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Tanning beds could provide a greater risk than originally thought: new study

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has found that, despite previous information, the UVA radiation used in tanning beds may cause more damage to the skin that was origin ...

Cancer created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Can brain scans be used to detect pedophiles?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry describes how the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imagery, or fMRI, is able to detect and diagnose pedophilia with greater accuracy than c ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (10) | comments 39 | with audio podcast report

High testosterone levels and lower heart risks tied together

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reports that higher natural levels of testosterone in elderly men may reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Cardiology created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Small island nation to sequence genome of entire population

(Medical Xpress) -- The small island nation of the Faroe Islands is planning to offer free full genome sequencing to all of its 50,000 citizens. Though only partially sponsored as yet (by genome-sequencing company Illumina) ...

Genetics created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Study shows daily aspirin intake can lead to blindness

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in Ophthalmology reveals that while taking a daily aspirin may reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke, a disturbing side effect has also been noted to increase the risk of dev ...

Ophthalmology created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Does your voice share your fertility with others?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unlike members of other animal species, human females do not have obvious physical signs to show the opposite sex that they are ovulating. But research over the years have found subtle changes in women such ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Social hierarchy prewired in the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you find yourself more of a follower than a social leader, it may something to do with the wiring in your brain. According to a new study in Science, researchers from the Chinese Academ ...

Neuroscience created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Fiber the best bet to help kids with constipation

(Medical Xpress) -- Chronic constipation, or fewer than three bowel movements a week for two or more weeks, occurs in some 3% of children in Western countries and a new study published in Pediatrics shows that most common ...

Health created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Israeli researchers create artificial rat cerebellum

(Medical Xpress) -- Taking another step towards creating devices that could be meshed with brain function to help those with brain damage, or perhaps one day, to improve on abilities, researchers at Tel Aviv ...

Medical research created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Texting has rewired your brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Do you know what the numbers 5683 and 3327 mean? According to a recent study, if you are a person who frequently sends text messages, your brain knows what these numbers mean and is unconsciously influencing ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Researchers use maggots to heal diabetic wounds

(Medical Xpress) -- At the recent Interscience Conference on Anti-Microbial Agents and Chemotherapy, Dr. Lawrence Eron from the University of Hawaii presented his results on the use of maggots to heal diabetic ...

Medical research created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Robot legs helping stroke patients

(Medical Xpress) -- When it comes to recovering from a stroke, one of the major goals or rehabilitation is learning how to walk again. Researchers in the Netherlands are working with a prototype device called ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Researchers working on vaccine for acne

(Medical Xpress) -- With 85 percent of teenagers and some 40 million Americans suffering with acne, researchers from the University of California and the vaccine company Sanofi-Pasteur announced they are coming together to ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Researchers find gut bacteria teaches immune cells to see them as friendly

(Medical Xpress) -- Most people know that the gut (human or otherwise) has bacteria in it that helps in the proper digestion of food. But how these bacteria manage to evade destruction by the immune system has been a mystery. ...

Medical research created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Research group maps receptors in mouse vomeronasal organ

(PhysOrg.com) -- Science is more often than not a field where very small steps in progress are the norm. Researchers can toil away for years on projects that to some might seem trivial; but it’s these small steps by ...

Neuroscience created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report