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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Discovery Could Eventually Lead To Drugs That Disrupt The Interaction Between Alcohol And The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4dbq
Thanks to a rare bacteria that grows only on rocks in the Swiss Alps, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the Pasteur Institute in France have been the first to identify how alcohol might affect key brain proteins.
Roadside Breath Testing For Drugs A Step Closer
http://mnt.to/a/4db9
A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect substances such as cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Revealed By Gene Networks In Brains Of Deceased Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4d9S
Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published by Cell Press in the journal Cell examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular networks in the brain that are at the root of Alzheimer's disease.
Potential Therapeutic Targets Revealed For Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4d9N
Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers from Icelandic Heart Association, Sage Bionetworks, and other institutions, have discovered that a network of genes involved in the inflammatory response in the brain is a crucial mechanism driving Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD).
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Anxiety And Stress Benefits From Exercise, Even When Forced
http://mnt.to/a/4dbk
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.Past studies have shown that people who exercise are more protected against stress-related disorders.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Cancer Cells Are Nimbler Than Non-Malignant Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4dcy
Clues about how cells become cancerous are revealed in a new catalogue of their physical and chemical features. The catalogue shows, among other things, how malignant cells that break out of tumors and invade other organs are nimbler and more aggressive than non-malignant ones: they are able to pass more easily through small spaces, and they exert a greater force on their environment.
Nanoparticles In Action
http://mnt.to/a/4dbp
The macroscopic effects of certain nanoparticles on human health have long been clear to the naked eye. What scientists have lacked is the ability to see the detailed movements of individual particles that give rise to those effects.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Three Different Diseases Controlled By One Gene
http://mnt.to/a/4db4
An international research consortium led by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CIBERER and the University of Wurzburg (Germany) has discovered a gene that can cause three totally different diseases, depending on how it is altered.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Cancer Cells Are Nimbler Than Non-Malignant Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4dcy
Clues about how cells become cancerous are revealed in a new catalogue of their physical and chemical features. The catalogue shows, among other things, how malignant cells that break out of tumors and invade other organs are nimbler and more aggressive than non-malignant ones: they are able to pass more easily through small spaces, and they exert a greater force on their environment.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Cancer Cells Are Nimbler Than Non-Malignant Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4dcy
Clues about how cells become cancerous are revealed in a new catalogue of their physical and chemical features. The catalogue shows, among other things, how malignant cells that break out of tumors and invade other organs are nimbler and more aggressive than non-malignant ones: they are able to pass more easily through small spaces, and they exert a greater force on their environment.
Exercise Could Hold Key To Cancer Cure
http://mnt.to/a/4dbz
Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The research announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 involved two groups of mice fed a control diet and a high fat diet then divided into separate exercise and sedentary groups.
Improved Screening Tests For Liver Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4dby
New data from two clinical trials presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic urine tests.
Nanoparticles In Action
http://mnt.to/a/4dbp
The macroscopic effects of certain nanoparticles on human health have long been clear to the naked eye. What scientists have lacked is the ability to see the detailed movements of individual particles that give rise to those effects.
Cellular Secrets May Be Revealed By New Imaging Technology
http://mnt.to/a/4dbn
Researchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good cells go bad."Let's say you have a large population of cells," said Corey Neu, an assistant professor in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
How The Tumor Suppressor P53 Is Shut Down In Metastatic Melanoma - And How It Can Be Revived
http://mnt.to/a/4db8
Cancer cells are a problem for the body because they multiply recklessly, refuse to die and blithely metastasize to set up shop in places where they don't belong. One protein that keeps healthy cells from behaving this way is a tumor suppressor named p53.
Researchers Identify New Targets That Cause Abnormal Cell Division
http://mnt.to/a/4db6
Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Study Deciphers Components Of The Machinery That Duplicates DNA On Which Most Chemotherapeutic Agents Currently Act
http://mnt.to/a/4d9V
The Genomic Instability Group led by researcher Oscar Fernandez-Capetillo at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), has for the first time obtained a panoramic photo of the proteins that take part in human DNA division, a process known as replication.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Treatment By Naturopathic Doctors Shows Reduction In Cardiovascular Risk Factors Randomized Controlled Trial
http://mnt.to/a/4dbD
Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Increases Risk Of Early Atherosclerotic Lesions
http://mnt.to/a/4dbB
A study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 - which evaluated the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), early predictors of atherosclerosis and the 10-year Framingham risk score (FRS) - showed that NAFLD increases the risk of early atherosclerotic lesions independent of established cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
Surveillance Identifies Risk For Cardiovascular Mortality
http://mnt.to/a/4dbv
Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical system.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Visiting The Doctor Boosts Colon Cancer Screening Rates
http://mnt.to/a/4dbR
Screening rates increase even more when doctors discuss details of screening tests, Kaiser Permanente study findsPatients who visited their doctor for any reason were nearly six times more likely to be screened for colon cancer compared to those who didn't visit their doctor, according to a study funded by the National Cancer Institute and published online today in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Potential New Way To Detect Colorectal And Other Cancers
http://mnt.to/a/4dbj
A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes of Health, reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously unknown root cause of some forms of colorectal cancers.
