Archive: 04/09/2017

Marching band members can use a physical tuneup

(HealthDay)—School marching band members are athletic performers who must be physically fit to manage their routines and fancy footwork, experts say.

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Back to school, back to planning for kids with autism, ADHD

(HealthDay)—The start of a new school year isn't always easy, especially for kids with developmental and behavioral issues, such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Sep 4, 2017

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Epileptic brain activity in widely used lab mice

Multiple laboratories have observed unusual neural activity resembling epilepsy in some lines of genetically modified mice widely used in neuroscience research. Reporting their findings in eNeuro, the authors caution that ...

Sep 4, 2017

DNA and protein 'liquid biopsy' for early pancreatic cancer better than either alone

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have developed a blood test that spots tumor-specific DNA and protein biomarkers for early-stage pancreatic cancer. The combined "liquid biopsy" identified the markers in the blood of 221 ...

Sep 4, 2017

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Schizophrenia and memory deficits: Solving the mystery behind a most stubborn symptom

A team of Columbia scientists has found that disruptions to the brain's center for spatial navigation—its internal GPS—result in some of the severe memory deficits seen in schizophrenia. The new study in mouse models ...

Sep 4, 2017

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Study suggests brain's ability to recognize faces is shaped through repeated exposure

Scientists have long deemed the ability to recognize faces innate for people and other primates—something our brains just know how to do immediately from birth.

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Mysterious protein-folding molecule could trigger metabolic disorders

The cell's response to unfolded or misfolded proteins could be a cause, rather than a consequence, of metabolic disorders, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in an article published online ...

Sep 4, 2017

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Diabetes and heart disease linked by genes, study reveals

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a global epidemic affecting more than 380 million people worldwide; yet there are knowledge gaps in understanding the etiology of type-2 diabetes. T2D is also a significant risk factor for ...

Sep 4, 2017

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Superfly flight simulator helps unravel navigation in the brain

Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have identified two independent pathways in the fly brain that are integrated to allow successful navigation during flight. Published in Nature Neuroscience, the study ...

Sep 4, 2017

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Get the veggies, skip the starch

(HealthDay)—Who doesn't love a big serving of creamy mashed potatoes or a side of steamy rice with their chicken? They're delicious, but it's easy to overindulge in these starchy, higher-calorie foods while falling short ...

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