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Kids Close to Pets Connect Better With People, Finds Study

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A new research reveals kids who care for an animal may have stronger social relationships and connection to their communities. "Our findings suggest that it may not be whether an animal is present in an individual's life that is most significant but rather the quality of that relationship," said Megan Mueller, a developmental psychologist and research assistant professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. "The young ...

Quiz on Endometriosis

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Endometriosis is a condition that results in pain associated with menstrual cycle, sexual activity. It is also one of the causes of infertility. Test your knowledge on endometriosis by taking this quiz.

Sequencing of Internal Bacterial Makeup of Three Major Life Stages of a Butterfly Done

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The sequencing of internal bacteria makeup for three major life stages of a butterfly species has now been done by a research team. The team, led by CU-Boulder doctoral student Tobin Hammer, used powerful DNA sequencing methods to characterize bacterial communities inhabiting caterpillars, pupae and adults of Heliconius erato, commonly known as the red postman butterfly. The red postman is an abundant tropical butterfly found in Central and South America. ...

Dutch Cities Strive to Decriminalise Cannabis Cultivation

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While the cultivation of cannabis in Dutch cities is still illegal, despite of it being available in licensed coffee shops, Dutch cities have now called for the government to decriminalise the same. Eight of the Netherlands' 10 biggest cities, including Amsterdam and Rotterdam, signed a manifesto in central city Utrecht calling for "creating a national system of certified and regulated cannabis cultivation," they said in a statement. Although cannabis ...

More Tourists, Less Money for Morocco in 2013

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Morocco witnessed a gain of seven percent, welcoming 10.5 million tourists last year; however, the money spent by the tourists seems to have dipped. "The number of tourists who went to Morocco in 2013 reached 10,046,000," Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad told the official MAP news agency Friday. But ministry figures showed that revenues from non-resident tourists eased 0.5 percent to 57.5 billion dirhams (5.1 billion euros/ (Dollar) 6.9 billion). The ...

Gay Rights Activists in Venezuela Gather to Present a Petition

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In order to present a petition for same sex marriages, around 300 gay rights activists gathered in front of Venezuela's parliament holding hands, kissing and waving rainbow flags. The proposal -- the latest after a half dozen previous attempts failed -- aims to revise the legal definition of marriage as "the union of two people, regardless of sex," Venezuela Equal president Giovanni Piermattei told AFP. "We have more than 21,000 signatures in support ...

Robots may be Used for Blood Draws or the Placement of IV Lines

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Relationship Movies Help Lower Divorce Rates

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Discussing and watching movies about relationships was found to cut the three-year divorce rate for newlyweds in half, reveals research. The study, involving 174 couples, is the first long-term investigation to compare different types of early marriage intervention programs. The findings show that an inexpensive, fun, and relatively simple movie-and-talk approach can be just as effective as other more intensive therapist-led methods-reducing the ...

Molecular Keys to Invasive Bladder Cancer Uncovered

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Scientists by using deep molecular analysis of 131 muscle-invasive bladder cancer tumors found recurring defects in 32 genes for the cancer that currently has no targeted therapies. Findings by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network are published in the journal iNature/i. The TCGA is a joint project of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health. "By dramatically increasing ...

Python Pizza Makes an Entrance in Florida Pizzeria

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A new delicacy has slithered its way and landed up on the menu of Florida, joining alligators and frogs. A pizzeria now offers Burmese python meat on what it calls the "Everglades Pizza" -- named for Florida's vast national park, where the snakes are being hunted to protect the nature preserve. "It was just to create talk about the shop and being creative and this thing literally just went viral," says Evan Daniell, the owner of Evan's Neighborhood Pizza ...

Progress, Challenges of Childhood Cancer Outlined in a New Report

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The progress and challenges of childhood cancer are now outlined in a new report from the American Cancer Society. The report estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths for children and adolescents in the United States, summarizes the most recent and comprehensive data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival, and outlines what is known and where answers are still needed for childhood cancers. It appears in iCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians/i and also as ...

