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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Prolonged Methadone Treatment Can Affect The Nerve Cells, Behaviour
http://mnt.to/a/47M5
Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Secrets Of 'SuperAger' Brains - Elderly SuperAgers Have Brains That Look And Act Decades Younger Than Their Age
http://mnt.to/a/47N8
Researchers have long chronicled what goes wrong in the brains of older people with dementia. But Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski wondered what goes right in the brains of the elderly who still have terrific memories.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Control Of Gene Activity Altered By Acute Stress
http://mnt.to/a/47M6
Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum together with colleagues from Basel, Trier and London for the first time in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Tripping The Switches On Brain Growth To Treat Depression
http://mnt.to/a/47M4
Depression takes a substantial toll on brain health. Brain imaging and post-mortem studies provide evidence that the wealth of connections in the brain are reduced in individuals with depression, with the result of impaired functional connections between key brain centers involved in mood regulation.
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** FERTILITY News **
Walnuts May Boost Sperm Quality
http://mnt.to/a/47Ny
Healthy young men with a Western-style diet may be able to boost their sperm quality by eating a small packet of walnuts a day.These are the findings of a new study that shows healthy American men in their 20s and 30s who ate a 75g (2.
Male Contraception Research Goes In New Direction
http://mnt.to/a/47My
A successful test in mice of a molecule that can pass the blood-sperm barrier and render a reversible contraceptive effect in males has taken the quest for a non-hormonal male contraceptive pill in a new direction, following the results of a new US study reported online in the journal Cell on Thursday.
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** GENETICS News **
Poxviruses Defeat Antiviral Defenses By Duplicating A Gene
http://mnt.to/a/47N7
Scientists have discovered that poxviruses, which are responsible for smallpox and other diseases, can adapt to defeat different host antiviral defenses by quickly and temporarily producing multiple copies of a gene that helps the viruses to counter host immunity.
Control Of Gene Activity Altered By Acute Stress
http://mnt.to/a/47M6
Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum together with colleagues from Basel, Trier and London for the first time in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Poxviruses Defeat Antiviral Defenses By Duplicating A Gene
http://mnt.to/a/47N7
Scientists have discovered that poxviruses, which are responsible for smallpox and other diseases, can adapt to defeat different host antiviral defenses by quickly and temporarily producing multiple copies of a gene that helps the viruses to counter host immunity.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Poxviruses Defeat Antiviral Defenses By Duplicating A Gene
http://mnt.to/a/47N7
Scientists have discovered that poxviruses, which are responsible for smallpox and other diseases, can adapt to defeat different host antiviral defenses by quickly and temporarily producing multiple copies of a gene that helps the viruses to counter host immunity.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
Walnuts May Boost Sperm Quality
http://mnt.to/a/47Ny
Healthy young men with a Western-style diet may be able to boost their sperm quality by eating a small packet of walnuts a day.These are the findings of a new study that shows healthy American men in their 20s and 30s who ate a 75g (2.
Male Contraception Research Goes In New Direction
http://mnt.to/a/47My
A successful test in mice of a molecule that can pass the blood-sperm barrier and render a reversible contraceptive effect in males has taken the quest for a non-hormonal male contraceptive pill in a new direction, following the results of a new US study reported online in the journal Cell on Thursday.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Secrets Of 'SuperAger' Brains - Elderly SuperAgers Have Brains That Look And Act Decades Younger Than Their Age
http://mnt.to/a/47N8
Researchers have long chronicled what goes wrong in the brains of older people with dementia. But Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski wondered what goes right in the brains of the elderly who still have terrific memories.
Prolonged Methadone Treatment Can Affect The Nerve Cells, Behaviour
http://mnt.to/a/47M5
Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Walnuts May Boost Sperm Quality
http://mnt.to/a/47Ny
Healthy young men with a Western-style diet may be able to boost their sperm quality by eating a small packet of walnuts a day.These are the findings of a new study that shows healthy American men in their 20s and 30s who ate a 75g (2.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Kids Who Spend Too Much Time On The Couch Have Poorer Motor Coordination
http://mnt.to/a/47Nt
A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology shows that children who are sedentary for over three-quarters of their time, watching TV or spending time in front of the computer have up to nine times poorer motor coordination compared to those who are active.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Kids Who Spend Too Much Time On The Couch Have Poorer Motor Coordination
http://mnt.to/a/47Nt
A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology shows that children who are sedentary for over three-quarters of their time, watching TV or spending time in front of the computer have up to nine times poorer motor coordination compared to those who are active.
Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Increase Their Baby's Risk Of Asthma
http://mnt.to/a/47Np
New research has discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may cause wheeze and asthma in their children when they reach preschool, even among kids whose moms did not smoke until late pregnancy or after birth.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Increase Their Baby's Risk Of Asthma
http://mnt.to/a/47Np
New research has discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may cause wheeze and asthma in their children when they reach preschool, even among kids whose moms did not smoke until late pregnancy or after birth.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Fourth Drug In 2 Years Extends Life In Patients With Prostate Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47M3
The head of one of the UK's leading cancer research organisations has hailed a golden age in prostate cancer drug discovery as for the fourth time in two years results are published finding a new drug can significantly extend life.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Control Of Gene Activity Altered By Acute Stress
http://mnt.to/a/47M6
Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum together with colleagues from Basel, Trier and London for the first time in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
Wealthy London Neighborhoods May Be 'More Altruistic' Suggests Lost Letter Experiment
http://mnt.to/a/47M2
Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a 'lost letter' experiment, according to new UCL research published in PLOS ONE.Researchers from UCL Anthropology used the lost letter technique to measure altruism across 20 London neighbourhoods by dropping 300 letters on the pavement and recording whether they arrived at their destination.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Increase Their Baby's Risk Of Asthma
http://mnt.to/a/47Np
New research has discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may cause wheeze and asthma in their children when they reach preschool, even among kids whose moms did not smoke until late pregnancy or after birth.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
World's Largest Tobacco Use Study: Tobacco Control Remains Major Challenge
http://mnt.to/a/47N6
An international survey of tobacco use in three billion individuals, published in the current issue of The Lancet, demonstrates an urgent need for policy change in low- and middle-income countries, according to the University at Buffalo professor who led the research.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Kids Who Spend Too Much Time On The Couch Have Poorer Motor Coordination
http://mnt.to/a/47Nt
A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology shows that children who are sedentary for over three-quarters of their time, watching TV or spending time in front of the computer have up to nine times poorer motor coordination compared to those who are active.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Warming Causes More Extreme Shifts Of The Southern Hemisphere's Largest Rain Band
http://mnt.to/a/47N3
South Pacific countries will experience more extreme floods and droughts, in response to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a paper in the journal Nature.The changes will result from the South Pacific rain band responding to greenhouse warming.
Climate And Drought Lessons From Ancient Egypt
http://mnt.to/a/47MR
Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the demise of Egypt's Old Kingdom, the era known as the pyramid-building time.
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