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Study Links Childhood Antibiotic Use and Obesity

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Giving antibiotics to babies before the age of six months could lead to obesity, states study. "We typically consider obesity an epidemic grounded in unhealthy diet and exercise, yet increasingly studies suggest it's more complicated," said co-author Leonardo Trasande of the New York University School of Medicine. "Microbes in our intestines may play critical roles in how we absorb calories, and exposure to antibiotics, especially early in life, ...

Eye Pain - Symptom Evaluation

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The cause of eye pain can be diagnosed based on the type of pain and associated symptoms.

Latte Coffee a Day can Make You Fat

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Drinking latte coffee everyday can make you fat, warn experts. One sweetened milky drink from chains like Costa can have over four times the calories of an ordinary cup, according to fitness trainers' body the Register Of Exercise Professionals. "Coffee is a culprit. We're attracted to lattes because the fat in milk tastes good but, unless we're active, we don't burn it off. If you went up a drink size, added syrup or had more than one, you could ...

Canadians Now Spend Less Time on Mobile Devices, Finds Survey

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Canadians spend less time on mobile phones, smartphones, tablets and eReaders, finds survey. The study led by Ipsos Reid about the mobile market in Canada, involving 2,000 adults, may suggest a potential shift in usage patterns of digital devices, reported Xinhua. It shows that the mobile device usage have stabilized over time. On average, Canadians reported using their Smartphones 222 times per month, Tablets 115 times per month, and eReaders ...

Pet Therapy - An Alternative Treatment for Depression

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The bond between animals and human beings is evident from ancient timesin all civilizations. Sometimes the relationship becomes deep and unconditional. Keeping this physical, emotional and mental bond in observation, researchers have devised a new form of treatment, known as Pet Therapy or Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT). Animal-Assisted Therapy is a form of treatment involving animals as a form of treatment. It is needed in cases where people are depressed ...

Scientists Find Evidence That New Capsules Help in Gum Disease

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New biomimetic controlled-release capsules help in gum disease, say scientists. "Our technology uses controlled-release capsules filled with a protein that would be injected in the pockets between the gums and the teeth," said Steven Little, Ph.D., who reported on the research. "That's ground-zero for periodontal disease (and) #8213; 'gum disease' (and) #8213; the place where bacteria breed and inflammation occurs. The capsules dissolve over time, releasing a protein ...

Report Says Abortion Seekers 'Seven Times' More Likely to be Abused

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Abortion seekers are seven times more likely to report sexual or physical abuse, states report. The study comes as a Republican senatorial candidate triggered a firestorm of criticism after he suggested that "legitimate rape" rarely causes pregnancy. Explaining his complete opposition to abortion, even in the instance of rape, Representative Todd Akin said pregnancy from rape was rare because of biological reactions to "legitimate rape." "First ...

Drink Made from Berry Wine may Provide Drugs for Diabetes, Cancer

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Drink made from blueberry and blackberry wines may provide a tasty way to help people with diabetes and cancer, say researchers. "We're thinking about a dealcoholized fermented fruit beverage that would optimize the inhibition of the alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase enzymes and also make use of the wines' other healthful bioactive components," said Elvira de Mejia, a U of I professor of food chemistry and food toxicology. Graduate student Michelle ...

A Low-Calorie Diet Lets You Live Longer

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An ongoing research has suggested that by simply eating less man's life on earth can be lengthened! Even since man was created he has been craving for lasting youth and long life. There is very little in his kitty that has been left untried to maintain youth and sustain life! The ancient man had his own recipes that were a blend of nature and spirituality, while the modern man aspires for health and long life through effortless means. ...

Apple Most Valuable Company in Market History

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US technology giant Apple has become the most valuable public company in history, reveal sources. Apple's market value hits (Dollar) 623 billion in intraday trading eclipsing Microsoft's record of (Dollar) 618.9 billion. Apple's market value Monday topped the record set by Microsoft Dec 30, 1999, at the height of the dotcom bubble, as its stock rose to new high of (Dollar) 664.74 per share, CNNMoney reported citing S (and) P's senior index analyst Howard Silverblatt. The ...

Coconut Water: An Excellent Sports Drink

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Coconut water deserves its popular reputation as Mother Nature's own sports drink, states new scientific analysis. However, people who engage in strenuous exercise that involves a lot of sweat might want to take it all with a grain of salt (and) #8213; literally (and) #8213; or stick with a more traditional sports drink like Gatorade, said Chhandashri Bhattacharya, Ph.D. She presented a report on an analysis of coconut water to the ACS, the world's largest scientific ...