Testosterone Products Linked To Cardio Risks? US Regulators Investigate

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The US federal regulators are now investigating products containing testosterone after some recent studies link a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in men who are treated with the hormone. The Food and Drug Administration stressed, however, that it has "not concluded that FDA-approved testosterone treatment increases the risk of stroke, heart attack or death." "FDA is providing this alert while it continues to evaluate the information from these ...

High Death Rate in Russian Men Tied to Vodka Consumption

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Researchers have now highlighted the near-immediate and life-extending benefits of cutting down on alcohol consumption, and blame vodka as a key contributor to the high death rate of Russian men. The findings published in The Lancet medical journal add to the already vast body of evidence on the dangers of binge drinking. Overall, a quarter of Russian men die before the age of 55. The equivalent death rate of British men was about seven percent. For ...

Dormant Prostate Cancer Cells may Now be Reawakened!

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A new research revealed how prostate cancer cells in bone tissue could be reawakened, and may lead to metastasis to other parts of the body. Understanding this mechanism of action may allow researchers to intervene prior to disease progression. "Understanding how and why dormant cells in bone tissue metastasize will aid us in preventing the spread of disease, prolonging survival and improving overall quality of life," said Chia-Yi "Gina" Chu, PhD, a researcher ...

New Links Between Sleep Duration and Depression Identified

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New studies published in journal i Sleep /i find novel links between sleep duration and depression. "Healthy sleep is a necessity for physical, mental and emotional well-being," said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr.M. Safwan Badr. "This new research emphasizes that we can make an investment in our health by prioritizing sleep." A study of 1,788 adult twins is the first to demonstrate a gene by environment interaction between ...

How HIV Infects Gut for First Time Ever Decoded

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High-resolution electron microscopy has been utilized by researchers to look at HIV infection within the actual tissue of an infected organism, providing perhaps the most detailed characterization yet of HIV infection in the gut. Lead author Mark Ladinsky, an electron microscope scientist at Caltech worked with Pamela Bjorkman, Max Delbruck Professor of Biology at Caltech, used a technique called electron tomography, in which a tissue sample is embedded in plastic ...

Second-Hand and Third-Hand Smoke as Deadly as First-Hand Smoke

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While it is a well-known fact that second-hand smoke is harmful, a new study conducted by a University of California researcher suggests that both second-hand and third-hand smoke are as deadly as first-hand smoke. While first-hand smoke refers to the smoke inhaled by a smoker and second-hand smoke to the exhaled smoke and other substances emanating from the burning cigarette that can get inhaled by others, third-hand smoke is the second-hand smoke that gets left ...

Bieber's Public Fall from Grace Latest in Long Line of Former Child Stars Going Off the Rails

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A very public arrest has confirmed Justin Bieber's status as the latest former child star struggling to cope with fame and fortune with his fans wondering whether people around the singer will be able to save him from becoming a complete train wreck A spell in rehab? A tough-love crackdown by his management or family? It remains to be seen if the latest brushes with the law will prove a wake-up call for the 19-year-old Canadian heartthrob. "You have a ...

Rituximab can Lead Five-Fold Reduction in Relapses of Frequently Relapsing Kidney Disease

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A new study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) suggests that taking a single dose of immune system targeting antibody rituximab could lead to a five-fold decrease in relapses of a form of kidney disease for at least one year. For most children and young adults with a kidney disorder called idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS), the disease is thought to arise from an abnormal immune response. Researchers have shown that the drug ...

Research Highlights Role of Protein That Serves as a Natural Boost for Immune System Fight Against Tumors

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Previous research has suggested that substances called adjuvants that enhance the body's immune response are critical to getting the most out of vaccines. These boosters stimulate the regular production of antibodies -- caused by foreign substances in the body -- toxins, bacteria, foreign blood cells, and the cells of transplanted organs. But, biologists think that vaccine adjuvants could be much better: The currently available licensed adjuvants are ...

Mentally Disabled Women Four Times More Likely to be in Abusive Relationship

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A new study conducted by Janice Du Mont and Tonia Forte from Women's College Hospital reveals that the risk of intimate partner violence is four times higher among women suffering from severe mental health-related disability as compared to those without the condition. The study, published in the journal emBioMed Central Public Health/em, is the first Canadian population-based study to examine the prevalence of intimate partner violence among women with activity ...

