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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Strong Oral Carcinogen Identified In Smokeless Tobacco
http://mnt.to/a/47RT
Scientists have reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen - a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Neurotransmitter Production Appears To Be Slowed Down By 'Alzheimer Protein'
http://mnt.to/a/47Rj
RUB researchers analyze proteome of cells How abnormal protein deposits in the brains of Alzheimer's patients disrupt the signalling between nerve cells has now been reported by researchers in Bochum and Munich, led by Dr.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Heart Attack Spouses At Greater Risk For Depression, Suicide
http://mnt.to/a/47RH
Spouses of people who have a sudden heart attack are at increased risk for depression, anxiety or suicide after the event, according to a new study from Denmark that highlights family members may also need care when their loved ones suffer a heart attack, even when they survive it.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
Osteoarthritis Pain Targeted
http://mnt.to/a/47Rh
The research relates to a family of molecules firstly discovered in Melbourne that applied to blood cell development. One of these, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor or GM-CSF, acts as a messenger between cells acting at a site of inflammation.
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** BIPOLAR News **
Impact Of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy Is Unclear
http://mnt.to/a/47ST
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University is calling for more targeted, prospective research in to the effects of bipolar disorder during pregnancy. Bipolar disorder, which is more common among women, is characterized by depression, hypomania, or mania.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Blood Processing Transformed By New Technology
http://mnt.to/a/47Rg
A pioneering surgical blood salvage technology developed at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is set to transform the way major surgery is carried out by reducing blood loss in patients.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Osteoporosis Clue Found In Stem Cell Signalling Protein
http://mnt.to/a/47SZ
Understanding how a well-known signalling protein influences whether bone marrow stem cells turn into bone or fat could transform scientists' view of osteoporosis and lead to new treatments for the bone-thinning disease.
In Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Low Oxygen Levels May Decrease Life-Saving Protein
http://mnt.to/a/47Rn
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital may have discovered a biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) symptoms and why breathing treatments help SMA patients live longer.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Radiotherapy After Breast Surgery May Not Be Recommended For Older Women
http://mnt.to/a/47Rx
A Rhode Island Hospital radiation oncologist says in a new editorial that research exploring the impact of radiotherapy in older women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence has little effect on actual clinical decisions.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Antifungal Drug Thiabendazole Offers Inexpensive Cancer Therapy Alternative
http://mnt.to/a/47SP
During investigations into the relationship between yeast, frogs, mice and humans, researchers from Texas University's College of Natural Sciences have discovered that an inexpensive antifungal drug called thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and could potentially be used as chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
Researchers Find Cancer-Causing Agent In Chewing Tobacco
http://mnt.to/a/47SM
Approximately 9 million people in the U.S. use chewing tobacco, snuff or other related products. Now researchers have identified a strong oral carcinogen substance in smokeless tobacco. The teams findings are reported at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Strong Oral Carcinogen Identified In Smokeless Tobacco
http://mnt.to/a/47RT
Scientists have reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen - a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.
Research Could Lead To Development Of New And Effective Drugs To Treat Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Rs
Transcription is a cellular process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA for protein production. But anticancer drugs and environmental chemicals can sometimes interrupt this flow of genetic information by causing modifications in DNA.
Protein Discovered That Promotes Cancers, Heart Disease; Substance Created To Block Its Effects
http://mnt.to/a/47R7
Strong scientific evidence suggests that high levels of a blood protein called galectin-3 may increase the risk of heart attacks, cancer and other diseases, and help forecast the outcome of those diseases, a scientist reported at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Heart Attack Spouses At Greater Risk For Depression, Suicide
http://mnt.to/a/47RH
Spouses of people who have a sudden heart attack are at increased risk for depression, anxiety or suicide after the event, according to a new study from Denmark that highlights family members may also need care when their loved ones suffer a heart attack, even when they survive it.
