Pediatrics
Too much screen time a damper on child's development
Young children spend a lot of time fiddling with smartphones, tapping away at tablets and staring at TV screens.
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Health
Study: Intense exercise to strengthen heart and lungs may help people live longer and better
The goal of exercise shouldn't be to simply move. Rather, individuals should ramp up the intensity to improve heart and lung fitness and live longer, says a new Ball State University study.
Feb 06, 2019
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Genetics
Tests suggest scientists achieved first 'in body' gene editing
Scientists think they have achieved the first gene editing inside the body, altering DNA in adults to try to treat a disease, although it's too soon to know if this will help.
Feb 07, 2019
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Medications
Nano-painkiller lasts longer and is less addictive than opioids
A team of researchers from Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Descartes has developed a nano-drug that has been found to reduce pain in rodents. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group ...
Immunology
Lab discovers how the immune system 'thinks'
New research from the laboratory of cancer scientist Dr. Tak Mak, renowned for cloning the human T-cell receptor, has demonstrated that immune cells make brain chemicals to fight off infections.
Feb 07, 2019
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Sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea linked to inflammation, organ dysfunction
Voyagers no longer embark in search of the storied Fountain of Youth, but the quest for longevity is still very much alive for researchers.
Feb 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates
Women's hormonal cycles may not only make them more prone to drug addiction but also more affected by triggers that lead to relapse, a new Vanderbilt University study revealed. The findings are especially significant since ...
Feb 09, 2019
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Genetics
Male Y chromosomes not 'genetic wastelands'
When researchers say they have sequenced the human genome, there is a caveat to this statement: a lot of the human genome is sequenced and assembled, but there are regions that are full of repetitive elements, making them ...
Feb 07, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed? Having a partner present—even in your mind—may keep blood pressure down
When faced with a stressful situation, thinking about your romantic partner may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having your significant other in the room with you, according to ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Diabetes
Study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases
During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston Methodist Cancer Center have linked the protein clusterin—for the first ...
Feb 04, 2019
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