By Brigham Young University
Researchers observed three schools adjust to new school lunch standards that require a serving of fruits or vegetables on every student's tray -- whether the child intends to eat it or not. Students discarded 70 percent of the extra fruits and vegetables
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By Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Researchers have isolated a gene, DCC, which is responsible for dopamine connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Working with mice models, they have shown that dysfunction of this gene during adolescence has behavioral consequence
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By University of Alabama at Birmingham
A newly identified immune protein influences each person's response to vaccines and risk for autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis. The protein, called a receptor and part of signaling pathways, also provides a new target for personalized
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By DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers have shown that aerobic glycolysis -- glucose metabolism in the presence of oxygen -- is not the consequence of the cancerous activity of malignant cells, as has been widely believed, but is itself a cancerous event.
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By American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Deep brain stimulation may have a beneficial effect on driving ability for people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Deep brain stimulation uses a surgical implant similar to a pacemaker to send electrical impulses to the brain.
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By University of Adelaide
New research has added to the debate about how our bodies respond to artificial sweeteners and whether they are good, bad or have no effect on us.
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By Public Library of Science
A systematic survey of the scientific literature shows that stem cell therapy can have a statistically significant impact on animal models of spinal cord injury, and points the way for future studies.
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By Monash University
Understanding how dietary habits are connected through the generations could have valuable benefits for community health, a new study shows.
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By Institute of Physics
Scientists have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. The breakthrough could lead to the production of artificial tissue grafts made from the variety of cells found in the human retina and
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By Michigan Technological University
There will be no crying involved in a new test for vitamin deficiencies in infants. Instead of drawing blood, health care workers will gently sample a tear.
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By Gladstone Institutes
In 2012, the HIV antiretroviral drug Truvada became the first and only medication approved by the FDA for HIV prevention. The research behind this was hailed as an important step towards reducing the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic. Now, a new study provides
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By The JAMA Network Journals
Eighteen medical communication companies (MCCs) received about $100 million from 13 pharmaceutical and one device company that released data in 2010, and all or most of the 18 MCCs were for profit, conducted continuing medical education programs,
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By BMJ-British Medical Journal
Births in a Catalan region of Spain increased by 16 percent nine months after FC Barcelona won three major football trophies in 2009, finds a study.
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By Kaiser Permanente
The duration of diabetes and advancing age independently predict diabetes severity and risk of death in older adults with type 2 diabetes according to a study.
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By University of Pittsburgh
Imagine kicking a cocaine addiction by simply popping a pill that alters the way your brain processes chemical addiction. New research suggests that a method of biologically manipulating certain neurocircuits could lead to a pharmacological approach that
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By Penn State
Measuring changes in certain proteins -- called biomarkers -- in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may better predict the progression of the disease, according to scientists.
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By British Psychological Society (BPS)
Consuming the right amount of fruit and vegetables every day is down to planning ahead, effort and motivation. Researchers looked at the impact of potential obstacles to healthy eating and ways participants planned around this. They also considered whethe
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By Moffitt Cancer Center
Researchers have discovered a control mechanism that can trigger the development of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of blood cancers. This finding may lead to therapies capable of preventing the progression of these diseases.
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By University of California - Riverside
Why does treating chronic wounds cost so much? What complicates chronic wound infections, making healing difficult? A biologist reports that two biological activities are out of control in chronic wound infections. These are reactive oxygen species, which
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By Endocrine Society
A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to new research.
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