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** CONFERENCES News **
Analytical Challenges In E&L To Be Discussed At Extractables And Leachables USA Conference, 7-9 May 2013, Providence, RI
http://mnt.to/a/4dcM
Extractables and Leachables USA 2013 (E&L USA) two day conference is fast approaching. Current registrations have seen a 15% rise in attendee numbers from the successful inaugural event, and with just over a week to go organisers Smithers Rapra are looking forward to a stellar event in May.
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** COSMETIC MEDICINE / PLASTIC SURGERY News **
Upper Arm Lifts Via Plastic Surgery On The Rise
http://mnt.to/a/4dcN
A plastic surgery procedure that was documented to be on the rise between the years of 2000 and 2012 was the upper arm lift, a new report suggests.In 2012, over 15,000 upper arm lights were performed across the U.
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** CROHN'S / IBD News **
Infection With Roundworm Quells Obesity And Related Metabolic Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4dbd
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Anxiety And Stress Benefits From Exercise, Even When Forced
http://mnt.to/a/4dbk
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.Past studies have shown that people who exercise are more protected against stress-related disorders.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Study Reveals Novel Mechanism By Which UVA Contributes To Photoaging Of Skin
http://mnt.to/a/4dbx
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging.
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** DIABETES News **
Childhood Metabolic Disorders Predict Hardening Of The Arterial Walls
http://mnt.to/a/4db3
Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 years of age, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland.
Researchers Discover New Hormone Spurring Beta Cell Production - A Potential Diabetes Breakthrough
http://mnt.to/a/4d9P
Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have discovered a hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes, a metabolic illness afflicting an estimated 26 million Americans.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Hormone Levels And Sexual Motivation Among Young Women
http://mnt.to/a/4dbh
Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level - and, perhaps, fertility - are hitting their monthly peak. If not, you're more likely experiencing a profusion of desire-deadening progesterone, and the less fertile time in your cycle.
Researchers Discover New Hormone Spurring Beta Cell Production - A Potential Diabetes Breakthrough
http://mnt.to/a/4d9P
Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have discovered a hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes, a metabolic illness afflicting an estimated 26 million Americans.
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** GENETICS News **
Study Reveals Novel Mechanism By Which UVA Contributes To Photoaging Of Skin
http://mnt.to/a/4dbx
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging.
Identification Of Key Cellular Organelle Involved In Gene Silencing Could Help In The Development Of Drugs To Fight Diseases
http://mnt.to/a/4dbt
RNA molecules, made from DNA, are best known for their role in protein production. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), however, are short (~22) nucleotide RNA sequences found in plants and animals that do not encode proteins but act in gene regulation and, in the process, impact almost all biological processes - from development to physiology to stress response.
Potential New Way To Detect Colorectal And Other Cancers
http://mnt.to/a/4dbj
A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes of Health, reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously unknown root cause of some forms of colorectal cancers.
Novel Approach To Finding RNAs Involved In Long-Term Memory Storage
http://mnt.to/a/4dbg
Despite decades of research, relatively little is known about the identity of RNA molecules that are transported as part of the molecular process underpinning learning and memory.Now, working together, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Columbia University and the University of Florida, Gainesville, have developed a novel strategy for isolating and characterizing a substantial number of RNAs transported from the cell-body of neuron (nerve cell) to the synapse, the small gap separating neurons that enables cell to cell communication.
Researchers Identify New Targets That Cause Abnormal Cell Division
http://mnt.to/a/4db6
Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
A New Level Of Variation In Messenger RNAs Exposed
http://mnt.to/a/4db5
Like musicians in an orchestra who have the same musical score but start and finish playing at different intervals, cells with the same genes start and finish transcribing them at different points in the genome.
Three Different Diseases Controlled By One Gene
http://mnt.to/a/4db4
An international research consortium led by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CIBERER and the University of Wurzburg (Germany) has discovered a gene that can cause three totally different diseases, depending on how it is altered.
