Health & Medicine

Posted November 21, 2013:

• Does Obesity Reshape Our Sense of Taste?


• How Flu Evolves to Escape Immunity


• Two Y Genes Can Replace the Entire Y Chromosome for Assisted Reproduction in Mice


• First Class 1 Evidence for Cognitive Rehabilitation in MS


• Research Sheds Light on Nerve Regeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury


• Genomic Variant Associated With Sun Sensitivity, Freckles Identified


• Newborn Babies Have Built-in Body Awareness Ability


• Newly Identified Brown Fat Stem Cells Hold Possibilities for Treating Diabetes, Obesity


• Two Human Proteins Found to Affect How 'Jumping Gene' Gets Around


• Study Shows Displaying Lab Costs Upfront Can Save Money


• Insight on Cell Migration, Movement of Cancer Cells


• Stress, Isolation Take Toll on Those Under 50 With HIV; Older People Fare Better


• Ultrasound, Nanoparticles May Help Diabetics Avoid the Needle


• New Brain Cells for Parkinson's and Huntington's Patients? Attractants Prevent Nerve Cell Migration


• What Justifies Cellular Death?


• New Crizotinib Side-Effect: Reduced Measures of Kidney Function During Treatment

Posted November 20, 2013:

• Potential for Investigational Bioengineered Vessel as Dialysis Graft


• Women Prescribed Hormone Therapy Should Use Caution When Taking Apigenin Supplement


• Aging Erodes Genetic Control, but That's Flexible


• Tiny Antisense Molecules Increase 'Good Cholesterol' Levels in Obese Primates


• What Composes the Human Heart?


• Involving Patients in Nurses' Shift Change Reduces Medical Errors, Satisfies Patients


• Scientists Far from Finish Line in Understanding Anemia in Female Athletes


• Differences in Brains of Children With Nonverbal Learning Disability


• Head, Neck Cancer Trial Shows Assessing HRQOL Is Valuable to Patients, Doctors


• Listen to This: New Research Upends Understanding of How Humans Perceive Sound


• Virtual Sailing Simulator Shows Key Role of Recreation in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation


• 'Undruggable' Mutation Meets Its Match


• Hormone Therapy Could Enhance Therapeutic Effect of Head, Facial Bone Grafts


• Reducing Salt in Bread Without Losing Saltiness, Thanks to a Texture Trick


• Insomnia Linked to Mortality Risk


• Mental Stress, Heart Disease: Stronger Presence in Women Under 50


• Smokers Who Quit Cut Heart Disease Risk Faster Than Previous Estimates


• Coffee May Help Perk Up Your Blood Vessels


• Linking Risk Factors, Disease Origins in Breast Cancer


• Blood Vessel Tangles in Brain Best Left Alone, Study Suggests


• Predicting Human Body Height from DNA


• Top Hospitals Reduce Readmissions by Preventing Complications


• Introducing Solid Foods While Continuing to Breast Feed Could Prevent Child Allergies


• Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who 'Wake Up' With Sleeping Pill: Other Patients May Also Respond


• Services Fail to Treat Prisoners With Schizophrenia, Increasing Risk of Violent Reoffending, UK Study Shows


• Newly Discovered Ancestral Enzyme Facilitates DNA Repair


• Cows Chomping on Fresh Grass, Red Clover Produce Omega Milk


• Distracted Driving Killing More Pedestrians, Bicyclists


• Rare Disease Yields Clues About Broader Brain Pathology


• Probe Measuring Immune Function Can Be Used to Determine Nanoparticle Dosage for Patients


• Two-Thirds of Women Who Attempt Natural Delivery After a C-Section Are Successful


• Size, Connectivity of Brain Region Linked to Anxiety Level in Young Children


• First Breast Biopsy System Offering Real-Time Monitoring, Guidance


• Older People Recovering from Hip Fracture Experience Barriers for Mobility at Home