Indian Men Have Shorter Lifespan and Are More Prone to Disease Than Women

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An urology expert said that Indian men not only have a lesser lifespan than women, but their risk of cancer, stone diseases, suicides and heart attacks is two to four times higher than women. Men are also five to six times more likely to fall prey to "lifestyle diseases". Over 1.3 billion Indian men are suffering from kidney disorders among other health issues but are unable to get early and effective treatment due to dearth of urologists in India, said Rajiv Sood, ...

Epilepsy Drug Could Help Cure Fatty Liver Disease

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Valproic acid, used widely in treating epilepsy, has been found to reduce fat accumulation in the liver and lower blood sugar levels in the blood of obese mice, a new study reveals. Studying the ways in which the cytochrome P450 family of enzymes processes valproic acid, the Johns Hopkins biochemists found that it can activate the protein AMPK, which was already known to be a good drug target for treating metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes and obesity. The ...

Oxford Scientists Confirm Shorter People Feel Inferior and Weaker to Others

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People who are shorter than average do indeed feel weaker and inferior to taller people, a new study conducted by researchers at Oxford University reveals. What they found was depressing. As Professor Daniel Freeman told the Guardian that our hunch was that the experience (of being small) would cause people to view themselves more negatively, reducing their sense of status and self-esteem, and triggering a sense of vulnerability. In collaboration with ...

Now, Lingerie That Comes Undone Only When You are in True Love

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Japanese Lingerie Company Ravijour has come up with a unique high tech lingerie that opens up only when it believes you are in a 'true love' state. Billed as 'True Love Tester' bra, this has sensors embedded inside which are connected to a smartphone app via Bluetooth that detect a particular heart rate. "It would only open when in-built sensors sense the user's pulse rate reaching the 'True Love Rate'," said a report on ITMedia, a Japanese website. ...

Five-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Pioneering Surgery After Funds Pour in for Op

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A five-year old girl underwent a life-changing surgery that helped her walk normally thanks to months of tireless fundraising that saw people donate over 42,000. Lily Ketteringham was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was just nine months old which meant that she was unable to walk without taking the support of a frame. Her family and friends managed to raise over 42,000 that allowed her to undergo Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery. The SDR ...

Johnson (and) Johnson to Share Clinical Trial Data Via Yale's Open Access System

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American company Johnson (and) Johnson has joined hands with Yale University in a partnership that will see clinical research data being made available through the university's Yale School of Medicine's Open Data Access (YODA) for independent researchers. The deal will include J (and) J's clinical trial data for its treatments along with clinical study reports (CSRs) and de-identified patient-level data. The company has also launched a new website through which researchers can ...

Vodka Linked to High Risk of Premature Death Among Young Russian Men

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One of the first things that comes to mind when one thinks about Russia is vodka but the strong drink may be responsible for the deaths of many young men in the country after a new study found that those who regularly drink vodka double their risk of suffering a premature death over the next two decades. Researchers from Russian Cancer Research Center in Moscow and University of Oxford surveyed more than 200,000 people from Barnaul, Byisk, and Tomsk in Siberia between ...

Medications to Fight Drug-Resistance may be Developed from Seaweed

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A joint study conducted by researchers, including those from Cardiff and Swansea universities, has identified seaweed as an effective ingredient in developing new drugs that can fight against drug resistant diseases, including MRSA. The study, funded mainly by Norwegian biopharmaceutical company AlgiPharma AS, found that a component in seaweed, called alginates, can be used to effectively fight off multi-drug resistant infections. Alginates have already been ...

Physical Inactivity Linked to 17 Percent of Premature Deaths in England

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A new study has found that over around 17 percent of premature deaths have been caused by inactivity or laziness, especially in poor areas of England. The study was conducted by researchers at not-for-profit health group Ukactive who found that in the 15 most inactive local authorities in the country, more than 340 premature deaths per 100,000 people annually was due to inactivity. Around 13 of the 15 local authorities were in the most deprived parts of the ...