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Buffaloberry may be next 'super fruit' CHICAGO— New research has uncovered an underutilized berry that could be the new super fruit, the buffaloberry. A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), ...
Read the releaseProbiotics may add functionality to fruit juices Probiotics are often added to products in order provide additional nutritional benefits to the consumer, thus making them "functional foods." A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the ...
Read the releaseMindfulness inhibits implicit learning -- the wellspring of bad habits SAN DIEGO — Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown University researchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit ...
Read the releaseEpigenetic silencing of the HAND2 tumor suppressor promotes endometrial cancer A study published this week in PLOS Medicine suggests that epigenetic modification of the HAND2 gene plays a critical role in the development of endometrial cancer. HAND2 is active in the ...
Read the releaseMolecular dissection of respiratory syncytial virus infection A study published this week in PLOS Medicine reveals profound systemic dysregulation of the immune response induced by RSV infection in young children and suggest that molecular markers might be able to predict ...
Read the releaseWomen who have undergone obesity surgery should be classed as at-risk during pregnancy, say research Increased risk of small babies but lower risk of large babies Research: Perinatal outcomes after bariatric surgery: nationwide population based matched cohort ...
Read the releaseACC/AHA release new guideline for assessing cardiovascular risk in adults Broader assessment may improve identification of at-risk patients, focus prevention strategies (Nov. 12, 2013) — The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association ...
Read the releaseAmerican Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and the Obesity Society Clinical Practice Guideline offers roadmap to treat adults affected by obesity, overweight (Nov. 12, 2013) — Healthcare providers are on the front line of the obesity epidemic ...
Read the releaseACC/AHA publish new guideline for management of blood cholesterol Update focuses on lifestyle, statin therapy for patients who most benefit (Nov. 12, 2013) — The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released a new clinical ...
Read the releaseAmerican Heart Association/American College of Cardiology joint clinical practice guideline Healthy lifestyle emphasized in new prevention guideline (Nov. 12, 2013) — Eating an overall heart-healthy diet and being physically active is critical for preventing ...
Read the releaseLumosity presents on Human Cognition Project at Society for Neuroscience annual meeting Online open science and big data research platform creates new neuroscience research opportunities Lumosity, the online cognitive training and neuroscience research company, is presenting today ...
Read the releaseControlling the hormonal environment in endometrial cancer sensitizes tumors to PARP inhibitors Modulating the hormonal environment in which endometrial cancers grow could make tumors significantly more sensitive to a new class of ...
Read the releaseBariatric surgery can lead to premature birth Babies born of women who have undergone bariatric (weight-loss) surgery are more likely to be premature and to be small for gestational age, according to a large registry study carried out at Karolinska ...
Read the releaseUEA research reveals why timing of bird migration is changing Researchers at the University of East Anglia have found out why birds are migrating earlier and earlier each year. Experts have long suspected climate change is somehow driving this advancing ...
Read the releaseThin, active invisibility cloak demonstrated for first time TORONTO, ON — Invisibility cloaking is no longer the stuff of science fiction: two researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have demonstrated an effective ...
Read the releaseMayo Clinic: Add bone deterioration to diabetes complications ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The list of complications from type 2 diabetes is long: vascular and heart disease, eye problems, nerve damage, kidney disease, hearing problems and Alzheimer's disease. Physicians have long thought ...
Read the releaseStudies explore potential origins of addiction and treaments Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise SAN DIEGO — Studies released today suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding ...
Read the releaseNASA satellites see Cyclone 03A make landfall in Somalia Tropical Cyclone 03A made landfall in Somalia and moved inland where it is dissipating over eastern Ethiopia today, Nov. 12. NASA's Aqua, Terra and TRMM satellites passed over the cyclone an captured images ...
Read the releaseNASA sees ex-Tropical Depression 30W trying to re-form in Indian Ocean Tropical Depression 30W formed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean basin and crossed into the Northern Indian Ocean from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10. By Nov. 12, NASA satellite imagery saw the ex-tropical ...
Read the releaseNASA satellites track Typhoon Haiyan's second landfall and flood potential VIDEO: This TRMM animation of flood potential from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12 shows the movement of ...
Read the releaseStudies explore potential origins of addiction and treatments Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise SAN DIEGO — Studies released today suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding ...
Read the releaseMusical training shapes brain anatomy and affects function Training before age 7 has bigger impact on brain anatomy; improvisation can rewire brain SAN DIEGO — New findings show that extensive musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions, ...
Read the releaseNYU researchers find a new solution in detecting breast-cancer related lymphedem Findings suggest affective reliable and accurate measurement of Lymphedema may help ease breast-cancer survivors fears Viewed as one of the most feared outcomes of breast ...
Read the releaseEvidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia Washington, D.C.— Reconstructing the rise of life during the period of Earth's history when it first evolved is challenging. Earth's oldest sedimentary rocks are not only rare, but also almost always altered ...
Read the releaseClinical trial finds concurrent therapy not necessary to achieve high pathological in breast cancer Phase III trial examines pathological complete response rate HOUSTON — Giving trastuzumab and anthracyclines at the same time ...
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