QBI neuroscientists make Alzheimer's disease advance
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at UQ have discovered a new way to reduce neuronal loss in the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease. Memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease can be attributed ...
Researchers update risk-of-death charts
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Researchers have updated charts that show an American's risk of dying from a given cause over the next ten years, based on age, sex, and smoking status. The charts will be published online June 10 in the Journal of the Na ...
Prenatal drug exposure linked to sleep problems in children
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In the first study across time into late childhood of the effects of prenatal drug exposure on sleep, prenatal drug exposure is associated with greater sleep problems in children. In addition, nicotine has a unique effect, ...
Engineer develops detergent to promote peripheral nerve healing
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A detergent solution developed at The University of Texas at Austin that treats donor nerve grafts to circumvent an immune rejection response has been used to create acellular nerve grafts now used successfully in hospitals ...
New study shows belly fat may affect liver function
Jun 10, 2008 |
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A study by the University of Southern California (USC) suggests the release of lipids from abdominal fat, which drains directly to the liver, increases overnight, providing additional insight as to how abdominal fat is associated ...
Delayed sleep phase syndrome linked to irregular menstrual cycles, premenstrual symptoms in women
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Women with delayed sleep phase syndrome are more likely to report irregular menstrual cycles and premenstrual symptoms, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting ...
Study shows how cocaine impairs fetal brain development
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Exposure of the developing brain to cocaine can cause neurological and behavioral abnormalities in babies born to mothers who use the drug during pregnancy. In a study research published in this week's PLoS Medicine, Chun-T ...
New research links smoking and body mass index to hearing loss
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Smoking and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors in the development of age-related hearing loss, says one of the largest-ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss – but alcohol has a protective effect. The study ...
'HiCy' drug regimen reverses ms symptoms in selected patients
Jun 10, 2008 |
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A short-term, very-high dose regimen of the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide seems to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) in most of a small group of patients studied and may even restore neurological function ...
Scientists identify a key regulator of DNA mutations
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As a general rule, your DNA is not something you want rearranged. But there are exceptions – especially when it comes to fighting infections. Since the number of microbes in the world far surpasses the amount of human DNA ...
Phoenix Mars Lander Will Sprinkle Martian Soil for Microscope to View
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Jun 10, 2008 |
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The team operating NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander plans to instruct the spacecraft in the next few days to use its Robotic Arm to sprinkle a spoonful of Martian soil onto a wheel that will rotate the sample into ...
Study of guanacos launched in Chile
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The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a study in Chile's Karukinka reserve on Tierra del Fuego to help protect the guanaco – a wild cousin of the llama that once roamed in vast herds from the Andean ...
CT lung cancer screening no cure-all for smokers
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won't protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study ...
Essential dental treatment safe for pregnant women, says study
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Pregnant women can safely undergo essential dental treatment and receive topical and local anesthetics at 13 to 21 weeks gestation, says a study published in the June issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
Dartmouth launches network security study
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A team of Dartmouth researchers is preparing to launch a project that examines the campus wireless computer traffic in an effort to learn how the network is used and how to best maintain its security. The ...
