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Brain activity changes in children at risk of schizophrenia predate onset of symptoms
Research from the University of North Carolina has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk. Brain scans of children...
French workers surf the Web an hour a day
PARIS, March 22 (UPI) -- Workers in France spend nearly an hour of their working day in personal use of the Internet, browsing sites like Facebook and YouTube, a...
Roads could protect nature
The proliferation of roads across the planet is causing irreparable damage to nature, but properly planned roads could help the environment.
George Osborne's sugar pills won't heal the pain, but Julia Gillard's may | Gaby Hinsliff
The placebo effect has its place beyond medicine – as long as those who soothe us do so with our best interests at heartSo a spoonful of sugar pills helps the waiting...
Drug may be major advance against malaria
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center have developed a drug that may represent one of the world’s best hopes for treating and preventing...
Mixed martial arts risky for amateurs' brains
A combat sport called mixed martial arts is growing in popularity, but doctors say amateurs run the risk of suffering serious brain injuries beyond concussion, CBC-TV's Kim Brunhuber reports.
SMIM1: Vel-Negative Blood Problem Explained
In the early 1950's, a 66-year-old woman with colon cancer received a blood transfusion - but she suffered a severe rejection of the transfused blood. When writing the case study,...
YouTube passes billion user mark
More than a billion people use YouTube each month, it says, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth.
Maternal diabetes impairs methylation of imprinted gene in oocytes
Offspring of diabetic mothers display a higher incidence of malformations and fetal death, which Dr. Zhao-Jia Ge et al. now link to impaired methylation of maternal imprinting gene Peg3.
Gulf War illness linked to physical changes in brain fibers that process pain
Researchers have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from "Gulf War Illness" have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain scans of...
Follow-up study describes declining efficacy of malaria vaccine candidate over 4 years
Long-term follow-up of a phase II study from researchers in Kenya shows that the efficacy of a malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S, wanes over time and varies with exposure to the...
Los Angeles is no longer a city of newcomers
Los Angeles — a city of newcomers? Not anymore, according to new demographic projections released today by USC’s Population Dynamics Research Group. The report, “The Generational Future of Los...
Parental Study Shows Rise in Autism Spectrum Cases
The chances of a school-aged child receiving a diagnosis rose 72 percent in 2011-12 from 2007, but most of the increase was because of previously undiagnosed cases, a report said.
Too Much Tea Causes Unusual Bone Disease
A 47 year old U.S. woman developed a bone disease rarely seen in this country after drinking a pitcher of tea a day for 17 years.
Sports betting based on luck, not knowledge
By Tia GhoseLiveScience Novices, take heart! Amateurs placing bets in their March Madness office pool may have just as good a shot at winning as sports fanatics who know all...
Texas Cancer Research Agency Can Award 25 Recruitment Grants
State officials approve exception to moratorium imposed amid investigations
DOE Science Chief to Step Down
William Brinkman will leave 12 April, return to Philadelphia
Melanoma Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial
Amgen, which is developing the cancer drug to treat advanced melanoma, said it was too early to say whether the drug improved survival.
Altered T-Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Acute Leukemia
Genetically altering a patient’s immune cells has, for the first time, produced remissions in adults with a deadly type of acute leukemia. In one patient, all trace of the disease...
Drones will require new privacy laws, Senate told
Privacy laws urgently need to be updated to protect the public from information-gathering by the thousands of civilian drones expected to be flying in U.S. skies in the next decade...
Stem cells entering heart can be tracked with nano-hitchhikers
The promise of repairing damaged hearts through regenerative medicine -- infusing stem cells into the heart in the hope that these cells will replace worn out or damaged tissue --...
Discovery of new drug to combat malaria
A new project has yielded a promising new antimalarial drug with the potential to cure the mosquito-borne disease and block its transmission with low doses.
Air pollution ‘affects term birth weight’
A study in nine countries links maternal exposure to particulate air pollution during pregnancy to low birth-weight in newborns.
Clinical trials ‘are far from regional health priorities’
The majority of the clinical trials conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean are not focused on health areas of relevance to the region.
Study suggests expanding anti-pneumococcal vaccine roll-out
An analysis conducted in Latin America says that vaccinating high-risk groups against pneumococcal diseases would be more cost-effective than treating them.
U.K. Agency Cautiously Endorses Mitochondria Replacement
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says technique could be allowed, with safeguards
Engineered immune cells battle acute leukaemia
Modified T cells seek out and destroy blood cancer.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12643
Quebec officials waited to warn of legionnaires' outbreak
Documents obtained by Radio-Canada, CBC's French service, show that twice during the deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease last summer, officials waited days before releasing new information to the public.