Archive: 26/01/2017

Mental health may affect chances against cancer

(HealthDay)—Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of death from certain cancers, early research suggests.

Jan 26, 2017

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Kids' sugary drink habits start early

(HealthDay)—Despite health messages to limit sodas and other sugary beverages, most American children drink them often, new government statistics show.

Jan 26, 2017

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1 in 4 U.S. adults, 1 in 10 teens use tobacco

(HealthDay)—Despite the dangers, many American adults and teens still use tobacco products, a new study finds.

Jan 26, 2017

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Tiny exports signal big shifts in cancer tissue, researchers find

Microscopic shifts in metabolism and increases in tiny transport vesicles out of tumor cells preface larger changes to the tumor environment and could prepare the way for cancerous cells to spread and metastasize, University ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Mature heart muscle cells created in the laboratory from stem cells

Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult for biologists. Now, Johns Hopkins researchers report success in creating them in the laboratory by implanting stem ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Echolocation learning process involves close coordination between sensory and motor cortex

Humans can be trained to use echolocation to estimate the sizes of enclosed spaces. LMU researchers now show that the learning process involves close coordination between sensory and motor cortex.

Jan 26, 2017

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Understanding motivations for behavior can be helpful for children with autism

For many families, normal activities, such as going to a large family gathering or an amusement park, can be difficult to navigate with a child with autism, as the child may act out due to being overwhelmed by extra noises ...

Jan 26, 2017

Tissue engineering advance reduces heart failure in model of heart attack

Researchers have grown heart tissue by seeding a mix of human cells onto a 1-micron-resolution scaffold made with a 3-D printer. The cells organized themselves in the scaffold to create engineered heart tissue that beats ...

Jan 26, 2017

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Two leukemia babies in remission after injection of new kind of edited T-cells

(Medical Xpress)—Two babies given an experimental kind of edited T-cells to treat their leukemia remain in remission after more than a year, doctors working on the case report in a paper published in the journal Science ...

Jan 26, 2017 report

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Study suggests practicing acts of self-control can make you better at it

(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers from China and the U.S. has conducted a study that offers possible evidence of a way to improve self-control—by consistently engaging in self-control acts. In their paper published ...

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