New Research Finds New Tool for Clinicians' Effective Prediction of Lung Cancer Risk

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Scientists at University of Liverpool develop a prediction model showing viable tool for selecting high risk individuals for prevention and control programmes. The model, developed at the University's Cancer Research Centre and funded by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, was tested in international datasets and found to be a more effective predictor of individuals at risk than smoking duration or family history alone. The results are published in the iAnnals ...

Risk of Heart Attack Associated With Various Psoriasis Treatments: Study

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Using Tumor necrosis Factor (TNF) inhibitors for psoriasis shows significant reduction in risks of heart attack (myocardial infarction), says a report published Online First by iArchives of Dermatology/i, a JAMA Network publication. "The effect of systemic treatment for psoriasis on cardiovascular disease has been largely unexplored," the authors write as background information in the study. "The primary objective of this study was to assess whether patients ...

Down's Syndrome Testing Now in Several European Markets

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A new prenatal test for Down's syndrome hit the market several other European countries Monday, the manufacturer said, amid a controversy over whether it could lead to more abortions. The product, marketed as PrenaTest and manufactured by German life sciences company LifeCodexx, "is targeted exclusively toward women in their 12th week of pregnancy and beyond who are at an increased risk" of delivering a child with Down's syndrome, the company said in a statement. ...

Child Workers Suffer Daily for Life in Bolivia

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Around 850,000 children in Bolivia are child labors and struggle for their life from a young age. Felix, a 14-year old boy who is still in school, began with small jobs in retail and later as a bicycle delivery boy for his family's business, a combination ice cream shop and meat and poultry distributor. Witty and full of energy, Felix is a board member of the Union of Boys and Girl Workers of Bolivia, an advocacy group that lobbies Congress and municipal ...

Vitamin D can Reduce Respiratory Infections in Children

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A new study on Mongolian schoolchildren shows that vitamin D supplements can reduce the risk of respiratory infections in winter. "Our randomized controlled trial shows that vitamin D has important effects on infection risk," says Carlos Camargo, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the study's corresponding author. "In almost 250 children with low blood levels of vitamin D during winter, we found that taking a daily vitamin D supplement cut in half the ...

Effects of Manufactured Nanoparticles on Soybean Crops Examined

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Researchers carried out the first study of soybeans grown in soil contaminated by nanomaterials. The team was led by scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School for Environmental Science (and) Management. The team is also affiliated with the UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN), a (Dollar) 24 million collaboration based at UCLA, with researchers from UCSB, UC Davis, UC Riverside, University of Texas at El Paso, Columbia University, and other ...

Breast Density Not Linked to Breast Cancer Deaths

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In breast cancer patients, breast density does not influence breast cancer death, reveals study published in the iJournal of the National Cancer Institute/i. One of the strongest risk factors for non-familial breast cancer is elevated mammographic breast density. While women with elevated mammographic breast density have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, it is not established whether a higher density indicates a lower chance of survival in breast ...

Stem Cells Show Promise in Repairing Stress Urinary Incontinence

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In mice, novel technique using stem cells regenerates damaged urethral sphincter muscles and prevents pressure incontinence, states study published in BMC Medicine. Although SUI is more common during and after pregnancy, and after the age of 40, one in three women will experience it at some point in their lives. Men can also be affected, especially after prostate surgery. SUI is treatable and in many cases losing weight, reducing caffeine intake, pelvic floor ...

Free Gastric Band Surgery in Prison for Sadistic Killer

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A victim of serious and chronic personality disorder, with a history of killing two women a decade ago, burning them alive and eating some part of their flesh has undergone a free gastric band surgery in jail to help him cut the weight. Sentenced to life term in 2010, 39-year-old Graham Fisher had put on weight and was a huge 146 kg after gorging on junk food during his stay at Broadmoor Hospital in the UK. Last week he was taken to a private hospital in Oxfordshire ...

Ladybird's Head Lodged in a Woman's Ear for Nearly Three Years

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Twenty-eight-year old Danielle Eccles's experienced ear pain and temporary hearing loss for nearly three years, during which time she had made many visits to the doctor. It all began as unbearable earaches. Her right ear appeared to be blocked and swollen and she began to experience temporary deafness too. She was prescribed ear drops after doctors noticed nothing unusual inside her ear, maybe just a blob of wax. One day, when she was putting more ear ...

Poll: Even After Shootings Americans Back Guns

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A poll showed an overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms. This was shown this week amid a rush of shootings across the United States. More than two thirds -- 68 percent -- of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution, such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Public ...

