Health News for Saturday 14 November 2009 from Medical News Today

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Saturday 14 November 2009

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Discovery Of Potential Drug Target For Neurological Diseases

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) report their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious illnesses. Assistant Professor Hiro Furukawa, Ph.D...
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Low Birth Weight And Diabetes Have A Common Genetic Background

Low birth weight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Until recently scientists had attributed this to maternal malnutrition during pregnancy. However, now it seems that genetic background may also play a major role...
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Need A Helping Hand? Just Infect A Stranger With A Cooperative Gene

Cooperation is seen in every corner of life from microbes to humans, many times with no obvious advantages to those that provide it at high costs...
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Other Medical and Health News for 14 November

Local Congressman Eliot Engel And Easter Seals New York Work Together To Help Individuals With Autism And Other Special Needs In Our Community

Zargis To Release Trial Version Of Cardioscan While Exhibiting With 3M(TM) Littmann(R) At American Heart Association Conference

New Hampshire Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves FDG PET For Cervical Cancer Staging

Paradoxical Protein Might Prevent Cancer

Shire Reports Analysis Examining Emotional Lability In Children With ADHD Taking Vyvanse

Esperion Therapeutics Initiates Phase I Clinical Study For ETC-1002

Advances In Radiation Therapy Enable Doctors To Improve The Quality Of Treatments For Patients With Head And Neck Cancer

Cadence Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Extends New Drug Application Review For Intravenous Acetaminophen By Three Months

FDA Approves Lysteda To Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

New Poll Finds 71 Percent Of Americans Favor Investing More In Disease Prevention As Central To Health Reform

New National Study Finds More Than Half Of Cheerleading Injuries In U.S. Due To Stunts

Study Aims To Find Fun, Effective Way To Combat Pediatric Obesity

'Cross-talk' Mechanism Contributes To Colorectal Cancer

Expert On Risks Of Alcholic Energy Drinks Available

$17 Million To UC San Diego For Methamphetamine/AIDS Research

SPOT Targets Area Youth With HIV, STDs

The Benefits Of Exercise Discussed In Journal

Pioneering Discoveries About The Development Of Cells

More Pain Means Real Gain In Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment

Hoping For A Fluorescent Basket Case How HIV Is Assembled And Released From Infected Cells Infected

Scientists And Children's Hospice Team Up On Unique Study

Technology To Modify Behavior Of Nanoparticles Could Ease Public Concerns

Human Expectation Of Pleasure Enhanced By Dopamine

Mood Dysfunction Improved In Gene Knockout Mice

Public Support For New Government Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

89 Percent Of North Carolina Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Making Memories Means New Neurons Must Erase Older Ones

How E. coli Gets Ahead

The Use Of Stem Cells In Regenerative Medicine May Be Detrimental For Health

Association Between Consumption Of Certain Fish During Pregnancy And Poorer Cognitive Performance

Over-Consumption Of Selenium Can Increase Cholesterol

Discovery Of Mechanism Of Insulin Production May Lead To Better Treatment For Diabetes

No-Entry Zones For AIDS Virus

New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form

The 'Love Hormone,' Also Affects Antisocial Behaviors, Such As Envy And Gloating

Compound In Coffee Brewing New Research In Colon, Breast Cancer

Youths See All Parental Control Negatively When There's A Lot Of It

Tips On Taming The Boogie Monster

Motivational Impact Of Virtual Workout Partners

New Award To Study The Effects Of Radiation And Aging On The Human Immune System Announced By NIAID

LA BioMed To Launch Study Of Testosterone In Older Men

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