New online care from dietitians helps control weight
A rich chocolate cake is tempting you, but where is a dietitian when you need one?
Mar 4, 2014
Archive: 04/03/2014
Electronic devices could be a detriment to spatial cognition
What do a commuter taking a detour on the way to work and a youngster fashioning a bird out of a sheet of brightly colored paper have in common? They're both depending on spatial cognition to complete a task.
Mar 4, 2014
Yeast model reveals Alzheimer's drug candidate and its mechanism of action
Using a yeast model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a drug that reduces levels of the toxic protein fragment amyloid-β (Aβ) and prevents at least some of the cellular damage ...
Mar 4, 2014
Study examines blood test to screen for fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A blood test accurately screened for infection with the agent responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), a fatal neurological disease.
Mar 4, 2014
"Spring forward" time change can wreak havoc on circadian cycle
This weekend, we turn our clocks forward an hour.
Mar 4, 2014
Allergy to moistened wipes rising
More and more people are developing an itchy, painful rash in an effort to stay clean. A dermatologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center says a preservative in many types of pre-moistened wipes is linked ...
Mar 4, 2014
Metabolic profiling of liver cells suggests new treatments for cirrhosis patients
(Medical Xpress)—In a new study that could help doctors extend the lives of patients awaiting liver transplants, a Rice University-led team of researchers examined the metabolic breakdown that takes place in liver cells ...
Mar 4, 2014
Blocking immune signaling stalls inflammation and insulin resistance tied to obesity
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that blocking the action of a key signaling molecule in the immune system known as Netrin-1 stalls chronic inflammation and insulin resistance tied to obesity and often ...
Mar 4, 2014
