Health Medicine. Posted July 9, 2013: Breakth

Health & Medicine.

Posted July 9, 2013:

• Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids


• New Class of Highly Potent Antimalarial Compounds Discovered


• Parasites in Cat Feces: Potential Public Health Problem?


• Rate of Aging May Be Determined in the Womb and Linked to Birthweight, Study Reveals


• Bird Vaccine for West Nile Virus


• H7N9 Influenza: History of Similar Viruses Gives Cause for Concern


• Women Who Give Birth to Multiple Babies After IVF Are at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer


• Large UK Population Study Finds No Increased Cancer Risk in Children Born After Assisted Conception


• Women Working Shifts Are at Greater Risk of Miscarriage, Menstrual Disruption and Subfertility


• Men Say They Want Prostate Cancer Test, Despite Risks

Posted July 8, 2013:

• 'Scent Device' Could Help Detect Bladder Cancer


• Most Babies Born to Mothers on Methadone Exposed to Several Illicit Drugs in Womb


• Irregular Bed Times Curb Young Kids' Brain Power: And May Have Knock-on Effects on Health Throughout Life


• Melody Modulates Choir Members' Heart Rate


• Potential Biomarker for Cancer Diagnosis Identified


• Nearly Half of Sarcoma Surgeries Done by Nonsurgical Oncology Specialists


• Health-Related Website Search Information May Be Leaked to Third-Party Tracking Entities


• Denormalizing Smoking: Making the Case for Banning Cigarettes in Parks and on Beaches


• Consuming Soy Peptide May Reduce Colon Cancer Metastasis


• Ethical Quandary About Vaccinations Sparked by Tension Between Parental Rights and Protecting Public Health


• In Baseball, Bigger Still Better: Elite Pitchers Continue to Be Taller and Thus Throw Faster


• Innovative Study Estimates Extent to Which Air Pollution in China Shortens Human Lives


• What Do Rotten Eggs and Colon Cancer Have in Common?


• Seizures Late in Life May Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease


• Early, Late First Exposure to Solid Food Appears Associated With Development of Type 1 Diabetes


• Inhibiting Macrophage MerTK Signaling Creates an Innate Immune Response Against Cancer


• Research Points to Biomarker That Could Track Huntington's Disease Progression


• CPAP Therapy Reduces Nightmares in Veterans With PTSD and Sleep Apnea


• Two Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease in Diabetics


• Targeting Errant Immune System Enzyme Kills Myelodysplastic Cells


• Researchers Identify 'Switch' for Long-Term Memory


• Immune Cells Essential to Establishing Pregnancy


• Breakthrough Could Lead to 'Artificial Skin' That Senses Touch, Humidity and Temperature


• Second Door Discovered in War Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases


• How Well Can You See With Your Ears? Device Offers New Alternative to Blind People


• Researchers Investigate Mechanism of Alzheimer's Therapy


• Experts Spot Early Signs of Alzheimer's


• Exposure to Stress Even Before Conception Causes Genetic Changes to Offspring


• First Child Born Following Embryo Screening With New Genome Analysis Technique


• Tailoring Diabetes Treatment to Older Patients Yields Dramatic Results


• People With Depression Tend to Pursue Generalized Goals


• IVF for 200 Euro Per Cycle: First Real-Life Proof of Principle That IVF Is Feasible and Effective for Developing Countries


• Egg Donation in European Clinics: Why Do Women Do It?


• Adverse Effects of Phthalates on Ovarian Response to IVF


• Early Life and in Utero Factors Found to Influence Testicular Function in Adulthood


• Brain Structural Deficits May Contribute to Increased Functional Connections Between Brain Regions Implicated in Depression


• New Tissue Engineering Breakthrough Encourages Nerve Repair


• Does Marital Breakdown Have an Effect on Male Offending?


• Gunning for Trouble: Guns and Aggression in Young Assault Victims


• Could Diet While Growing Up Affect Our Offspring's Vitality?