Health
Probing question: Is sitting bad for your health?
Think you're healthy because you work out? Although your exercise regimen is good for your body, it may not be enough to counteract the negative effects of sitting.
Nov 15, 2013
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Page 16 - News tagged with metabolic activity
Oncology & Cancer
New imaging technique can identify breast cancer subtypes and early treatment response
An optical imaging technique that measures metabolic activity in cancer cells can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes, and it can detect responses to treatment as early as two days after therapy administration, ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Health
Carbonation alters the mind's perception of sweetness
Carbonation, an essential component of popular soft drinks, alters the brain's perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners, according to ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Medical research
Aging really is 'in your head'
Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Combination of two imaging techniques allows new insights into brain function
The ability to measure brain functions non-invasively is important both for clinical diagnoses and research in Neurology and Psychology. Two main imaging techniques are used: positron emission tomography (PET), which reveals ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Medical research
Resisting rich foods: Quieting a gene in mice helps them say no to unhealthy meals
If candy and potato chips didn't beckon from every street corner, wouldn't we all be thin? Thankfully, science is looking at ways to resist. Researchers have found that silencing a particular gene in mice keeps them from ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Other
Undergraduate biomedical engineering teams win NIH competition
Three teams were announced as winners in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, a biomedical engineering design competition for teams of undergraduate students. The three categories addressed the ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Surgery
Liver transplant patients have high rates of metabolic syndrome
Nearly 59 percent of liver transplant patients experience metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to a study lead by liver specialist Eric R. Kallwitz, MD, of Loyola University ...
Aug 6, 2013
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Neuroscience
Practice makes the brain's motor cortex more efficient, research says
Not only does practice make perfect, it also makes for more efficient generation of neuronal activity in the primary motor cortex, the area of the brain that plans and executes movement, according to researchers from the ...
Aug 4, 2013
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Medical research
Drug candidate leads to improved endurance
An international group of scientists has shown that a drug candidate designed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) significantly increases exercise endurance in animal models.
Jul 14, 2013
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