China Desert City Kicks Off Miss World Pageant

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In the unlikely setting of a Chinese mining city on the edge of the Gobi desert, global beauty queens dressed in shimmering ball gowns competed for the coveted tile of Miss World. A total of 116 contestants -- the highest number ever -- took to the stage after a dance by a troupe dressed as Mongolian warriors at the start of the contest, watched annually by about a billion people around the globe. This year it takes place on the arid and sparsely populated ...

Researchers Explain How 'Superager' Brains Look and Act Decades Younger

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A researcher has tried to find what goes right in the brains of the elderly who still have terrific memories as well as whether such people even exist in a brand new study. Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski's new study has for the first time identified an elite group of elderly people age 80 and older whose memories are as sharp as people 20 to 30 years younger than them. And on 3-D MRI scans, the SuperAger participants' brains appear ...

Researchers Explain Why the Sun's Shape is Almost Perfectly Round

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To obtain what they believe is the definitive and baffling answer about the slightly flattened surface of the sun, researchers have used the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). They have used these onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The Sun is nearly the roundest object ever measured. If scaled to the size of a beach ball, it would be so round that the difference between the widest and narrow diameters would be much less than the width of a ...

Smartphone App can Sense When You are Stressed

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A new application designed for Smartphones , called StressSense , can discern stress from the patterns and vibrations of your voice. StressSense initially recognizes a person's unstressed voice, after users read a 3-minute passage in a relaxed mood into their phones. The system then makes a comparison with the pre-programmed knowledge of the physiological changes that stress induces and makes a note of any instances of stress it finds in the voice. This ...

In Two Years There Could be a Cure for Baldness

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Increase Intake of Dairy Products to Three Servings Per Day to Offset Risk of Osteoporosis

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A recent research has shown that nearly 43,000 cases of osteoporosis could have been prevented in Australia, if people had increased their intake of dairy products or at least added an extra glass of milk a day to their diet. It is important to combine exercise along with calcium rich foods like milk and dairy products which positively influence bone density, according to experts. The recommended dairy intake per day per person should ideally be three servings- ...

Scientists To Be Warned About Potential Solar Flares By New System

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A new method to predict solar flares more than a day before they occur has been found by researchers at Purdue University. This helps in providing advance warning to help protect satellites, power grids and astronauts from potentially dangerous radiation. The system works by measuring differences in gamma radiation emitted when atoms in radioactive elements "decay," or lose energy. This rate of decay is widely believed to be constant, but recent findings challenge ...

Squid-inspired 'Soft Robot' That Camouflages Itself for Disguise Coming Soon: Researchers

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A team of researchers are working to give robots the ability to disguise themselves. The same team had already made a groundbreaking discovery by developing soft, silicone-based robots are inspired by creatures like starfish and squid. Researchers led by George Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor have developed a system - yet again, inspired by nature - that allows the soft robots to either camouflage themselves against a background, ...

'Perfect Skin' Secret Shared By Danielle Lloyd

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Want to know the secret to looking like Danielle Lloyd? Well, she has revealed how much work it takes in the morning for her to look like she does - perfect skin and a perfect figure and perfect toenails. She started with her complexion. "I can't live without Creme De La Mer tinted moisturiser. I'm so busy with the kids in the day it's all I have time to put on! I literally just slap that on," the Mirror quoted her as saying. "Occasionally ...

Sporting Aggression More Common Between Opponents of Similar Ability: Study

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According to a new study, competitive team sports like football or basketball are more likely to turn aggressive when the teams are evenly matched in comparison to contests between two unequal teams. In a study of premier league football matches in Germany and basketball games in the North American league, researchers of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have found that aggressive contact between players increases when opponents are more equal, the ...

Loss Of Respect for Peers Who Hook Up too Much: College Students

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New research suggests that almost half of college students judge men and women with similar sexual histories by the same standard. They also hold equally negative attitudes towards both their male and female peers who they believe hook up "too much." The research is to presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. "Men and women are increasingly judging each other on the same level playing field," said Rachel Allison, co-author ...

Revelation Of How Poxviruses Such as Smallpox Evolve Rapidly Despite Low Mutation Rates: Researchers

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Poxviruses are a group of DNA-containing viruses that includes smallpox. They are responsible for a wide range of diseases in humans and animals. They are highly virulent and able to cross species barriers, yet how they do so has been largely a mystery because of their low mutation rates. While smallpox was considered officially eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980, concerns about its use as a bioterrorism agent - and the finding that other poxviruses, ...

