Lack of motivation in schizophrenia linked to brain chemical imbalance May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study of patients with psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia suggests an alternative explanation for why many sufferers lack motivation. The research is described today BioMed Central’s journal BMC Psychiatry. | |
New cancer gene found May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene. | |
Do antidepressants enhance immune function? May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint ... | |
 Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The federal government's new advice to doctors for helping smokers quit recommends the drug Chantix, which has recently been linked with depression and suicidal behavior. The new guidelines mention ... | |
Mothers' high normal blood sugar levels place infants at risk for birth problems May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal—but not high enough to be considered diabetes—are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to babies at risk for many of the same ... | |
Researchers find gene location that gives rise to neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Using advanced gene-hunting technology, an international team of researchers has for the first time identified a chromosome region that is the source of genetic events that give rise to neuroblastoma, an often fatal childhood ... | |
Common herbicide disrupts human hormone activity in cell studies May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco ... | |
Mental disorders cost society billions in unearned income May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was ... | |
Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting ... | |
Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent transformation into biologically ... | |
St. Jude finds 'dancing' hair cells are key to humans' acute hearing May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans and other mammals. The findings will ... | |
Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University ... | |
Workers Who Feel Trusted Will Boost Sales and Provide Better Customer Service: Study May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Companies that communicate their trust to employees will see superior sales and customer service performance, says a psychology researcher from Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. | |
Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task. Can music help them? Thanks to funding from ... | |
Scientists find connection between mental fitness and multi-lingualism May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging. | |
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