Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught 'red-handed' for the first time 5 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. | |
Train quarantined in Canada after passenger dies 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Canadian authorities quarantined a Via Rail passenger train traveling from Vancouver to Toronto after one person died and several fell seriously ill on Friday, officials said. | |
 Why criminals cannot say 'no' 5 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime. | |
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. | |
 New study finds number of fat cells stays constant throughout life 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established ... | |
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said. | |
Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, ... | |
Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women. | |
UCI scientists study people who can't forget 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Imagine being able to recall every moment of your life, beginning around age 10. Given a date, you remember what day of the week it was, what happened in the world, even what you ate for lunch or what you did at school. | |
Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state media 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state media said on Friday. | |
New study shows how genes control blood proteins important to health 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute ... | |
Taking the sex out of sexual health screening 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Young women would accept age-based screening for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, but would want this test to be offered to everyone, rather than to people ‘singled out’ according to their sexual history. | |
Risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits in chronic pain 6 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of ... | |
Young people are intentionally taking drink and drugs for better sex 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. Findings published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal, BMC Public Health, reveal that a third of 16-35 ... | |
Study offers novel insight into cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital provides much-needed insight into the molecular mechanisms that cause arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat, and how it triggers sudden cardiac death, one of the nation’s leading ... | |
Canada confirms tuberculosis in Manitoba cow 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A five-year-old beef cow from a herd in Canada's western Manitoba province has been diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis (TB), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday. | |
Study finds link between birth order and asthma symptoms 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest ... | |
 Switching on cancer killer gene 24 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scottish scientists have discovered how to control a major anti-tumour gene that could lead to more effective chemotherapy. According to a report in the Cancer Cell Journal, research conducted by the ... | |
Improving anxiety treatment through the help of brain imaging: A potential future treatment strategy 22 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Wouldn’t it be nice if our doctors could predict accurately whether we would respond to a particular medication? This question is important because research studies provide information about how groups of patients tend to ... | |
Nursing professor leads the way for 'telepsychiatry' by nurses to treat postpartum depression 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time, or the availability of a psychologist ... | |
Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab 23 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | |
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