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Maternal smoking may increase newborns' discomfort
8 November 2009A new research study published in the 15 October issue of Biological Psychiatry suggests that maternal smoking may increase the level of distress of newborns. - more
Eyes may hold clue to early Alzheimer's diagnosis
8 November 2009US scientists, working with genetically altered mice, have found that the changes that take place in Alzheimer's disease brains also occur in retinas, including the accumulation of amyloid plaque ... - more
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Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors
7 November 2009Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article ... - more
New microRNA data could classify bladder cancer by type
7 November 2009Data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, offers new insights into the biology of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Specifically, ... - more
The roots of diabetic tissue damage
7 November 2009Results from comprehensive assessments of diabetes' effects on cell metabolism may aid efforts to reduce diabetic damage to nerves, blood vessels and other tissues, according to researchers at ... - more
Breakthrough in muscular dystrophy treatment
6 November 2009An international research team that includes the University of Western Australia has released details of a breakthrough which holds promise of a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne ... - more
Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques
6 November 2009In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup ... - more
Depression in older cancer patients more effectively treated
6 November 2009Depression in older cancer patients is very common, and has debilitating effects on their quality of life both during and after treatment. University of Washington researchers are showing that there ... - more
The payback of needle and syringe programs
5 November 2009Every dollar spent on Australia's needle and syringe programs (NSPs) saves state and federal budgets four dollars by preventing life-threatening infections, according to research from the University ... - more
Getting on the GABA receptor shuttle to treat anxiety disorders
5 November 2009There are increasingly precise molecular insights into ways that stress exposure leads to fear and through which fear extinction resolves these fear states. Extinction is generally regarded as new ... - more
