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Novel biomarker in spit linked to stress, resilience
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- 13/10/2 04:12
Spit conjures a variety of sayings and images for most people, but for some researchers, spit is also serious business. In a recent study, scientists tracked the release of nerve growth factor in saliva (sNGF), finding for the first time that this protein typically linked to the survival, development or function of neurons may be an important player in understanding the body’s response to...
Protecting the weedy and wild kin of globally important crops
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- 13/10/2 04:12
As more and more people recognize the importance of the wild relatives of crop plants to agriculture and food security, interest in cataloging and conserving these plants is building around the world. Agricultural researchers are working to identify and protect the wild relatives of domesticated crop plants both in the United States and...
Chronic use of prescription painkillers continues after bariatric surgery
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- 13/10/2 01:22
Chronic use of prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, among obese patients prior to bariatric surgery continues after surgery, according to a new study.
Hey, wait a minute! Waiting actually makes people more patient
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- 13/10/2 01:22
According to a recent study, waiting actually does make people more patient, which can provide a payoff for consumers by helping them make better decisions.
Association between high BMI and cardiovascular disease is stronger among east Asians than south Asians
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- 13/10/2 01:21
A study has found that the association between body fat and mortality due to cardiovascular disease differs between south and east Asians, a finding that has important implications for global health recommendations.
Decoding sound's source
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- 13/10/2 01:21
Researchers have gained new insight into how localized hearing works in the brain.
Gene expression databases could uncover therapeutic targets, biological processes
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- 13/10/2 01:21
A new computational tool developed by US and Israeli scientists will help scientists exploit the massive databases of gene expression experimental results that have been created over the past decade. Researchers say it could uncover new links between diseases and treatments and provide new insights into biological...
Recent study reduces Casimir force to lowest recorded level
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- 13/10/2 01:21
Scientists have recorded a drastically reduced measurement of the Casimir effect, a fundamental quantum phenomenon experienced between two neutral bodies that exist in a vacuum.
Smoking during pregnancy may increase risk of bipolar disorder in offspring
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- 13/10/2 01:21
A study published suggests an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder in adult children. Researchers evaluated offspring from a large cohort of pregnant women and found that maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a twofold increased risk of bipolar disorder in their...
Exercise 'potentially as effective' as many drugs for common diseases
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- 13/10/2 01:20
Physical activity is potentially as effective as many drug interventions for patients with existing coronary heart disease and stroke, suggests a review of evidence.
How ants investigate the housing market when searching for their ideal home
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- 13/10/2 01:20
An immediate and chronic concern for many of us is how the housing market influences the whole economy: surprisingly ants also have issues over the value of new homes, researchers from the University of Bristol have found.
Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
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- 13/10/2 01:20
Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children.
New bio bank to resolve legal, ethical issues
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- 13/10/2 01:18
When researchers collect human tissue in a so-called bio bank, the purpose is usually to learn about various diseases and improve curing of them. But a group of researchers are in the process of creating a bio bank, which will generate knowledge about the legal and ethical aspects of bio banking as well as contributing to medical...
New fossils push the origin of flowering plants back by 100 million years to the early Triassic
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- 13/10/2 01:18
Drilling cores from Switzerland have revealed the oldest known fossils of the direct ancestors of flowering plants. These beautifully preserved 240-million-year-old pollen grains are evidence that flowering plants evolved 100 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. Flowering plants evolved from extinct plants related to conifers, ginkgos, cycads, and seed ferns....
Health insurance exchanges: What we can learn from California
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- 13/10/2 01:15
Lessons learned from California's health insurance marketplace, similar to the health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.
Scientist sniffs out possible new tick species
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- 13/10/2 01:15
Kibale National Park is an almost 500-square-mile forest in western Uganda. Here scientists frequently study how infectious diseases spread and evolve in the wild. One scientist returned with a "stow-away" -- a new species of tick.
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Armed and attentive: The face is the focus for a person wielding a gun
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- 13/10/1 21:11
A person wielding a gun focuses more intently on the face of an opponent with a gun, presumably to try to determine that person's likelihood of pulling the trigger, according to a new study on gun-in-hand research.
New theory to explain seeds of life in asteroids
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- 13/10/1 21:11
A new look at the early solar system introduces an alternative to a long-taught, but largely discredited, theory that seeks to explain how biomolecules were once able to form inside of asteroids.
Out-of-pocket medical spending will drop for many under Affordable Care Act
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- 13/10/1 21:11
Making health care insurance more affordable is one key goal of the Affordable Care Act. A new study finds that out-of-pocket medical expenses will decline for most consumers who become newly insured or change their source of health insurance under the program.
Renal risk index: Clinical tool to predict risk of end-stage renal disease
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- 13/10/1 21:11
Researchers created and validated a risk score called renal risk index based upon the liver transplant recipient's characteristics at the time of transplant to predict the post- transplant end-stage renal disease.
It may not 'get better' for bisexual teens
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- 13/10/1 21:10
A new study finds that bisexual teens may be at risk for suicide even into young adulthood.
Lactation may be linked to aggressive cancer in Mexican women
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- 13/10/1 21:10
Scientific data suggest that a woman reduces her risk of breast cancer by breastfeeding, having multiple children and giving birth at a younger age. A study recently published indicates that women of Mexican descent may not fit that profile. In fact, results suggest that women of Mexican descent with more children and those who breastfeed are more likely to be diagnosed with an aggressive form of...
New genetic discovery could reduce the guess work in drug dosing
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- 13/10/1 21:10
The discovery of genetic differences affecting up to a third of the population could take the guess work out of prescribing the correct dose of 25 percent of drugs currently on the market, researchers say.
New tuberculosis vaccine developed
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- 13/10/1 21:10
A new vaccine has been developed to act as a booster to Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), currently the only TB vaccine available. BCG was developed in the 1920s and has been used worldwide. The new “booster” would reactivate immune elements that over time diminish following BCG...
Supercomputers help solve a 50-year homework assignment
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- 13/10/1 21:10
A group of theoretical physicists has solved half of a 50-year homework assignment —- a calculation of one type of subatomic particle decay aimed at helping to answer the question of why the early universe ended up with an excess of matter.