Study Raises Serious Concerns About Defibrillator Leads
http://mnt.to/a/47R8
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, an international leader in cardiovascular research, has announced the online publication of a study in EP Europace that raises serious concerns about St.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Spirituality Is Linked To Better Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/47RC
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri, spirituality often improves health regardless of a person's health. The study is published in the Journal of Religion and Health.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Heart Attack Spouses At Greater Risk For Depression, Suicide
http://mnt.to/a/47RH
Spouses of people who have a sudden heart attack are at increased risk for depression, anxiety or suicide after the event, according to a new study from Denmark that highlights family members may also need care when their loved ones suffer a heart attack, even when they survive it.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Makeup That Shields Soldiers From Searing Heat Of Bomb Blasts
http://mnt.to/a/47RS
Camouflage face makeup for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years, as scientists described a new face paint that both hides soldiers from the enemy and shields their faces from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
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** DIABETES News **
Seeking A Cure For Type 1 Diabetes: A New Marker For Identifying Precursors To Insulin-Producing Cells In Pancreas
http://mnt.to/a/47Rv
For the millions of people worldwide with type 1 diabetes who cannot produce sufficient insulin, the potential to transplant insulin-producing cells could offer hope for a long-term cure. The discovery of a marker to help identify and isolate stem cells that can develop into insulin-producing cells in the pancreas would be a critical step forward and is described in an article in BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
More Healthful Foods To Nourish The Non-Human You?
http://mnt.to/a/47R6
The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the typical person, an authority on the topic said.
Significant Disparities And Misperceptions Of People With Diabetes And Healthcare Providers Highlighted By New Survey
http://mnt.to/a/47QS
People with Diabetes Report Incidence and Impact of Nerve Pain is Double the Amount Estimated by Healthcare ProvidersThe American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) in collaboration with Pfizer Inc announced recently results of a new survey that shed light on a communication gap between people with one of the most common complications of diabetes - diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) - and healthcare providers.
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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **
Researchers Find Cancer-Causing Agent In Chewing Tobacco
http://mnt.to/a/47SM
Approximately 9 million people in the U.S. use chewing tobacco, snuff or other related products. Now researchers have identified a strong oral carcinogen substance in smokeless tobacco. The teams findings are reported at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Strong Oral Carcinogen Identified In Smokeless Tobacco
http://mnt.to/a/47RT
Scientists have reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen - a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.
Discovery Of Brain's Code For Pronouncing Vowels May Hold Key To Restoring Speech After Paralysis
http://mnt.to/a/47Rt
Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease at 21, British physicist Stephen Hawking, now 70, relies on a computerized device to speak. Engineers are investigating the use of brainwaves to create a new form of communication for Hawking and other people suffering from paralysis.
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** EATING DISORDERS News **
Anorexics Overestimate Their Own Body Size
http://mnt.to/a/47Sh
Anorexic people appear to be less able to judge the size of their own bodies than that of others. This was the finding of an intriguing new French study published this week in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Mechanism Responsible For Eye Movement Disorder Identified
http://mnt.to/a/47Rd
Discovery could lead to therapies for this condition, and a better understanding of how genetic mutations in the nervous system cause movement disorders in other parts of the body with a long term view to encouraging the re-growth of damaged cellsA research team from King's College London and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified how a genetic mutation acts during the development of nerves responsible for controlling eye muscles, resulting in movement disorders such as Duane Syndrome, a form of squint.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
More Healthful Foods To Nourish The Non-Human You?
http://mnt.to/a/47R6
The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the typical person, an authority on the topic said.
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** GENETICS News **
A Wealth Of Information About Epigenetics And Disease Could Be Provided By Archived Guthrie Cards
http://mnt.to/a/47RP
Over the last 50 years, the spotting of newborn's blood onto filter paper for disease screening, called Guthrie cards, has become so routine that since 2000, more than 90% of newborns in the United States have had Guthrie cards created.
Research Could Lead To Development Of New And Effective Drugs To Treat Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/47Rs
Transcription is a cellular process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA for protein production. But anticancer drugs and environmental chemicals can sometimes interrupt this flow of genetic information by causing modifications in DNA.
In Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Low Oxygen Levels May Decrease Life-Saving Protein
http://mnt.to/a/47Rn
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital may have discovered a biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) symptoms and why breathing treatments help SMA patients live longer.
