Archive: 22/09/2015

Germany—East-west divide in life expectancy almost overcome

Twenty-five years after reunification, the once considerable differences between life expectancy in eastern and western Germany have almost disappeared for women. East German men have also benefited strongly from unification, ...

Sep 22, 2015

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Eating more fruits and non-starchy vegetables is associated with less weight gain

Increased consumption of fruits and non-starchy vegetables is inversely associated with weight change, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The longitudinal study, conducted by Monica Bertoia of Harvard ...

Sep 22, 2015

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Licensed to swill: 007 set to boost vodka sales

Vodka is set for a likely sales boost after receiving the endorsement of hard-drinking high priest of cool James Bond, according to a study published Tuesday.

Sep 22, 2015

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Pfizer says it could be leader in cancer with many new drugs

Drug giant Pfizer is starting 20 clinical trials this year and more soon after on treatments to conquer cancer as it also seeks to gain leadership in one of the hottest, and most lucrative, areas of medicine.

Sep 22, 2015

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Uninsured are getting harder to sign up

The Obama administration says it's getting harder to sign up those remaining uninsured under the president's health care law.

Sep 22, 2015

Study: Diagnosis wrong too often, urgent improvement needed

Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis at some point in their lives, a blind spot in modern medicine that can have devastating consequences, says a new report that calls for urgent changes across ...

Sep 22, 2015

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'Mind-reading' kids are more discriminating learners

To learn about the world around them, young children depend on information provided by others. But that's not always the best strategy: kids will sometimes take everything grown-ups say at face value, even if they're unreliable.

Sep 22, 2015

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Scientists identify key morphine regulator that may reduce risk of pain-killer abuse

Once used in the 18th century as currency to reverse the trade imbalance between China and Britain, morphine and its pain-killing qualities have been misunderstood (and misused) almost continually ever since.

Sep 22, 2015

Researchers find biomarker for autism that may aid diagnostics

By identifying a key signaling defect within a specific membrane structure in all cells, University of California, Irvine researchers believe, they have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms ...

Sep 22, 2015

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Researchers publish far-reaching genetic study of 1,000 UK people

A unique population-based study of all the genes in 1,000 people born in the UK in 1958 is being made available online by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, to further understanding of the role gene ...

Sep 22, 2015

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Archive: 22/09/2015

Germany—East-west divide in life expectancy almost overcome

Eating more fruits and non-starchy vegetables is associated with less weight gain

Licensed to swill: 007 set to boost vodka sales

Pfizer says it could be leader in cancer with many new drugs

Uninsured are getting harder to sign up

Study: Diagnosis wrong too often, urgent improvement needed

'Mind-reading' kids are more discriminating learners

Scientists identify key morphine regulator that may reduce risk of pain-killer abuse

Researchers find biomarker for autism that may aid diagnostics

Researchers publish far-reaching genetic study of 1,000 UK people

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