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Likely Cause of Postpartum Blues and Depression Identified

Likely cause of postpartum blues and depression identified

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 07, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother's blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say.





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Amyloid beta protein gets bum rap

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While too much amyloid beta protein in the brain is linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, not enough of the protein in healthy brains can cause learning problems and forgetfulness, Saint Louis University scientists ...


Blocking protein may prevent blinding disease

Blocking protein may prevent blinding disease

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blocking a protein that battles infection may help thwart a common cause of vision loss in chronic diseases such as diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.


New discovery points the way towards malaria 'vaccine'

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malaria kills anywhere from one to three million people around the world annually and affects the lives of up to 500 million more. Yet until now, scientists did not fully understand exactly how the process that caused the ...


Stress May Hasten The Growth Of Melanoma Tumors But Common Beta-Blocker Medications Might Slow That Progress

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.


You must remember this: Scientists develop nasal spray that improves memory

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram sessions a major boost, if a good night's sleep follows. In a research report featured as the ...


Researchers discover mechanism of insulin production that can lead to better treatment for diabetes

Researchers discover mechanism of insulin production that can lead to better treatment for diabetes

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How a specific gene within the pancreas affects secretion of insulin has been discovered by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with Japanese and American universities. Their ...


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Chrome 4.0 beta web browser launched

Technology / Software

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has released its latest beta version of its Chrome browser for Windows, which promises faster browsing, bookmark synchronization and more.


Depression predicts increases in inflammatory protein linked to heart disease

Depression predicts increases in inflammatory protein linked to heart disease

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana ...


The right messenger for a healthy immune response

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the Molecular Immunology group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have now shown that Beta-Interferon also plays a crucial role during an immune response: without ...


More insulin-producing cells, at the flip of a 'switch'

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have found a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into the critical insulin-producing beta cells that are lost in those with type I diabetes. The secret ingredient is a single transcription factor, ...



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