Archive: 02/09/2015

Reward, aversion behaviors activated through same brain pathways

New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don't work for some patients.

Sep 2, 2015

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Diabetes and brain tangles may be linked independently of Alzheimer's disease

Diabetes may be linked to the buildup of tangles or tau in the brain, separate from Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the September 2, 2015, online version of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...

Sep 2, 2015

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Scientists discover mechanism for air pollution-induced liver disease

A research team led by Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D., at the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, has discovered that exposure to air pollution has a direct adverse health effect ...

Sep 2, 2015

Researchers identify a new approach for lowering harmful lipids

Xian-Cheng Jiang, PhD, professor of cell biology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study identifying a new approach for lowering "bad" lipids in blood circulation, a critical means to combat devastating cardiovascular ...

Sep 2, 2015

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from high school. The study published ...

Sep 2, 2015

Neuron responsible for alcoholism found

Scientists have pinpointed a population of neurons in the brain that influences whether one drink leads to two, which could ultimately lead to a cure for alcoholism and other addictions.

Sep 2, 2015

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'Guilting' teens into exercise won't increase activity

Just like attempts at influencing hairstyles or clothing can backfire, adults who try to guilt middle-schoolers into exercising won't get them to be any more active, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchers.

Sep 2, 2015

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Manipulation of food structure could lead the way to a healthier diet

A new study led by scientists at King's College London shows that preserving the natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help to slow the rise in blood sugar levels after a meal.

Sep 2, 2015

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Lowering sugar-sweetened beverage intake by children linked to favorable HDL-C changes

In the first study to investigate blood lipid levels in association with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of Boston area schoolchildren, researchers found there was ...

Sep 2, 2015

Driving with central visual field loss

Vision researchers in Boston have published the second paper of a study designed to determine if a driver who suffers from loss of central vision is able to detect pedestrians in a timely manner when driving. Central visual ...

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Archive: 02/09/2015

Reward, aversion behaviors activated through same brain pathways

Diabetes and brain tangles may be linked independently of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover mechanism for air pollution-induced liver disease

Researchers identify a new approach for lowering harmful lipids

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome

Neuron responsible for alcoholism found

'Guilting' teens into exercise won't increase activity

Manipulation of food structure could lead the way to a healthier diet

Lowering sugar-sweetened beverage intake by children linked to favorable HDL-C changes

Driving with central visual field loss

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