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Cells have two chances to fix the same mistake in their protein-making process instead of just one - a so-called proofreading step - that had previously been identified, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news156087023.html Biology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:30:55 EST news156087023 With obesity reaching epidemic levels, researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are studying a potentially long-term treatment that involves injecting a gene directly into one of the critical feeding and weight control centers of the brain. http://www.physorg.com/news155843941.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:59:53 EST news155843941 Warm, cooperative co-parenting between mothers and fathers may help protect children who are at risk for some types of behavior problems, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news155309167.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:26:35 EST news155309167 High levels of a protein linked to the way pain signals are sent to the brain led to a decrease in abdominal pain in a recent study in mice. http://www.physorg.com/news155227893.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:51:54 EST news155227893 When it comes to fresh vegetables and fruits, color is one of the best indicators of quality. Along with texture, size, and flavor, color plays an important role in the business of horticultural crop production and marketing. http://www.physorg.com/news154883145.html Biology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:07:34 EST news154883145 Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day be a therapeutic strategy to reduce diet-related obesity and associated disorders, such as diabetes and liver damage, in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news154712272.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:38:17 EST news154712272 Employees with previous work experience bring valuable knowledge and skills to their new jobs - but some of what they learned may actually hurt their work performance. http://www.physorg.com/news154615721.html Other Sciences Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:49:04 EST news154615721 Millions of "natural killer cells" -- nature's first line of defense against cancer, viruses and other infectious microbes --- are on constant patrol inside your body. http://www.physorg.com/news154541184.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:07:11 EST news154541184 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that blocking the activity of a protein in the blood could offer powerful protection against some skin cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news154096551.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:36:27 EST news154096551 The fact that human mothers have support from family while they're breast-feeding may be a key strategy that enables humans to reproduce more rapidly than other primates, new research suggests. Social support helps mothers conserve energy in a way that allows their bodies to prepare for their next pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news153756243.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:04:35 EST news153756243 (PhysOrg.com) -- The most detailed map of the Moon ever created has revealed never-before-seen craters at the lunar poles. The map is also revealing secrets about the Moon's interior -- and hinting about Mars's interior as well. C.K. Shum, professor of earth sciences at Ohio State University, is part of the international research team that published the map in the February 13 issue of the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news153671640.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:34:36 EST news153671640 In a fight against respiratory infections, the body typically produces a little fluid to help the lungs generate a productive cough. But new research suggests that the influenza virus can tip the balance toward too much fluid in the lungs, interfering with the supply of oxygen to the rest of the body. http://www.physorg.com/news153501572.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:19:59 EST news153501572 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country. http://www.physorg.com/news152975795.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:17:04 EST news152975795 Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet." http://www.physorg.com/news152809087.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:58:50 EST news152809087 For patients with a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer - malignant melanoma - stress, including that which comes from simply hearing that diagnosis, might amplify the progression of their disease. http://www.physorg.com/news152540593.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:23:46 EST news152540593 (PhysOrg.com) -- A study of college freshmen in the United States and in China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their American counterparts -- but both groups are nearly identical when it comes to their ability to do scientific reasoning. http://www.physorg.com/news152461628.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:27:29 EST news152461628 If a vacation starts out bad and gets better, you'll have a more positive memory than if it starts out good and gets worse -if you're asked about it right afterward, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news152205761.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:23:11 EST news152205761 After several years of battling recurring infections, the last thing a patient and her doctors ever expected was that the cause of her problems might actually help millions live longer, more active lives. Now, researchers have high hopes because Edward Goetzl and his colleagues from the University of California and The Ohio State University discovered that the patient made a unique antibody to her own T cells, the cells that mediate much of autoimmunity. Acting on the surface of T cells via a novel mechanism, the antibody reduced the number of T cells in her blood stream: a result that usually requires a host of "immunosuppressive" and possibly toxic drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news151849474.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:24:57 EST news151849474 (PhysOrg.com) -- We all know that $1 is equal to 100 cents. But a new study suggests that, in some situations, people may behave as if 100 cents actually has more value. http://www.physorg.com/news151775739.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:56:22 EST news151775739 More than three-quarters of young violent offenders interviewed in two poverty-stricken New York City neighborhoods had seen someone die in a violent incident, a new study reveals. http://www.physorg.com/news151073521.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:52:01 EST news151073521 College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news151073243.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:47:23 EST news151073243 A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential. http://www.physorg.com/news150615914.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:45:14 EST news150615914 In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs after ties are established, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news150559012.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:52 EST news150559012 Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that a molecule implicated in leukemia and lung cancer is also important in muscle repair and in a muscle cancer that strikes mainly children. http://www.physorg.com/news149860013.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:46:53 EST news149860013