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Saturday 18 May 2013 21:00 PDT

Most Americans Have Smoke-Free Rules For Home And Car

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

A national survey finds that a large majority of adults in the US voluntarily apply smoke-free rules in their homes or vehicles. Yet despite this, millions of Americans, many of them children, continue to be exposed to... [read article]

Faulty Energy Production In Brain Cells Leads To Learning Disabilities

Written by Sarah Glynn

Dysfunctional mitochondria in brain cells can result in learning disabilities, according to a new study in Molecular Cell. The association between dysfunctional mitochondria and Parkinson's disease has been known, but this... [read article]

Brain Stimulation Can Boost Math Skills

Written by Kelly Fitzgerald

Administering high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can actually boost math skills up to six months later, according to a small study at the University of Oxford. The finding was published in the journal Current... [read article]

Depression Doubles Risk Of Stroke In Middle-Aged Women

Other Medical and Health News for 18 May*

Plasmin Delivered Through A Bubble Is More Effective Than TPA In Busting Clots

Statins May Reduce Exercise Benefits For Obese Adults

The Brain Rewires Itself After Damage Or Injury

Breathing Emission Particles Turns HDL Cholesterol From 'Good' To 'Bad'

Comprehensive Survey Can Help Health Workers Identify Potentially Risky Behavior

Website Eases Switch To New Healthcare Codes

Study Finds Broad Support For Rationing Of Some Types Of Cancer Care

Among Patients Carrying BRCA Mutations, PARP Inhibitor Shows Activity In Pancreatic, Prostate Cancers

Better Than Expected Long-Term Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Coronary Artery Disease

Men Suffer More Severe Psoriasis, Which Explains The Higher Costs Of Care For Men

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Friday 17 May 2013

Nanogel To Manage Type 1 Diabetes

Poop Bacteria In Most Public Swimming Pools, USA

Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug Xofigo Approved By FDA

Combination Drug Therapy May Be Best Treatment For Osteoporosis

Active Video Games Act As Exercise For Children

Exercise Lowers Risk Of Lung And Colorectal Cancer Among Middle Aged Men

Early Stage Testicular Cancer - Surveillance Is Best Follow-Up Strategy

UK Food Advertising Regulations Have Done Little To Address Exposure Of Children To Unhealthy Food Marketing

The Story Of Fat Alfie: Very Young Children Appear To Reject Story Characters Who Are Obese

Ten-Year Study Shows 2 Different Genetic Polymorphisms Predict Weight Gain In Men And Women

Stopping Phentermine After Long-Term Treatment Does Not Result In Amphetamine-Like Withdrawal

Researchers Discover Master Regulator That Drives Majority Of Lymphoma

Following CDC Protocols Cuts Dialysis Bloodstream Infections In Half

Study Of Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Risk In Deployed Military Personnel

Research Letter Suggests Twitter May Serve As A Good Forum For Communicating Information About Acne

Study Suggests Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Carries Risk Of Metastasis And Death

Surgical Residents Disapprove Of 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Regulations, Survey Finds

Study Examines Relationship Between Hemispheric Dominance And Cell Phone Use

Skin Cancer Link To Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease, Says Study

Doctors Are Missing Coeliac Disease, Warns Senior GP, Whose Daughter Has The Condition

What Affects Blood Pressure? Cell Phones, Salt And Yoga

Depressed Patients Have As Many Goals As Healthy People, But Describe Them In Vague Terms

Signals Identified That Direct The Immune System To Reject A Transplanted Organ

Hot On The TRAIL Of Graft Vs. Host Disease

Safeguarding Personal Privacy When Collecting DNA For Human Rights

Too Much Body Fat Makes Arteries Become Stiff After Middle Age

Living Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately For Effective Speed Control

Malaria Parasites 'Talk' To Each Other

Data Addressing Patient And Physician Barriers To Clinical Trials To Be Presented By Experts

Infection And Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Identified Across The US

Experts Challenge Assumption, Describe Pathway That Leads To Organ Rejection

Tuberculosis Pathogen Proteome Atlas

MRI Useful For Predicting Failure Of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Before Symptoms Appear

Breakthrough Marks The First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer

Consuming Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk

Potential For Future Heart Disease Treatment Following Identification Of 4 Genes That Influence Levels Of 'Bad' Cholesterol

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