Study Deciphers Components Of The Machinery That Duplicates DNA On Which Most Chemotherapeutic Agents Currently Act
http://mnt.to/a/4d9V
The Genomic Instability Group led by researcher Oscar Fernandez-Capetillo at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), has for the first time obtained a panoramic photo of the proteins that take part in human DNA division, a process known as replication.
Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Revealed By Gene Networks In Brains Of Deceased Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4d9S
Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published by Cell Press in the journal Cell examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular networks in the brain that are at the root of Alzheimer's disease.
Potential Therapeutic Targets Revealed For Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4d9N
Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers from Icelandic Heart Association, Sage Bionetworks, and other institutions, have discovered that a network of genes involved in the inflammatory response in the brain is a crucial mechanism driving Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD).
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** HEALTH INSURANCE / MEDICAL INSURANCE News **
Reversal Of Nearly Decade-Long Trend Of Rising Uninsured Rates Among Young Adults
http://mnt.to/a/4dbb
Eighty-four million people - nearly half of all working-age U.S. adults - went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Increases Risk Of Early Atherosclerotic Lesions
http://mnt.to/a/4dbB
A study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 - which evaluated the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), early predictors of atherosclerosis and the 10-year Framingham risk score (FRS) - showed that NAFLD increases the risk of early atherosclerotic lesions independent of established cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Childhood Metabolic Disorders Predict Hardening Of The Arterial Walls
http://mnt.to/a/4db3
Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 years of age, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Genetic Fingerprints Track Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites
http://mnt.to/a/4dcz
New artemisinin-resistant strains of the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum are spreading rapidly in Cambodia, an international group of scientists says in a research paper that also reveals how the drug-resistant strains can be identified from their genetic fingerprints.
Vulnerable Spot On Respiratory Syncytial Virus Protein Could Lead To Vaccine
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Z
An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common - and sometimes very serious - childhood disease.
Psychology, Microbiology And Oncology News From 'Frontiers'
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Q
Frontiers in PsychologyShort-term attentional perseveration associated with real-life creative achievementWhat makes some people more creative than others? Psychologists have suggested that creativity partly depends on a person's ability to continuously switch attention between the details and the bigger picture of a given task.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Smart Environments At The Wave Of A Hand: Potential Applications In The Home, Office, Hospitals, Nursing Homes And Schools
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Y
Researchers previously have shown that a depth camera system, such as Kinect, can be combined with a projector to turn almost any surface into a touchscreen. But now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated how these touch-based interfaces can be created almost at will, with the wave of a hand.
Revolution In Tactile Sensing
http://mnt.to/a/4d9R
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.
Psychology, Microbiology And Oncology News From 'Frontiers'
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Q
Frontiers in PsychologyShort-term attentional perseveration associated with real-life creative achievementWhat makes some people more creative than others? Psychologists have suggested that creativity partly depends on a person's ability to continuously switch attention between the details and the bigger picture of a given task.
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Increases Risk Of Early Atherosclerotic Lesions
http://mnt.to/a/4dbB
A study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 - which evaluated the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), early predictors of atherosclerosis and the 10-year Framingham risk score (FRS) - showed that NAFLD increases the risk of early atherosclerotic lesions independent of established cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
Exercise Could Hold Key To Cancer Cure
http://mnt.to/a/4dbz
Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The research announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 involved two groups of mice fed a control diet and a high fat diet then divided into separate exercise and sedentary groups.
Improved Screening Tests For Liver Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4dby
New data from two clinical trials presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic urine tests.
Vitamin D Therapy Could Be A Powerful Weapon In The Fight Against Liver Fibrosis
http://mnt.to/a/4dbm
Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. In industrialized countries, the main causes of liver injury leading to fibrosis include chronic hepatitis virus infection, excess alcohol consumption and, increasingly, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Three Different Diseases Controlled By One Gene
http://mnt.to/a/4db4
An international research consortium led by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CIBERER and the University of Wurzburg (Germany) has discovered a gene that can cause three totally different diseases, depending on how it is altered.
Patients' Health May Be Jeopardized By High Leukemia Treatment Costs
http://mnt.to/a/4d9X
The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under - or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a Blood Forum article supported by nearly 120 CML experts from more than 15 countries on five continents and published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Improved Screening Tests For Liver Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/4dby
New data from two clinical trials presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic urine tests.
Surveillance Identifies Risk For Cardiovascular Mortality
http://mnt.to/a/4dbv
Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical system.