Mechanism Responsible For Eye Movement Disorder Identified
http://mnt.to/a/47Rd
Discovery could lead to therapies for this condition, and a better understanding of how genetic mutations in the nervous system cause movement disorders in other parts of the body with a long term view to encouraging the re-growth of damaged cellsA research team from King's College London and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified how a genetic mutation acts during the development of nerves responsible for controlling eye muscles, resulting in movement disorders such as Duane Syndrome, a form of squint.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Practicing Music For Only A Few Years In Childhood Helps Improve The Adult Brain
http://mnt.to/a/47Rk
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Protein Discovered That Promotes Cancers, Heart Disease; Substance Created To Block Its Effects
http://mnt.to/a/47R7
Strong scientific evidence suggests that high levels of a blood protein called galectin-3 may increase the risk of heart attacks, cancer and other diseases, and help forecast the outcome of those diseases, a scientist reported at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
HIV-Related Stigmas Linked To Births Away From Hospitals
http://mnt.to/a/47SQ
According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, expectant mothers in one Kenyan province often choose to give birth away from health-care facilities, due to the fear of being labeled as HIV-positive.
"Antibody-Recruiting Molecules" Being Developed To Aid The Body's Natural Disease-Fighting Proteins
http://mnt.to/a/47RR
Like recruiters pitching military service to a throng of people, scientists are developing drugs to recruit disease-fighting proteins present naturally in everyone's blood in medicine's war on infections, cancer and a range of other diseases.
Seeking A Vaccine Against HIV By Targeting Sugars
http://mnt.to/a/47R4
As a step toward designing the first effective vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists are reporting new insights into how a family of rare, highly potent antibodies bind to HIV and neutralize it - stop it from infecting human cells.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Unvaccinated Kids Put Others At Risk
http://mnt.to/a/47T3
According to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, parents are causing a new problem for their children by worrying about the safety of vaccinations: the comeback of their grandparents' childhood diseases.
"Antibody-Recruiting Molecules" Being Developed To Aid The Body's Natural Disease-Fighting Proteins
http://mnt.to/a/47RR
Like recruiters pitching military service to a throng of people, scientists are developing drugs to recruit disease-fighting proteins present naturally in everyone's blood in medicine's war on infections, cancer and a range of other diseases.
Seeking A Vaccine Against HIV By Targeting Sugars
http://mnt.to/a/47R4
As a step toward designing the first effective vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists are reporting new insights into how a family of rare, highly potent antibodies bind to HIV and neutralize it - stop it from infecting human cells.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
"Antibody-Recruiting Molecules" Being Developed To Aid The Body's Natural Disease-Fighting Proteins
http://mnt.to/a/47RR
Like recruiters pitching military service to a throng of people, scientists are developing drugs to recruit disease-fighting proteins present naturally in everyone's blood in medicine's war on infections, cancer and a range of other diseases.
Limiting The Virulence Of A. baumanni
http://mnt.to/a/47Rm
Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer.It resists most antibiotics, is seemingly immune to disinfectants, and can survive desiccation with ease.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Sleep Can Be Affected By Self-Luminous Tablet Computers
http://mnt.to/a/47SR
According to new study published in the journal Applied Ergonomics, a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous "backlit" displays can affect evening melatonin, which might result in delayed sleep, especially in adolescents.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Patients With Early-Stage Follicular Lymphoma Have Many Options, Good Outcomes
http://mnt.to/a/47Rp
A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges treatment guidelines for early stage follicular lymphoma, concluding that six different therapies can bring a remission, particularly if the patient is carefully examined and staged at diagnosis.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Blood Processing Transformed By New Technology
http://mnt.to/a/47Rg
A pioneering surgical blood salvage technology developed at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is set to transform the way major surgery is carried out by reducing blood loss in patients.
Study Raises Serious Concerns About Defibrillator Leads
http://mnt.to/a/47R8
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, an international leader in cardiovascular research, has announced the online publication of a study in EP Europace that raises serious concerns about St.
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** MEN'S HEALTH News **
30 Minutes Of Daily Exercise As Good As 60 For Weight Loss
http://mnt.to/a/47RV
A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that sedentary, slightly overweight healthy young men who worked up a sweat exercising 30 minutes daily for three months lost a similar amount of weight and body fat as those who did 60 minutes of daily exercise.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Impact Of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy Is Unclear
http://mnt.to/a/47ST
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University is calling for more targeted, prospective research in to the effects of bipolar disorder during pregnancy. Bipolar disorder, which is more common among women, is characterized by depression, hypomania, or mania.
