Hebrew University study opening new route for combating viruses June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A unique technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student has led to the discovery of a new mechanism by which viruses evade the human immune system. This discovery ... | |
Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 60 vote(s)
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found. The new findings shed ... | |
 Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers. | |
 Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A good cup of coffee might be just the wake-up call scientists need to stop multiple sclerosis. | |
 A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and immune suppression June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a common molecular mechanism ... | |
Woman aquires new accent after stroke July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian ... | |
Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory found that a previously unsuspected set of genes links nature and nurture during a crucial period of brain development. | |
 Scientists identify mechanism behind mind-body connection July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Every cell contains a tiny clock called a telomere, which shortens each time the cell divides. Short telomeres are linked to a range of human diseases, including HIV, osteoporosis, heart disease and aging. ... | |
More kidney stone disease projected due to global warming July 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of the population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk region known as the "kidney-stone belt" into neighboring states, researchers at UT Southwestern ... | |
 Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... | |
Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife, according to a new report published online on July 3rd in Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. ... | |
Once a shy monkey, always a shy monkey? New study shows persistence of anxiety July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood. | |
Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines – excruciating headaches often presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras." By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, researchers at Vanderbilt ... | |
Thin line between desire and dread: Dopamine controls both July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread in adjacent regions of the brain, according to new research at the University of Michigan. | |
 New antibiotic beats superbugs at their own game July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The problem with antibiotics is that, eventually, bacteria outsmart them and become resistant. But by targeting the gene that confers such resistance, a new drug may be able to finally outwit them. Rockefeller ... | |
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