Olympic Runners Aided In Recovery from Injuries By 'Anti-Gravity Treadmill'

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Due to the repetitive impact of their feet hitting the ground, Olympic track stars and recreational runners alike can develop stress fractures in bones or soft tissue injuries in joints. This happened to U.S. Olympic runner Jenny Simpson, a medal contender in this week's 1500-meter race, who developed a stress fracture in her right femur prior the London Games. She says the fracture was a direct result of the impact of running. "There's ...

Increase In Patients' Travel Distance for Treatment Due To Urology-Owned Radiation Oncology Self-Referral

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According to a study, men with prostate cancer in Texas may be driving more than three times farther than needed to obtain radiation oncology treatments for their cancer. This happens when they are treated at a urology-owned radiation oncology practice versus other facilities. The study was published online on August 15, 2012 and would be published in the September 1, 2012, print issue of the iInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics /i(iRed Journal/i), ...

Quest to Link 5 Continents completed by Limbless French Swimmer

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It has emerged that a man from France, who lost all his limbs in an electrocution accident, has linked five continents by swimming. Using tailor-made flippers, Philippe Croizon finished his quest by crossing between the US island of Little Diomede and Great Diomede in Russia, joining Asia and the Americas, the BBC reported. The 44-year-old swam three other straits since May. Reaching shore, he said the icy waters had been a challenge. "This ...

ODD Name Tag for Problematic Kids

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The unruly behavior of naughty kids has a medical name as in oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), doctors said. And children who lash out at teachers or students have also been diagnosed with a condition termed intermittent explosive disorder (IED). Psychologists are diagnosing ODD - characterised by persistent anti-authoritarian behaviour - at a greater rate than autism. Child psychologist Lisa Good said the condition was real and created ...

Cancer Victims Saved by Revolutionary Stem Cell Treatment

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Researchers have revealed that a revolutionary treatment could save thousands of victims of cancers such as leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease every year. The technique uses stem cells, harvested from placentas discarded during a birth, to produce infection-fighting bone marrow. Scientists hope this will be lifesaving for patients who have undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which destroys bone marrow, and for people with conditions ...

There is Still Some Puff Left in Tobacco Inc. as Plain Packets Loom

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Australia's historic packaging victory over the cigarette industry has been hailed as a "brave new world of tobacco control". But analysts warn that smoking is far from a dying trade. Tobacco products in Australia will be sold in drab, uniform packaging with graphic health warnings from December 1 after the nation's High Court rejected a challenge to the policy, in a case being closely watched worldwide. The World Health Organization hailed the ruling ...

Outrage Over iPhone App That can Make Teens Look '9 Months' Pregnant

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Australian family planning groups have criticized an iPhone app that enables users to "impregnate anyone you meet simply by taking a photo of them, marking up the image and pressing a button". The app, which has become a hot item in the Australian app store, digitally alters images to give subjects the appearance of being nine months' pregnant. According to Angus Mullane, from Appy Dude, who developed the app, hundreds of users are already posting pregnant ...

Aquatic Life Hard Hit by Chemical Waste in UP River

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Media reports indicate that alarge number of dead fish have been found floating on the banks of the Ramganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad District. This incident is attributed to the dumping of chemical waste from nearby industries. It is believed that the cause of the death of fish was lack of oxygen and the presence of an oily slick in the water of the river. Locals complained of the administration's failure to take any action against the factory ...

Study Sheds Light on How to Read Your Own Body Language

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A few body language lessons that could help keep you healthy have been outlined by a team of physicians and nurses. Your body is a reflection of your health, and every day it sends out signals about how healthy or unhealthy you may be. If you can read the signs correctly, you will be better equipped to detect and prevent the onset of illness. However, if you are like most people, you may be getting your signals crossed. The ...

Syrian Refugees in Jordan Treated by UAE Mobile Hospital

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Syrian refugee patients in camps in Jordan are being treated free of charge by the Emirates World Mobile Humanitarian Hospital. A team of 70 UAE and Jordanian doctors, health professionals and technicians as well as volunteers are jointly running the mobile clinic. Ahmed Al Mazrouie, chairman of UAE Red Crescent Authority, thanked the Jordanian authorities for their assistance in operating the hospital, as many of the Syrian refugees were suffering ...

First Dog Resort in NY

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New York's first luxury hotel for dogs has an expansive bed with soft pillows, a flat-screen TV, a gym and chef-crafted meals. The hotel is opening in a few weeks and stresses that nothing's too good for man's best friend. The 9,700-square-foot (900-square-meter) hotel in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood aims to ensure "the dog is getting the same quality as a human being does," explained one of its three co-owners, Shawn Hassanzadeh. "As a New Yorker, ...