Schizophrenia Signs Can Be Reversed With Training
http://mnt.to/a/47SS
Researchers studying an animal model of schizophrenia have discovered that the animals can behave normal as adults if they underwent cognitive training in adolescence. The study is published in Neuron.
HIV-Related Stigmas Linked To Births Away From Hospitals
http://mnt.to/a/47SQ
According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, expectant mothers in one Kenyan province often choose to give birth away from health-care facilities, due to the fear of being labeled as HIV-positive.
Spirituality Is Linked To Better Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/47RC
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri, spirituality often improves health regardless of a person's health. The study is published in the Journal of Religion and Health.
Mental Health Challenges Facing Homeless Parents And Children Living In Shelters And Transitional Housing
http://mnt.to/a/47Rc
A new paper from North Carolina State University calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems, as well as changes in how shelters are treating these families.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Limiting The Virulence Of A. baumanni
http://mnt.to/a/47Rm
Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer.It resists most antibiotics, is seemingly immune to disinfectants, and can survive desiccation with ease.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Schizophrenia Signs Can Be Reversed With Training
http://mnt.to/a/47SS
Researchers studying an animal model of schizophrenia have discovered that the animals can behave normal as adults if they underwent cognitive training in adolescence. The study is published in Neuron.
Musical Training During Childhood Shapes Brains As Adults
http://mnt.to/a/47SN
A new Northwestern University study shows that a little music training in childhood has a great benefit in improving brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound.
Anorexics Overestimate Their Own Body Size
http://mnt.to/a/47Sh
Anorexic people appear to be less able to judge the size of their own bodies than that of others. This was the finding of an intriguing new French study published this week in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Schizophrenia, Other Brain Abnormalities Respond To Early Intervention
http://mnt.to/a/47RQ
Preemptive cognitive training - an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies - can help the brain function normally later in life, a team of researchers has found through a series of experiments on laboratory rats.
Discovery Of Brain's Code For Pronouncing Vowels May Hold Key To Restoring Speech After Paralysis
http://mnt.to/a/47Rt
Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease at 21, British physicist Stephen Hawking, now 70, relies on a computerized device to speak. Engineers are investigating the use of brainwaves to create a new form of communication for Hawking and other people suffering from paralysis.
Mapping Brain Activity In Patients With Brain Lesions
http://mnt.to/a/47Rr
The frontal lobes are the largest part of the human brain, and thought to be the part that expanded most during human evolution. Damage to the frontal lobes - which are located just behind and above the eyes - can result in profound impairments in higher-level reasoning and decision making.
In Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Low Oxygen Levels May Decrease Life-Saving Protein
http://mnt.to/a/47Rn
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital may have discovered a biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) symptoms and why breathing treatments help SMA patients live longer.
Practicing Music For Only A Few Years In Childhood Helps Improve The Adult Brain
http://mnt.to/a/47Rk
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Mechanism Responsible For Eye Movement Disorder Identified
http://mnt.to/a/47Rd
Discovery could lead to therapies for this condition, and a better understanding of how genetic mutations in the nervous system cause movement disorders in other parts of the body with a long term view to encouraging the re-growth of damaged cellsA research team from King's College London and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified how a genetic mutation acts during the development of nerves responsible for controlling eye muscles, resulting in movement disorders such as Duane Syndrome, a form of squint.
In Fruit Flies, Acai Counteracts Oxidative Stress, Lengthens Lifespan
http://mnt.to/a/47R9
Bewildered by the array of antioxidant fruit juices on display in the supermarket and the promises they make? To sort out the antioxidant properties of fruits and berries, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine turned to fruit flies for help.
Study Could Lead To Better Ways Of Treating Pain, Memory Loss
http://mnt.to/a/47R3
Working with units of material so small that it would take 50,000 to make up one drop, scientists are developing the profiles of the contents of individual brain cells in a search for the root causes of chronic pain, memory loss and other maladies that affect millions of people.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
In Fruit Flies, Acai Counteracts Oxidative Stress, Lengthens Lifespan
http://mnt.to/a/47R9
Bewildered by the array of antioxidant fruit juices on display in the supermarket and the promises they make? To sort out the antioxidant properties of fruits and berries, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine turned to fruit flies for help.
