Archive: 07/01/2016

Having more children slows down aging process, study finds

A study by Simon Fraser University researchers suggests that the number of children born to a woman influences the rate at which her body ages.

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Low-income communities more likely to face childhood obesity

For a long time researchers have tracked high rates of obesity among black and Hispanic kids, but a closer look at communities shows family income matters more than race in predicting which kids are overweight.

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Scientist identifies energy sensor as potential target for cancer drugs

An international research team formed by a University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer researcher has shown for the first time that a specific enzyme is responsible for sensing the available supply of GTP, an energy source that ...

Jan 7, 2016

Lead exposure linked to ADHD in kids with genetic mutation

Exposure to small amounts of lead may contribute to ADHD symptoms in children who have a particular gene mutation, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...

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Small changes in DNA can affect nicotine consumption

Nicotine is an addictive substance and genetic factors are known to play a role in smoking behaviors. Recently, a team of researchers at Penn State and the University of Colorado determined how small differences in a particular ...

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Current malaria treatment fails in Cambodia due to drug-resistant parasites

New findings from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), confirm dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, the first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum ...

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Blocking melanoma's escape: Avatars break theraping resistance in relapsed cancers

Melanoma patients who receive treatment with targeted therapies experience an initial response that feels like a cure, but that early excitement is quickly dampened when patients relapse as their cancers find alternative ...

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New iron transporter essential for Leishmania parasite virulence is potential drug target

Leishmaniasis is a serious parasitic disease that affects 12 million people worldwide. Like for many neglected tropical diseases that disproportionately affect poor populations, existing drugs have serious side-effects and ...

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Cellular 'switch' helps brain distinguish safety from danger, new study finds

Researchers at Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a cellular circuit that helps the mouse ...

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Antibody Tx reduces graft-vs-host post stem cell transplant

(HealthDay)—Antibody therapy before stem cell transplant may benefit patients with acute leukemia, according to research published in the Jan. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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