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New research suggests birth weight plays a role in autism spectrum disorder

Although the genetic basis of autism is now well established, a growing body of research also suggests that environmental factors may play a role in this serious developmental disorder affecting nearly one in 100 children. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast




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Ordered planar polymers created for the first time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists under the direction of ETH Zurich have created a minor sensation in synthetic chemistry. They succeeded for the first time in producing regularly ordered planar polymers that form ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created 7 hours ago | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake?

When it comes to diets, cookies and cake are off the menu. Now, in a surprising discovery, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also includes proteins ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Why bad immunity genes survive: Study implicates arms race between genes and germs

University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs – even though some of those ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Choice management: Professors say companies should rethink investment options

Trying to make sense of the breadth and complexity of the financial markets can be a Herculean task, one that frustrates even the most seasoned investors. Why, then, do many companies ask their employees to do just that?

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists isolate protein linking exercise to health benefits

A team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults

Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Transplants for two: Twins get new livers to treat rare disease

In a small room at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Megan and Ricky Gonzales each held one hand of their daughter Sophia, comforting her as she recovered from a Nov. 8 liver transplant. Near Sophia’s ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As Voyager 1 nears edge of solar system, scientists look back

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Even unconsciously, sound helps us see

“Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing. Scientists have believed that each of the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Mistaken identity: New report highlights the global impact of medical misdiagnosis

Researchers have discovered that over a million people worldwide diagnosed with TB go on to develop an incurable but manageable fungal infection which is usually left untreated because it is mistaken for a recurrence of the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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