More Healthful Foods To Nourish The Non-Human You?
http://mnt.to/a/47R6
The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the typical person, an authority on the topic said.
'Anti-Hunger' Yogurts, Smoothies May Help Those Struggling With Dieting
http://mnt.to/a/47R5
Promising results were reported from a proof-of-concept clinical trial of an "anti-hunger" ingredient for yogurt, fruit shakes, smoothies and other foods that would make people feel full longer and ease the craving to eat.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
30 Minutes Of Daily Exercise As Good As 60 For Weight Loss
http://mnt.to/a/47RV
A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that sedentary, slightly overweight healthy young men who worked up a sweat exercising 30 minutes daily for three months lost a similar amount of weight and body fat as those who did 60 minutes of daily exercise.
'Anti-Hunger' Yogurts, Smoothies May Help Those Struggling With Dieting
http://mnt.to/a/47R5
Promising results were reported from a proof-of-concept clinical trial of an "anti-hunger" ingredient for yogurt, fruit shakes, smoothies and other foods that would make people feel full longer and ease the craving to eat.
Childhood Obesity Targeted By New Team Of Hamilton Scientists
http://mnt.to/a/47QQ
A team of McMaster University researchers and McMaster Children's Hospital clinicians have banded together to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. There's no doubt there's an issue: In Canada the number of children with obesity has tripled in the past 25 years, and now more than one in four is overweight.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Osteoarthritis Pain Targeted
http://mnt.to/a/47Rh
The research relates to a family of molecules firstly discovered in Melbourne that applied to blood cell development. One of these, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor or GM-CSF, acts as a messenger between cells acting at a site of inflammation.
Study Could Lead To Better Ways Of Treating Pain, Memory Loss
http://mnt.to/a/47R3
Working with units of material so small that it would take 50,000 to make up one drop, scientists are developing the profiles of the contents of individual brain cells in a search for the root causes of chronic pain, memory loss and other maladies that affect millions of people.
Significant Disparities And Misperceptions Of People With Diabetes And Healthcare Providers Highlighted By New Survey
http://mnt.to/a/47QS
People with Diabetes Report Incidence and Impact of Nerve Pain is Double the Amount Estimated by Healthcare ProvidersThe American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) in collaboration with Pfizer Inc announced recently results of a new survey that shed light on a communication gap between people with one of the most common complications of diabetes - diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) - and healthcare providers.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
In People With Parkinson's Disease, Sleep Improves Memory
http://mnt.to/a/47Rb
People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown.While the classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremors and slow movements, Parkinson's can also affect someone's memory, including "working memory.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Unvaccinated Kids Put Others At Risk
http://mnt.to/a/47T3
According to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, parents are causing a new problem for their children by worrying about the safety of vaccinations: the comeback of their grandparents' childhood diseases.
A Wealth Of Information About Epigenetics And Disease Could Be Provided By Archived Guthrie Cards
http://mnt.to/a/47RP
Over the last 50 years, the spotting of newborn's blood onto filter paper for disease screening, called Guthrie cards, has become so routine that since 2000, more than 90% of newborns in the United States have had Guthrie cards created.
Practicing Music For Only A Few Years In Childhood Helps Improve The Adult Brain
http://mnt.to/a/47Rk
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Study Of Infants' Perceptions Of Safe And Risky Ground Has Implications For Infant Safety
http://mnt.to/a/47QZ
Researchers have long studied infants' perceptions of safe and risky ground by observing their willingness to cross a visual cliff, a large drop-off covered with a solid glass surface. In crawling, infants grow more likely to avoid the apparent drop-off, leading researchers to conclude that they have a fear of heights.
Gaining Extra Study Time By Sacrificing Sleep Is Counterproductive
http://mnt.to/a/47QY
Regardless of how much a high school student generally studies each day, if that student sacrifices sleep in order to study more than usual, he or she is more likely to have academic problems the following day.
