Gay men's risky sexual behavior linked to feeling undesirable
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior according to new research out of the University of Toronto. They may also develop psychological problems as a consequence ...
Easing the stress of trauma
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects as many as one in five of all Americans who survive a harrowing experience like rape, assault, war or terrorism. It has emotionally paralyzed survivors of 9/11 and broken up survivors' ...
Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which ...
Nationwide study confirms PET as the most powerful imaging tool in cancer management
Dec 01, 2008 |
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With the most recent release of data from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), researchers may have reached the moment of critical mass by confirming the effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) in the monitoring ...
New research projects shortage of general surgeons by 2010
Dec 01, 2008 |
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In less than two years, there may not be enough surgeons in U.S. hospitals to treat the critically injured or chronically ill.
First comprehensive 'inventory' of life in Antarctica
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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The first comprehensive "inventory" of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos. The study provides an important benchmark ...
Prostate cancer spurs new nerves
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Prostate cancer – and perhaps other cancers – promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from Baylor College of ...
What is the etiology of cardiac syndrome X?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Non-cardiac chest pain remains a widespread symptom especially in western countries with a significant economic burden. Patients with chest pain and abnormal electrocardiographic (ECG) but normal coronary angiogram (i.e. ...
Epilepsy drug may increase risk of autism in children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue ...
New treatment eliminates heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Combining an ultrasound-guided technique with steroid injection is 95 percent effective at relieving the common and painful foot problem called plantar fasciitis, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Claudin 11 stops the leaks in neuronal myelin sheaths
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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Devaux and Gow demonstrate how a tight junction protein called claudin 11 makes the neuronal myelin sheath a snug fit. The study will be published in the December 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
New technique captures high-res images of full retina
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Researchers used a new imaging technique to take high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice, and the technology could help in the monitoring and treatment of diseases of the eye that ...
New study shows potential of rational drug design in schizophrenia
Dec 01, 2008 |
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In one of the first instances of targeted drug design in psychiatric treatment, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found an experimental agent that shows promise in addressing working memory impairments that occur ...
Place of birth contributes to asthma disparity
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Tufts researchers and colleagues report that place of birth plays a role in the occurrence of asthma in a United States black population. The researchers found that within one inner-city population, blacks born in the United ...
Towards improved immunotherapy
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A study published by Elsevier this month in Clinical Immunology, the official journal of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), describes a new method that facilitates the induction of a specific type of immune suppressive cells, ...
