Health & Medicine.

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children


• Children of Married Parents Less Likely to Be Obese


• Overcoming Resistance to Anti-Cancer Drugs by Targeting Cell 'Powerhouses'


• Hospitals Profit When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections


• Enzyme-Activating Antibodies Revealed as Marker for Most Severe Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis


• Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests


• Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer


• Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction in Emotional Brain Circuitry


• Largest Genetic Sequencing Study of Human Disease


• First Genomic Survey of Human Skin Fungal Diversity


• Optics: Statistics Light the Way


• Re-Emergence of Moderate Iodine Deficiency in Developed Countries


• Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in Women


• Fish Oil Supplements May Help Fight Against Type 2 Diabetes


• How Immune System Peacefully Co-Exists With 'Good' Bacteria


• Study Details Genes That Control Whether Tumors Adapt or Die When Faced With P53 Activating Drugs


• Signs of Motor Disorders Can Appear Years Before Disease Manifestation


• Schizophrenia Symptoms Eliminated in Animal Model


• Costs to Treat Stroke in America May Double by 2030


• Molecular Roots of Cocaine Addiction in Brain Uncovered: Promising New Anti-Addiction Drug Revealed


• New Pneumococcal Vaccine Appears to Be as Safe as Previously Used Vaccine, Study Suggests


• Fish Oil May Help the Heart Beat Mental Stress


• Inexpensive, Accurate Way to Detect Prostate Cancer: At-Home Urine Tests


• Addiction as a Disorder of Decision-Making


• Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic, Research Suggests


• Cold Plasma Successful Against Brain Cancer Cells, Study Suggests


• How Healthy Are You for Your Age?


• Genetic Marker Associated With Risk for Pulmonary Fibrosis


• DNA Damage: The Dark Side of Respiration


• Mechanism Discovered Which Aids Legionella to Camouflage Itself in the Organism


• Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea Promising


• Phthalates -- Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food -- Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens


• Important Genetic Factors That Could Influence Survival in Sepsis Patients


• Common Brain Processes of Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness Identified