Nanoparticles In Action
http://mnt.to/a/4dbp
The macroscopic effects of certain nanoparticles on human health have long been clear to the naked eye. What scientists have lacked is the ability to see the detailed movements of individual particles that give rise to those effects.
Cellular Secrets May Be Revealed By New Imaging Technology
http://mnt.to/a/4dbn
Researchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good cells go bad."Let's say you have a large population of cells," said Corey Neu, an assistant professor in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
Revolution In Tactile Sensing
http://mnt.to/a/4d9R
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
Infection With Roundworm Quells Obesity And Related Metabolic Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4dbd
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Discovery Could Eventually Lead To Drugs That Disrupt The Interaction Between Alcohol And The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4dbq
Thanks to a rare bacteria that grows only on rocks in the Swiss Alps, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the Pasteur Institute in France have been the first to identify how alcohol might affect key brain proteins.
Novel Approach To Finding RNAs Involved In Long-Term Memory Storage
http://mnt.to/a/4dbg
Despite decades of research, relatively little is known about the identity of RNA molecules that are transported as part of the molecular process underpinning learning and memory.Now, working together, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Columbia University and the University of Florida, Gainesville, have developed a novel strategy for isolating and characterizing a substantial number of RNAs transported from the cell-body of neuron (nerve cell) to the synapse, the small gap separating neurons that enables cell to cell communication.
Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Revealed By Gene Networks In Brains Of Deceased Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4d9S
Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published by Cell Press in the journal Cell examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular networks in the brain that are at the root of Alzheimer's disease.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Vitamin D Therapy Could Be A Powerful Weapon In The Fight Against Liver Fibrosis
http://mnt.to/a/4dbm
Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. In industrialized countries, the main causes of liver injury leading to fibrosis include chronic hepatitis virus infection, excess alcohol consumption and, increasingly, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Infection With Roundworm Quells Obesity And Related Metabolic Disorders
http://mnt.to/a/4dbd
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders.
Childhood Metabolic Disorders Predict Hardening Of The Arterial Walls
http://mnt.to/a/4db3
Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 years of age, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland.
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** OVARIAN CANCER News **
Connection Between Chemoresponse Assays And Improved Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates
http://mnt.to/a/4dbs
This spring, a team of researchers has released results from an eight-year study that shows improved survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who undergo cancer tumor testing to determine the best treatment.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Parkinson's Disease Protein Acts Like A Virus
http://mnt.to/a/4db7
A protein known to be a key player in the development of Parkinson's disease is able to enter and harm cells in the same way that viruses do, according to a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Home Births - AAP Issues Guidelines
http://mnt.to/a/4dcQ
As the rate of home births continues to rise in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement published in the journal Pediatrics, titled "Planned Home Birth", which includes a number of new recommendations for the care of children born at home.
Study Confirms Link Between School Climate And Violence
http://mnt.to/a/4dbw
School violence is a very important social issue world-wide. It poses a significant threat to the health, achievement, and well-being of students. Although the most highly published incidents involve serious physical violence, less serious forms of physical aggression and psychological violence (including harassment, bullying, and relational aggression) present far more prevalent and persistent problems.
Vulnerable Spot On Respiratory Syncytial Virus Protein Could Lead To Vaccine
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Z
An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common - and sometimes very serious - childhood disease.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Home Births - AAP Issues Guidelines
http://mnt.to/a/4dcQ
As the rate of home births continues to rise in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement published in the journal Pediatrics, titled "Planned Home Birth", which includes a number of new recommendations for the care of children born at home.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Study Confirms Link Between School Climate And Violence
http://mnt.to/a/4dbw
School violence is a very important social issue world-wide. It poses a significant threat to the health, achievement, and well-being of students. Although the most highly published incidents involve serious physical violence, less serious forms of physical aggression and psychological violence (including harassment, bullying, and relational aggression) present far more prevalent and persistent problems.
Review Of Financial Exploitation In Psychologically Vulnerable Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/4d9T
Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults' needs for assessment of financial exploitation or its potential when working with highly vulnerable individuals.
Psychology, Microbiology And Oncology News From 'Frontiers'
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Q
Frontiers in PsychologyShort-term attentional perseveration associated with real-life creative achievementWhat makes some people more creative than others? Psychologists have suggested that creativity partly depends on a person's ability to continuously switch attention between the details and the bigger picture of a given task.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
New York State Proposes To Raise The Smoking Age to 21
http://mnt.to/a/4dcP
A bill has been proposed by the state of New York that would raise the minimum legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21.The proposal was introduced on Friday, and announced on Sunday by State Senator Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal at a news conference.