Spending Time With Parents Has Benefits For A Teenager's Well-Being
http://mnt.to/a/47QX
It's thought that children grow increasingly distant and independent from their parents during their teen years. But a new longitudinal study has found that spending time with parents is important to teens' well-being.
Study Shows Impact Of 'Chain Of Violence' On Palestinian And Israeli Children
http://mnt.to/a/47QW
Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a "chain of violence" that goes from political and ethnic strife, to violence in communities, schools, and families, and ends with their own aggressive behavior.
Childhood Obesity Targeted By New Team Of Hamilton Scientists
http://mnt.to/a/47QQ
A team of McMaster University researchers and McMaster Children's Hospital clinicians have banded together to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. There's no doubt there's an issue: In Canada the number of children with obesity has tripled in the past 25 years, and now more than one in four is overweight.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Impact Of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy Is Unclear
http://mnt.to/a/47ST
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University is calling for more targeted, prospective research in to the effects of bipolar disorder during pregnancy. Bipolar disorder, which is more common among women, is characterized by depression, hypomania, or mania.
HIV-Related Stigmas Linked To Births Away From Hospitals
http://mnt.to/a/47SQ
According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, expectant mothers in one Kenyan province often choose to give birth away from health-care facilities, due to the fear of being labeled as HIV-positive.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Significant Disparities And Misperceptions Of People With Diabetes And Healthcare Providers Highlighted By New Survey
http://mnt.to/a/47QS
People with Diabetes Report Incidence and Impact of Nerve Pain is Double the Amount Estimated by Healthcare ProvidersThe American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) in collaboration with Pfizer Inc announced recently results of a new survey that shed light on a communication gap between people with one of the most common complications of diabetes - diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) - and healthcare providers.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Our Perception Of Time Varies When We Are Having Goal-Motivated Fun
http://mnt.to/a/47T2
Although we know the seconds on a clock always tick at the normal pace, most of us have experienced the 'fourth dimension', which is anything but ordinary. Have you ever waited in line or sat through a boring meeting and time seemed to be barely moving? Or what about when you're having so much fun that you seem to lose sense of time altogether?A new study from psychological science suggests that the old saying 'time flies when you're having fun' might really be true, with a slight twist: time flies when you're having goal-motivated fun.
Anorexics Overestimate Their Own Body Size
http://mnt.to/a/47Sh
Anorexic people appear to be less able to judge the size of their own bodies than that of others. This was the finding of an intriguing new French study published this week in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Spirituality Is Linked To Better Mental Health
http://mnt.to/a/47RC
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri, spirituality often improves health regardless of a person's health. The study is published in the Journal of Religion and Health.
Social Rejection Can Inhibit Cognitive Ability Or Fuel Imaginative Thinking
http://mnt.to/a/47Rw
It's not just in movies where nerds get their revenge. A study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking, particularly in individuals with a strong sense of their own independence.
Why Our Perception Of Time Varies
http://mnt.to/a/47Rq
Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the 'fourth dimension' is anything but uniform. When we're waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time seems to slow down to a trickle.
Mental Health Challenges Facing Homeless Parents And Children Living In Shelters And Transitional Housing
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A new paper from North Carolina State University calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems, as well as changes in how shelters are treating these families.
Spending Time With Parents Has Benefits For A Teenager's Well-Being
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It's thought that children grow increasingly distant and independent from their parents during their teen years. But a new longitudinal study has found that spending time with parents is important to teens' well-being.
Study Shows Impact Of 'Chain Of Violence' On Palestinian And Israeli Children
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Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a "chain of violence" that goes from political and ethnic strife, to violence in communities, schools, and families, and ends with their own aggressive behavior.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Makeup That Shields Soldiers From Searing Heat Of Bomb Blasts
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Camouflage face makeup for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years, as scientists described a new face paint that both hides soldiers from the enemy and shields their faces from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
Mental Health Challenges Facing Homeless Parents And Children Living In Shelters And Transitional Housing
http://mnt.to/a/47Rc
A new paper from North Carolina State University calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems, as well as changes in how shelters are treating these families.
