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Fast food diet linked to asthma and eczema severity in kids, large study finds
Eating three or more weekly servings of fast food is linked to the severity of allergic asthma, eczema, and rhinitis among children in the developed world, indicates a large international...
Tamoxifen ameliorates symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, study suggests
A new study has found that tamoxifen, a well-known breast cancer drug, can counteract some pathological features in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). At present, no treatment...
Sweetener in the clear once more
European food safety body finds no evidence linking aspartame to cancer or any other disease
Coca Cola urged to cut out carcinogen
Health concerns over 4-methylimidazole are behind US heath watchdog's petition
Appeal to Obama over ferret ban
California debates its ban on ferrets, amid fears of disease spread
Parkinson's treatment can trigger creativity
This is a painting by one of Prof. Inzelberg's Parkinson's patients. Parkinson's experts across the world have been reporting a remarkable phenomenon — many patients treated with drugs to increase...
Tissue engineers report knee cartilage repair success with new biomaterial
In a small study, researchers reported increased healthy tissue growth after surgical repair of damaged cartilage if they put a “hydrogel” scaffolding into the wound to support and nourish the...
Novel role of NEDD9 gene in early stages of breast cancer described
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Many of these deaths occur when there is an initial diagnosis of invasive or...
Twitter helps people lose weight, study suggests
Researchers have found that using Twitter, the popular information network joining people throughout the world, is a valuable support system for helping people lose weight.
Legislator vows action on reckless prescribing of addictive pills
The leader of the California Senate says he would support legislation to give the Medical Board of California more investigators and broader authority.The leader of the California Senate says holes...
Ultrasonic testing with Doppler imaging can rule out blood clots in pregnant women, study suggests
The use of serial compression ultrasonographic testing together with Doppler imaging appears to be a reliable method of ruling out blood clots in the legs of pregnant women, according to...
Aggressive breast cancer's metastatic path revealed
Scientists have discovered the molecular switch that allows aggressive triple negative breast cancer cells to grow the amoeba-like protrusions they need to crawl away from a primary tumor and metastasize...
Gene promotes drug resistance in cancer
Scientists have identified a gene that may be a target for overcoming drug resistance in cancer. The finding could improve prognostic and diagnostic tools for evaluating cancer and monitoring patient...
Trials planned for pain-free, low-cost vaccine delivery
Following a successful test in Papua New Guinea, the needle-less Nanopatch vaccine delivery device may soon be ready for clinical trials.
Food bug forensic tracking
Detective-style high-tech methods are being used in meat factories to trace harmful microbial contaminants.
Many mentally ill missing from gun background check system
A database of mentally ill people for gun background checks is confusing and costly, and many states don't take part.WASHINGTON — Swept along by the tide of outrage and sorrow...
Endangered Species? Bikini Waxes Wiping Out Crab Lice
Men and women alike are getting rid of their pubic hair.
New implant replaces impaired middle ear
Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with a new implant that replaces the middle ear. The unique invention has been approved for a clinical study.
Depression after heart attack: Threat perception has to be addressed, experts urge
Survivors of heart attacks are three times more likely to develop depression during the first six months after their heart attack, than people with no heart disease, new research suggests....
Liver controls wasting in cancer
Cachexia or wasting is a condition affecting up to 70 percent of cancer patients, depending on the type of cancer. [...]
New discovery in autism-related disorder reveals key mechanism in brain development and disease
A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in brain wiring,...
Understanding brain tumor growth opens door for non-surgical treatment
Researchers have for the first time identified a new group of growth factor receptors for brain tumors. Understanding how these work could mean that existing drugs could be used as...
How do happiness and sadness circuits contribute to bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and [...]
E-book reading on the rise among young people
E-books may finally be catching on with the toughest of customers: young people.
People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it
If you're reading this, odds are you've already used running water in your home today. But you're in a minority: Globally, at least a billion people have no nearby source...
Chlamydia threat to untouched koala population
(Phys.org)—An outbreak of koala chlamydia in the Southern Highlands also poses a threat to a completely unaffected colony in Campbelltown.
Bacteria breakthrough for safer food
(Phys.org)—Chicken meat and other foods will be able to be screened for bacteria even faster and more effectively than ever, thanks to breakthrough nanobiotechnology research.
Washington State Initiative 522 - The GMO Warning Label Battle Rages On
Despite losing in the state with arguably the most anti-science crackpots in its citizenry - California - GMO activists in arguably the second most anti-science state - Washington - are...