Modern Singapore Hit by Age-Old Superstition

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Even if she is the only occupant, Christina Tang always knocks on the door before entering when she is overseas and returns to her hotel room. The 25-year-old Singaporean marketing executive said knocking on the door is meant to seek permission from the "good brothers" -- spirits that might have taken over her room while she was away -- for her to stay over for the night. "It's just like visiting a friend. You would definitely not barge in without the ...

Subtle Differences in Mutant Worms Detected Via Artificial Intelligence

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Tiny multi-cellular animals such as nematodes, fruit flies or zebra fish are used to carry out research into the genetic factors behind certain disease mechanisms, illness progression and response to new drugs. Often, progress relies on the microscopic visual examination of many individual animals to detect mutants worthy of further study. Now, scientists have demonstrated an automated system that uses artificial intelligence and cutting-edge image ...

Research Says Some Flavors in Some Foods Resemble a Prescription Mood Stabilizer

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The possibility of mood-enhancing effects associated with some flavors has new supporting evidence. This potential stems at least in part from natural ingredients bearing a striking chemical similarity to valproic acid. The latter is a widely used prescription mood-stabilizing drug, scientists reported here today. This effect joins those previously reported for chocolate, teas and some other known comfort foods. They presented the study of more than ...

Civic Engagement, Tolerance and Altruism Predicted by Interest in Arts

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A study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago says that people with an active interest in the arts contribute more to society than those with little or no such interest. The researchers analysed arts exposure, defined as attendance at museums and dance, music, opera and theater events; and arts expression, defined as making or performing art. "Even after controlling for age, race and education, we found that participation in the ...

How Cancer Cells Grow by Hijacking a Mechanism Decoded

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A mechanism that explains how some cancer cells "hijack" a biological process to potentially activate cell growth has been identified by scientists. The newly discovered mechanism involves histones (highly alkaline proteins found in cells that package and order DNA), and in this case, histone H2B, one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin. Chromatin is the combination of DNA and proteins that makes up the contents of the nucleus ...

Workout Clothes That Buzz When You Go Wrong on the Anvil

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Designers are ready to launch gym-ready clothes to improve your performance while exercising. The goal of the Move project, which is headed by designer Jennifer Darmour, is to make clothing with embedded sensors that can help people improve their technique at Pilates and Ndash - a popular exercise regime that demands precise positioning of the back and abdominal muscles. Each garment contains four stretch-and-flex sensors woven out of conductive fibres ...

Men Prefer Beer, While Women Love Wine in the US

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A new poll has revealed that US men like to drink beer, but that wine is the beverage of choice for women and older adults. The annual Gallup poll found that, as with previous years, wine drinkers are mostly based on the East Coast while beer aficionados live in the Midwest. Drinking is commonplace in the United States, with two thirds (66 percent) of Americans saying they consume alcohol, and 44 percent saying they drank at least one alcoholic beverage ...

Research Sheds Light on How Virus Throws a Wrench in the Immune System

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The cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is a member of the herpesvirus family, hardly ever makes people sick even though most people carry it for life. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and from the USA have now unveiled long term consequences of the on-going presence of CMV: Later in life, more and more cells of the immune system concentrate on CMV, and as a result, the response against other viruses is weakened. These research results help ...

Cancer-Promoting Genes Activated by Metabolic Protein That Wields Phosphate Group

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New research suggests that a metabolic protein that nourishes cancer cells also activates tumor-promoting genes by loosening part of the packaging that entwines DNA to make up chromosomes. These findings are reported by a team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Aug. 16 issue of iCell/i. Working in cell lines and mouse models of glioblastoma multiforme, the most lethal form of brain tumor, senior author Zhimin ...

Chronic Graft Vs. Host Disease Influenced by B Cell Survival

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Chronic side effects that significantly decrease quality of life are common among leukemia and lymphoma patients who receive life-saving stem cell or bone marrow transplants. In chronic Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD), the differences between the donor bone marrow cells and the recipient's body often cause these immune cells to recognize the recipient's body tissues as foreign and the newly transplanted cells attack the transplant recipient's body. Symptoms can ...

30-Year Record Broken by Greenland's Ice Sheet Melting

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Research has revealed that melting over the Greenland ice sheet broke the seasonal record on August 8. The melting season in Greenland usually lasts from June - when the first puddles of meltwater appear - to early-September, when temperatures cool. According to ongoing analysis of Marco Tedesco, assistant professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at The City College of New York, this year, cumulative melting in the first week in August had already ...