing intense fear following a traumatic experience due to unrelated circumstances. It’s ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Levels of protein SIRT6 appear to impact lifespan of mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in Israel have found that genetically altering male mice to cause them to express more of the protein SIRT6 allowed them to live up to fifteen percent longer. Haim Cohen and colleagues at Bar-Ilan ...
Medical research
Feb 23, 2012 |
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