Study Of Infants' Perceptions Of Safe And Risky Ground Has Implications For Infant Safety
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Researchers have long studied infants' perceptions of safe and risky ground by observing their willingness to cross a visual cliff, a large drop-off covered with a solid glass surface. In crawling, infants grow more likely to avoid the apparent drop-off, leading researchers to conclude that they have a fear of heights.
Study Shows Impact Of 'Chain Of Violence' On Palestinian And Israeli Children
http://mnt.to/a/47QW
Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a "chain of violence" that goes from political and ethnic strife, to violence in communities, schools, and families, and ends with their own aggressive behavior.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
Antifungal Drug Thiabendazole Offers Inexpensive Cancer Therapy Alternative
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During investigations into the relationship between yeast, frogs, mice and humans, researchers from Texas University's College of Natural Sciences have discovered that an inexpensive antifungal drug called thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and could potentially be used as chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
Radiotherapy After Breast Surgery May Not Be Recommended For Older Women
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A Rhode Island Hospital radiation oncologist says in a new editorial that research exploring the impact of radiotherapy in older women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence has little effect on actual clinical decisions.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Schizophrenia Signs Can Be Reversed With Training
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Researchers studying an animal model of schizophrenia have discovered that the animals can behave normal as adults if they underwent cognitive training in adolescence. The study is published in Neuron.
Schizophrenia, Other Brain Abnormalities Respond To Early Intervention
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Preemptive cognitive training - an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies - can help the brain function normally later in life, a team of researchers has found through a series of experiments on laboratory rats.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Radiotherapy After Breast Surgery May Not Be Recommended For Older Women
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A Rhode Island Hospital radiation oncologist says in a new editorial that research exploring the impact of radiotherapy in older women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence has little effect on actual clinical decisions.
Osteoarthritis Pain Targeted
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The research relates to a family of molecules firstly discovered in Melbourne that applied to blood cell development. One of these, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor or GM-CSF, acts as a messenger between cells acting at a site of inflammation.
In Fruit Flies, Acai Counteracts Oxidative Stress, Lengthens Lifespan
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Bewildered by the array of antioxidant fruit juices on display in the supermarket and the promises they make? To sort out the antioxidant properties of fruits and berries, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine turned to fruit flies for help.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Sleep Can Be Affected By Self-Luminous Tablet Computers
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According to new study published in the journal Applied Ergonomics, a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous "backlit" displays can affect evening melatonin, which might result in delayed sleep, especially in adolescents.
In People With Parkinson's Disease, Sleep Improves Memory
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People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown.While the classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremors and slow movements, Parkinson's can also affect someone's memory, including "working memory.
Gaining Extra Study Time By Sacrificing Sleep Is Counterproductive
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Regardless of how much a high school student generally studies each day, if that student sacrifices sleep in order to study more than usual, he or she is more likely to have academic problems the following day.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
30 Minutes Of Daily Exercise As Good As 60 For Weight Loss
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A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that sedentary, slightly overweight healthy young men who worked up a sweat exercising 30 minutes daily for three months lost a similar amount of weight and body fat as those who did 60 minutes of daily exercise.
Healthy People Over 50 Are Safe To Run Marathons
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Researchers have found that marathon runners above the age of 50 have similar temporary effects than those aged between 18 and 40 years, and that any cardiac abnormalities during a marathon disappears within a week after completing a race.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Osteoporosis Clue Found In Stem Cell Signalling Protein
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Understanding how a well-known signalling protein influences whether bone marrow stem cells turn into bone or fat could transform scientists' view of osteoporosis and lead to new treatments for the bone-thinning disease.
Seeking A Cure For Type 1 Diabetes: A New Marker For Identifying Precursors To Insulin-Producing Cells In Pancreas
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For the millions of people worldwide with type 1 diabetes who cannot produce sufficient insulin, the potential to transplant insulin-producing cells could offer hope for a long-term cure. The discovery of a marker to help identify and isolate stem cells that can develop into insulin-producing cells in the pancreas would be a critical step forward and is described in an article in BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Key Discovery Improves Understanding Of How Stem Cells Can Become Anything
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How do stem cells preserve their ability to become any type of cell in the body? And how do they "decide" to give up that magical state and start specializing?If researchers could answer these questions, our ability to harness stem cells to treat disease could explode.
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