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Study: Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke found in food desert BOSTON -- There is more to the cost of living in a food desert than higher prices for the few fruits and vegetables sold nearby, according to a study by an Indiana University-Purdue ...
Read the releaseUS citizenship increases women's odds of receiving mammograms, cancer tests Citizenship, particularly for non-U.S. natives, largely determines a woman's odds of having a mammogram and being screened for cervical and colorectal cancer, according to researchers at Penn State. The ...
Read the releaseBad boys: Research predicts whether boys will grow out of it -- or not ANN ARBOR --- Using the hi-tech tools of a new field called neurogenetics and a few simple questions for parents, a University of Michigan researcher is beginning to understand which boys are ...
Read the releaseVideo: Knife-wielding robot trains for grocery checkout job using new coactive learning technique ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University engineers have taught a robot to work in a mock-supermarket checkout line, modifying a Baxter robot from Rethink Robotics in Boston to "coactively ...
Read the releaseCTCA doctor presents studies at World Conference on Lung Cancer in Australia New clinical research on lung cancer being introduced to the medical community GOODYEAR, AZ – October 30th 2013 – Glen J. Weiss, MD, Director of Clinical Research, ...
Read the releaseASU researchers discover new path to address genetic muscular diseases Scientists find that key gene activates muscle growth TEMPE, Ariz. – For decades, scientists have searched for treatments for myopathies — genetic muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy ...
Read the releaseCalifornia receives 'A' grade on Preterm Birth Report Card Grades released in conjunction with World Prematurity Awareness Month
Read the releaseStudies show wide support for school-based health centers Parents and students surveyed responded positively AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 3, 2013) – Two new studies show that parents and students have highly positive views of school-based health centers (SBHCs) and ...
Read the releaseMechanism by which metformin inhibits food intake Metformin may reduce food intake and body weight, but the anorexigenic effects of metformin are still poorly understood. Under normal physiological conditions, Prof. Zheng Zhao and his team from the Key Laboratory ...
Read the releaseOmics future on personalized medicine, computer breeding and open platform November 4, 2013, Shenzhen, China- As one of the most influential and fruitful annual conference in "Omics", the 8th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-8) was successfully concluded on November 1st with numerous ...
Read the releaseHow to identify inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor in the spinal cord? Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor usually occurs in the brain and rarely occurs in the spinal cord. On imaging, inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor appears very similar to intramedullary ...
Read the releaseVoxel-based magnetic resonance morphometry in Parkinson's disease patients Non-motor symptoms, including abnormalities in cognition, mental behaviors, autonomic nerves and sensory perception, have the greatest effect on the quality of in Parkinson's disease patient ...
Read the releaseLife, but not as we know it A rudimentary form of life that is found in some of the harshest environments on earth is able to sidestep normal replication processes and reproduce by the back door, researchers at The University of Nottingham have found. The ...
Read the releaseAntidepressant drug induces a juvenile-like state in neurons of the prefrontal cortex For long, brain development and maturation has been thought to be a one-way process, in which plasticity diminishes with age. The possibility that the adult brain ...
Read the releaseLearning and memory: How neurons activate PP1 A study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how neurons activate the protein PP1, providing key insights into the biology of learning and memory. PP1 is known to be a key regulator of synaptic plasticity, ...
Read the releaseStem cells linked to cognitive gain after brain injury in preclinical study UTHealth study published in journal today HOUSTON – (Nov. 4, 2013) – A stem cell therapy previously shown to reduce inflammation in the critical time ...
Read the releaseNo major complications in most teens undergoing weight-loss bariatric surgery Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery (WLS) experienced no major complications, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network ...
Read the releaseImproved sexual functioning, hormones after weight-loss bariatric surgery Women who underwent bariatric surgery experienced better sexual functioning, improvement in reproductive hormones, and better health-related and weight-related quality of life, according ...
Read the releaseSexual function dramatically improves in women following bariatric surgery, Penn study finds Women with poorest quality of sexual function saw greatest improvements after surgery PHILADELPHIA - The first study to look extensively at sexual ...
Read the releaseSubstantial weight loss for severely obese individuals 3 years after bariatric surgery In 3-year follow-up after bariatric surgery, substantial weight loss was observed among individuals who were severely obese, with most of the change occurring during ...
Read the releaseLittle difference found between self-reported and measured weights following bariatric surgery In an analysis that included nearly 1,000 patients, self-reported weights following bariatric surgery were close to measured weights, suggesting that self-reported weights ...
Read the releaseCanadian researchers discover how to measure quality of life for rare blood condition In-depth look at living with thalassemia OTTAWA, Canada – November 4, 2013 – A CHEO-led multi-site North American study, headed by Dr. ...
Read the releaseVirginia Tech researchers explore natural way to displace harmful germs from household plumbing Probiotics may be helpful for keeping bad germs at bay Microbes are everywhere – thousands of species are in your mouth, and thousands are in a glass of tap water. The ones in your ...
Read the releaseComputer model anticipates crime hot spots Collaboration between a UCR sociologist and Indio police is reducing crime RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A unique collaboration between a University of California, Riverside sociologist and the Indio Police Department ...
Read the releaseAssessing noise impact of offshore wind farm construction may help protect marine mammals SOLOMONS, MD (November 4, 2013) – Growth in offshore wind generation is expected to play a major role in meeting carbon reduction targets around ...
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