Why Austerity Kills And What We Can Do About It? New Book
http://mnt.to/a/4dcx
Why do economic crises affect people's physical health so differently? During the Swedish banking crisis suicide rates dropped, during the catastrophic great depression of the 1930s the health of Americans actually improved, but in the Russian crisis in the 1990s millions of men "disappeared" and in Greece HIV rates have increased by over 200% in the last two years.
Study Confirms Link Between School Climate And Violence
http://mnt.to/a/4dbw
School violence is a very important social issue world-wide. It poses a significant threat to the health, achievement, and well-being of students. Although the most highly published incidents involve serious physical violence, less serious forms of physical aggression and psychological violence (including harassment, bullying, and relational aggression) present far more prevalent and persistent problems.
Putting A Price On Life-Saving Helicopter Transport Of Trauma Victims
http://mnt.to/a/4dbf
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have for the first time determined how often emergency medical helicopters need to help save the lives of seriously injured people to be considered cost-effective compared with ground ambulances.
Smartphone That Can Track Gunfire
http://mnt.to/a/4dbc
You are walking down the street with a friend. A shot is fired. The two of you duck behind the nearest cover and you pull out your smartphone. A map of the neighborhood pops up on its screen with a large red arrow pointing in the direction the shot came from.
Roadside Breath Testing For Drugs A Step Closer
http://mnt.to/a/4db9
A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect substances such as cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis.
Global Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence
http://mnt.to/a/4db2
Global attitudes about domestic violence changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries.
Smart Environments At The Wave Of A Hand: Potential Applications In The Home, Office, Hospitals, Nursing Homes And Schools
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Y
Researchers previously have shown that a depth camera system, such as Kinect, can be combined with a projector to turn almost any surface into a touchscreen. But now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated how these touch-based interfaces can be created almost at will, with the wave of a hand.
The Negative Effect Of Trees On Health And The Environment
http://mnt.to/a/4d9W
After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show exactly how trees help create one of society's predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution.
Review Of Financial Exploitation In Psychologically Vulnerable Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/4d9T
Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults' needs for assessment of financial exploitation or its potential when working with highly vulnerable individuals.
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** REHABILITATION / PHYSICAL THERAPY News **
Revolution In Tactile Sensing
http://mnt.to/a/4d9R
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Vulnerable Spot On Respiratory Syncytial Virus Protein Could Lead To Vaccine
http://mnt.to/a/4d9Z
An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common - and sometimes very serious - childhood disease.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Study Reveals Novel Mechanism By Which UVA Contributes To Photoaging Of Skin
http://mnt.to/a/4dbx
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging.
Review Of Financial Exploitation In Psychologically Vulnerable Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/4d9T
Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults' needs for assessment of financial exploitation or its potential when working with highly vulnerable individuals.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Hormone Levels And Sexual Motivation Among Young Women
http://mnt.to/a/4dbh
Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level - and, perhaps, fertility - are hitting their monthly peak. If not, you're more likely experiencing a profusion of desire-deadening progesterone, and the less fertile time in your cycle.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
New York State Proposes To Raise The Smoking Age to 21
http://mnt.to/a/4dcP
A bill has been proposed by the state of New York that would raise the minimum legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21.The proposal was introduced on Friday, and announced on Sunday by State Senator Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal at a news conference.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Anxiety And Stress Benefits From Exercise, Even When Forced
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Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.Past studies have shown that people who exercise are more protected against stress-related disorders.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Genetic Fingerprints Track Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites
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New artemisinin-resistant strains of the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum are spreading rapidly in Cambodia, an international group of scientists says in a research paper that also reveals how the drug-resistant strains can be identified from their genetic fingerprints.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
The Negative Effect Of Trees On Health And The Environment
http://mnt.to/a/4d9W
After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show exactly how trees help create one of society's predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Upper Arm Lifts Via Plastic Surgery On The Rise
http://mnt.to/a/4dcN
A plastic surgery procedure that was documented to be on the rise between the years of 2000 and 2012 was the upper arm lift, a new report suggests.In 2012, over 15,000 upper arm lights were performed across the U.
Hormone Levels And Sexual Motivation Among Young Women
http://mnt.to/a/4dbh
Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level - and, perhaps, fertility - are hitting their monthly peak. If not, you're more likely experiencing a profusion of desire-deadening progesterone, and the less fertile time in your cycle.
Global Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence
http://mnt.to/a/4db2
Global attitudes about domestic violence changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries.
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