Keep romance alive with double dates
Going on a double date may be more effective at reigniting passion in your own relationship than the classic candlelit dinner for two. According to new research, striking up a friendship with another...
View ArticleResearchers call for more study into impact of repetitive heading in soccer
Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field.
View ArticleNormal enzyme aids a mutant one to fuel blood cancer's growth
Reinforcing the need to look beyond genomic alterations to understand the complexity of cancer, researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center report that a normal...
View ArticleWeakness exposed in most common cancer gene
NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have found a biological weakness in the workings of the most commonly mutated gene involved in human cancers, known as mutant K-Ras, which they say can be...
View ArticleObesity, type 2 diabetes epidemics spreading to developing world as more own...
Lower income countries may soon be facing the same obesity and diabetes epidemics as their higher income counterparts. Ownership of televisions, cars and computers was recently found to be associated...
View ArticleResearchers discover immune signature that predicts poor outcome in influenza...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a signature immune response that might help doctors identify which newly diagnosed influenza patients are most likely to develop severe...
View ArticleStudy identifies a key cellular pathway in prostate cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers have shed light on a new mechanism by which prostate cancer develops in men. Central to development of nearly all prostate cancer cases are malfunctions in the androgen...
View Article'Cut-and-paste' gene defect hints at cause of developmental disease
Melbourne researchers have made a major step forward in understanding how changes in an essential cellular process, called minor class splicing, may cause a severe developmental disease.
View ArticleBrain researchers discover how Galileo's visual illusion works in the mind's eye
Scientists have studied a visual illusion first discovered by Galileo Galilei, and found that it occurs because of the surprising way our eyes see lightness and darkness in the world. Their results...
View ArticleHeart attack research discovers new treatment target
Research led by David Lefer, PhD, Professor and Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, demonstrates for the first time...
View ArticleStudy quantifies childhood ASD-linked economic burden
(HealthDay)—The cost of services for children with autism averages more than $17,000 per child each year—with school systems footing much of the bill, a new U.S. study estimates.
View ArticlePremature babies benefit from adult talk, study finds
(HealthDay)—Premature infants face a number of challenges, including a known risk of language delay. But a new study suggests that exposing "preemies" to more adult language in the neonatal intensive...
View ArticleSurprising trends in cause of long-term death after percutaneous coronary...
More people who have known coronary heart disease die from other causes—such as cancer, and lung and neurological diseases—than heart disease, compared with 20 years ago, according to a Mayo Clinic...
View ArticleTeam announces new advance in 3-D printing and tissue engineering technology
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced a unique micro-robotic technique to assemble the components of complex materials, the foundation of...
View ArticleStudy uncovers possible genetic markers in breast cancer that spreads to the...
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has uncovered possible genetic origins of breast cancer that spreads to the brain, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the...
View ArticlePoint-of-care ultrasound for suspected appendicitis in kids proves accurate
Using portable ultrasound as a first-line imaging study in kids with suspected appendicitis helps reduce emergency room length of stay and reduces the need for CT scans, according to a team of Mount...
View ArticleCDC research finds West Nile virus hospitalizations cost nearly $800 million...
In a study of the economic impact of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States, a research team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that in the 14 years since the virus...
View ArticleLow-dose statins good option for some heart patients, study finds
(HealthDay)—A new analysis suggests that people at high risk for heart disease who can't take high-dose statin drugs to lower their cholesterol might benefit from a treatment combination that includes...
View ArticleBrain implants may help the injured who suffer memory loss
(Medical Xpress)—Focusing on ways to treat people who have suffered memory loss through head trauma, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to examine possibilities for recovery by...
View ArticleFirstborn? That may increase a man's risk of being overweight
Warning: Being a firstborn may be hazardous to your health. So suggests a small study of middle-age men in New Zealand. Compared with their younger brothers, the firstborns weighed more and were less...
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