Health
Study: Overweight and obese women are equally capable of the impulse control that lean women exhibit
Dieters call it willpower; social scientists call it delayed gratification.
Aug 30, 2013
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Tasty Solution: Better beverages for people who have trouble swallowing
After having a stroke in 2008, Jan Blume lost the ability to swallow for two full years. As she slowly regained that vital function, she faced a new challenge: drinking the thickened beverages that are recommended for people ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists 'grow' new cartilage with help of 3-D printing technology
A partnership between scientists at the University of Wollongong and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne has led to a breakthrough in tissue engineering, with researchers growing cartilage from stem cells to treat cancers, osteoarthritis ...
Aug 8, 2013
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Health
Is sous vide cooking safe?
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has been undertaking research for the Food Standards Agency to establish if the cooking technique sous vide is safe. Sous vide uses lower temperatures to improve food quality and could ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Immunology
Surprise finding reveals how adaptive our immune systems can be
(Medical Xpress)—Studies of patients with immunodeficiencies involving single gene mutations can reveal a great deal about our immune systems, especially when actual symptoms do not accord with clinical expectations.
Jul 15, 2013
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Medical research
Injecting iron supplement lets scientists track transplanted stem cells
A new, noninvasive technique for tracking stem cells after transplantation—developed by a cross-disciplinary team of radiologists, chemists, statisticians and materials scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine—could ...
Jul 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cancer and treatment side effect: Stronger mother-daughter ties
(Medical Xpress)—A bout with cancer can be the catalyst for growth and healing in mother-daughter relationships, suggests a new study by a University of Illinois social work professor.
Jul 11, 2013
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Neuroscience
Brain project gives young scientists a flying start
Through collaborative work, an EU-funded research team aims to uncover how neural circuits are genetically encoded and how neuronal computation controls behaviour. It has also set out to give some of Europe's brightest young ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Health
Re-thinking ethnic favoritism in politics
Conventional wisdom holds that African politics operates on the basis of ethnic favoritism: Politicians in power are assumed to dole out benefits to people in their own group of origin. And many academic studies have identified ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Nanotechnology helps track and improve drug action in pancreatic cancer
(Medical Xpress)—UK and Australian scientists have been able to show ways in which we can markedly improve drug targeting of solid tumours, using tiny 'biosensors' along with new advanced imaging techniques.
Jun 12, 2013
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