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Analysis does not support association between genetic marker, stress and risk of depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to ...


Elderly depression lessened when relatives keep them informed on family matters

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The elderly are less likely to feel depressed if their relatives keep them updated about important family matters, a new study indicates.


Inflammation markers linked more with fatal than nonfatal cardiovascular events in elderly

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine shows that for elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, the presence of inflammatory markers in the blood can identify that an individual is at ...


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Second Life creates virtual world for businesses

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.


Much touted 'depression risk gene' may not add to risk after all

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person's risk for major depression, but a certain gene variation long thought to increase risk in conjunction with stressful life events actually may have no effect, according ...


Getting to the root of science in a nutty way

Committing single events to memory: Scientists discover how the brain remembers one-time experiences

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Single events account for many of our memories - a marriage proposal, a wedding toast, a baby's birth. Until a recent UC Irvine discovery, scientists knew little about what happens inside ...


Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weight

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes also predisposes children to having a lower birth weight. The finding sheds light on a possible genetic influence ...


Stories we tell about national trauma reflect our psychological well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the F. W. Olin College of Engineering finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what happened has implications ...


Progressive resistance strength training helps older people in daily life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Progressive resistance strength training not only helps older adults become stronger but also makes their everyday life easier, a Cochrane Review suggests.


Ground Zero-scale trauma can prompt psychological growth

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who live through an extreme traumatic experience such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks or an airplane crash often have the capacity to bounce back or even grow to a higher level of functioning and personal strength, according ...


Patient hopelessness linked to poor cardiac rehab, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Feelings of hopelessness lead to decreased participation in rehabilitation for patients recovering from cardiac events such as a heart attack, according to a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University ...


Surviving mass extinction by leading a double life

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drifting across the world's oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life -- but their fossils, which are found in abundance, provide ...


Anxiety and depression lower quality of life in majority of systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

92.8% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer anxiety and depression which significantly affects both their physical and emotional quality of life (QoL), according to the results of a new study. Logistic ...


Taiwan says no to Tiger Woods-style animated news (AP)

Taiwan says no to Tiger Woods-style animated news

Technology / Business

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Taiwanese regulators have turned down an application for a television license from a Hong Kong company whose local affiliate conquered the Internet earlier this month with a fanciful video of golf ...


Benefit of glinides is not proven

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The benefit of glinides in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is not scientifically proven. Nor do they perform better than other antidiabetics available in tablet form, such as metformin and sulfonylureas. As a result, there ...