Health
Your new weight-loss resolution: drive less
(HealthDay)— If weight loss is your New Year's resolution, making another vow—to drive less in 2013—could help, a new study suggests.
Dec 27, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer risk calculator updated for Asian-Americans
Researchers have developed a more accurate method for estimating breast cancer risk for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APA) women. Most current risk estimates rely on data from non-Hispanic white women, but researchers ...
May 17, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predictive model developed for polio
Using outbreak data from 2003-2010, Kathleen O'Reilly of Imperial College London, UK and colleagues develop a statistical model of the spread of wild polioviruses in Africa that can predict polio outbreaks six months in advance. ...
Oct 18, 2011
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Health
Pregnant mothers at risk from air pollution
A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this study ...
Oct 7, 2011
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Neuroscience
Uncovering the secrets of 3D vision: How glossy objects can fool the human brain
(Medical Xpress)—It's a familiar sight at the fairground: rows of people gaping at curvy mirrors as they watch their faces and bodies distort. But while mirrored surfaces may be fun to look at, new findings by researchers ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Neuroscience
A brain mechanism that automatically links objects in our minds
When people see a toothbrush, a car, a tree—any individual object—their brain automatically associates it with other things it naturally occurs with, allowing humans to build context for their surroundings and set expectations ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Addiction
Elevated temperatures and climate change may contribute to rising drug and alcohol disorders
Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research by environmental health ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Updated 'Partin Tables' tool now available to predict prostate cancer spread
Prostate cancer experts at Johns Hopkins have developed an updated version of the Partin Tables, a tool to help men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their doctors to better assess their chance of a surgical cure. The updated ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Neuroscience
Games can protect thinking skills in older age
People who play games—such as cards and board games—are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study suggests.
Nov 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Advancing the study of T cells to improve immunotherapy
UT Southwestern scientists have developed a new method to study the molecular characteristics of T cells, critical immune cells that recognize and attack invaders in the body such as viruses, bacteria, and cancer.
Jan 6, 2021
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