Archive: 01/02/2016

Study suggests different written languages are equally efficient at conveying meaning

A study led by the University of Southampton has found there is no difference in the time it takes people from different countries to read and process different languages.

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Baby formula maker Abbott to buy medical test provider Alere

Abbott Laboratories will buy Alere for $4.8 billion as it tries to expand its medical-testing business.

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Study tries to give C-section babies mom's germs they missed (Update)

Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from mom's birth canal.

Feb 1, 2016

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Imagining positive outcomes may bring pleasure now but pain later

Positive fantasies about how future events will turn out can boost your mood in the here and now, but they may actually lead to increased depressive symptoms in the long run, according to new research published in Psychological ...

Feb 1, 2016

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New stem cell model valuable tool for studying Andersen's syndrome

Successful reprogramming of muscle cells derived from biopsies of patients with Andersen's syndrome (AS) led to the formation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that can serve as a valuable model for understanding the ...

Feb 1, 2016

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Study links irregular sleep schedules to adverse metabolic health in women

A new study suggests that frequent shifts in sleep timing may be related to adverse metabolic health among non-shift working, midlife women.

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Heart attack: Gender matters in predicting outcomes

Sex (biological and physiological characteristics) differences are increasingly being studied to assess symptoms, risk factors and outcomes for various diseases. Now, a new pan-Canadian study led by a team from the Research ...

Feb 1, 2016

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Young African-Americans underestimate stroke risk, according to nursing study

Young African-Americans often hold a distorted view of their personal risk for a stroke, two nursing researchers at Georgia State University's Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions say in a recently published ...

Feb 1, 2016

Study may offer answers for treating depression in alcoholics

A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence is hounded by stubborn, difficult-to-treat depression.

Feb 1, 2016

Study strengthens evidence linking autism to maternal obesity-diabetes

Scientists show they can use electronic medical records and birth information to verify and strengthen an already suspected link between autistic children and pregnant mothers with obesity and diabetes.

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