HIV & AIDS
Addictive properties of drug abuse may hold key to an HIV cure
A Florida State University researcher is on a mission to explore the gene-controlling effects of addictive drugs in pursuit of new HIV treatments.
Sep 21, 2012
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Neuroscience
Study shows brain function differences in women with anorexia
A new study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas and UT Southwestern found brain-based differences in how women with and without anorexia perceive ...
Sep 17, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress hormones: Good or bad for posttraumatic stress disorder risk?
Glucocorticoids, a group of hormones that includes cortisol, are considered stress hormones because their levels increase following stress. When their relationship to stress was first identified, it was shown that the release ...
Sep 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy
A new study from USC researchers is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer treatments, extending life expectancy in mice with aggressive brain tumors.
Sep 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feline friends?
A report showing that 350,000 people in the UK become infected with the Toxoplasma parasite each year has raised new concerns about its risks and has prompted a rethink of the dangers posed by cats.
Sep 7, 2012
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Immunology
Children exposed to two phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation
Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according ...
Sep 5, 2012
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Cardiology
Research yields two 'firsts' regarding protein crucial to human cardiac function
Florida State University researchers led by physics doctoral student Campion Loong have achieved significant benchmarks in a study of the human cardiac protein alpha-tropomyosin, which is an essential, molecular-level component ...
Aug 31, 2012
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Neuroscience
Scientists report promising new direction for cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly
Research has found that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across multiple cognitive systems in the elderly, ...
Aug 20, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
How heat helps to treat cancer
Research at Bangor University has identified a switch in cells that may help to kill tumors with heat. Prostate cancer and other localized tumors can be effectively treated by a combination of heat and an anti-cancer drug ...
Aug 8, 2012
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Genetics
Why women outlive men: It's in our genes, study says
Scientists are beginning to understand one of life's enduring mysteries - why women live, on average, longer than men.
Aug 2, 2012
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