Articles Posted in the Health – Medicine Category
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Potential Genetic Links to Lung Disease Risk Uncovered
A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller studies, provides insight into…
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New Biosensors Reveal Workings of Anti-Psychotic Drugs in the Living Brain
Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain. Although delusions and hallucinations characterize…
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How the Autistic Brain Distinguishes Oneself from Others
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published in the journal Brain provides new evidence for the…
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Novel Detection Method Unmasks Circulating Breast Cancer Cells
Circulating metastatic breast cancer cells can lose their epithelial receptors, a process that enables them to travel through the bloodstream undetected, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The…
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Flies Offered Unlimited Alcohol Behave a Lot Like Human Alcoholics
When given the chance to consume alcohol at will, fruit flies behave in ways that look an awful lot like human alcoholism. That’s according to a study published online on December 10th in Current Biology,…
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Renal Cancer: Protein Triggers A Snowball Effect
If a certain protein is missing in kidney cells, fatal cell division errors arise, which can finally lead to genetically unstable cells and to renal cancer. ETH researchers tracked down the phenomenon. Body cells divide…
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Dysfunctional Protein Dynamics Behind Neurological Disease?
Researchers at Lund University, Sweden, have taken a snapshot of proteins changing shape, sticking together and creating structures that are believed to trigger deadly processes in the nervous system. The discovery opens the possibility of…
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Partners In Weight Loss Success May Help African-Americans Shed More Pounds
Enrolling in a weight loss program with a family member or friend appears to enhance weight loss among African Americans, but only if the involved partner attends sessions frequently or also loses weight, according to…
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Violence Between Couples Is Usually Calculated, And Does Not Result From Loss Of Control
Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. This is…
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Leukemia cells in bone marrow detection technology
Scientists have created a viable technology to improve the detection of leukemia cells in bone marrow. Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) enhanced the ability to rapidly quantify the amount of nanoparticle bound tumor cells in…