Archive: 17/05/2012

Solution to spare embryos

An overwhelming majority of South Australians would rather see spare embryos used and not discarded, a Flinders University study has found.

May 17, 2012

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Professor links gene mutations with heart disease precursors

(Medical Xpress) -- It may be easier in the future to test and potentially provide early treatment for the one in 500 people affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

May 17, 2012

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Early substance use linked to lower educational achievement

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have found evidence that early drug and alcohol use is associated with lower levels of educational attainment.

May 17, 2012

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Researchers investigate hockey board safety

Hockey is one of the toughest sports games. Players need both finesse and speed on the ice, but they also need to be strong. Being slammed into the boards or glass while chasing the puck is hard on the body. And the stronger ...

May 17, 2012

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Research shows how to increase mental wellbeing and feel happy

Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the personality we're born with? Or can we act and think ourselves to happiness?

May 17, 2012

Researchers map damaged connections in Phineas Gage's brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion ...

May 17, 2012

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Study identifies a hormone that may help hibernating bears avoid bone loss

A hormone that plays a role in regulating body weight may be a key to understanding how hibernating bears can remain inactive for so long and not experience bone loss, according to a research team led by a University of Maine ...

May 17, 2012

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Design toots flute player injury prevention

Classical musicians suffer playing-related injuries at a surprisingly high rate, so a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) student has created a device to help.

May 17, 2012

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Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo: survey

(HealthDay) -- Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.

May 17, 2012

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Leukoencephalopathy risk factors ID'd for MS drug

(HealthDay) -- Drug company researchers say they've determined which multiple sclerosis patients are most vulnerable to developing a rare brain infection while taking a powerful drug called Tysabri (natalizumab).

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