Ability to recognise expression tied to listening and emotion
West Australian researchers have developed two new tests that examine a typical person's ability to recognise basic facial expressions.
View ArticleGel reduced daily tremors in Parkinson's disease
(Medical Xpress)—An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease reduced by nearly two hours on average the period each day when medication failed to control patients' slowness and shaking, according...
View ArticleDietary fibres protect against asthma
The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment...
View ArticleDoes a bad night's sleep make you likely to overeat?
Few people would argue with the idea that sleep is good for us, but not many of us know that a lack of sleep can cause weight gain.
View ArticleSuicide risk doesn't differ in children taking two types of commonly...
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study released today shows there is no evidence that the risk of suicide differs with two commonly prescribed antidepressants prescribed to children and adolescents.
View ArticleLaying money on the line leads to healthier food choices over time
People are more likely to choose healthy options at the grocery store if they use the risk of losing their monthly healthy food discount as a motivational tool, according to new research published in...
View ArticleTiny proteins have outsized influence on nerve health
Mutations in small proteins that help convey electrical signals throughout the body may have a surprisingly large effect on health, according to results of a new Johns Hopkins study study published in...
View ArticleCosts for complications from cancer surgical care extremely high
Although complications from surgical care for cancer patients may seem infrequent, the costs associated with such outcomes are extremely high, according to researchers from Rice University's Baker...
View ArticleResearchers discover exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to...
With the help of biomimetic matrices, a research team led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego has discovered exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to become...
View ArticleNo 'brakes': Study finds mechanism for increased activity of oncogene in...
The increased activation of a key oncogene in head and neck cancers could be the result of mutation and dysfunction of regulatory proteins that are supposed to keep the gene, which has the potential to...
View ArticlePiggy-backing proteins ride white blood cells to wipe out metastasizing cancer
Cornell biomedical engineers have discovered a new way to destroy metastasizing cancer cells traveling through the bloodstream – lethal invaders that are linked to almost all cancer deaths – by...
View ArticleBabbling babies—responding to one-on-one 'baby talk'—master more words
Common advice to new parents is that the more words babies hear the faster their vocabulary grows. Now new findings show that what spurs early language development isn't so much the quantity of words...
View ArticlePeople lacking insurance not likely to migrate to obtain Medicaid coverage
Amidst the patchwork nature of Medicaid expansion in the U.S. under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some have worried that low-income adults in states without expanded coverage might move to states that...
View ArticleSuggests meditation may reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
Some 30 minutes of meditation daily may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, a new Johns Hopkins analysis of previously published research suggests.
View ArticleBrief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)...
View ArticleScientists link protein with breast cancer's spread to the brain
A cancer-research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified a protein that may be a major culprit when breast cancer metastasizes to the brain.
View ArticleMediterranean diet alone may lower diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—Adults at risk for heart disease who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil can lower their chances of developing diabetes, even without restricting calories or boosting exercise, new...
View ArticleAML score that combines genetic and epigenetic changes might help guide therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Currently, doctors use chromosome markers and gene mutations to determine the best treatment for a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). But a new study suggests that a score...
View ArticleCells from the eye are inkjet-printed for the first time
(Medical Xpress)—A group of researchers from Cambridge have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.The breakthrough, which has been...
View ArticleBehavioral economist studies science of decision-making
When it comes to decision-making, traditional economics holds that people are rational and know what they want. Moreover, they will make their choices influenced by whatever constraints are upon them,...
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