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Using novel genetic labs for faster detection of E. coli
Pina Fratamico is on the quest to find the easiest and fastest way to test for harmful Escherichia coli in ground beef. In a new article, she explores using a...
Removing protein 'garbage' in nerve cells may help control 2 neurodegenerative diseases
A group of neuroscientists say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia -- and, in the process,...
Regular family meals together boost kids' fruit and vegetable intake
Regular family meals round a table boosts kids' fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, a new study indicates.
Asthmatics at increased risk of pulmonary embolism
People with asthma have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, according to new research.
People without spouses under-represented in Alzheimer's clinical trials
A new study suggests that people without a spouse are represented less in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials compared to people with spouses.
Impact of caring for adult child with disability studied
Caring for an adult child with developmental disabilities or mental illness increased by 38 percent the chances that an aging parent would develop disabilities of their own, according to findings...
Alzheimer's disease: Cutting off immune response promises new approach to therapy
Researchers have identified a protein as a potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The molecular complex is part of the immune system and a driving force for inflammatory...
Sibling squabbles can lead to depression, anxiety
Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over [...]
Pocket test measures 50 things in a drop of blood
(Phys.org)—A new device about the size of a business card could allow health care providers to test for insulin and other blood proteins, cholesterol, and even signs of viral or...
Recipes for Health: Spiced Roasted Almonds
A little extra spice on these almonds helps minimize the urge to mindlessly snack.
F.D.A. and States Meet About Regulation of Drug Compounders
State health officials conferred on how to strengthen rules governing compounding pharmacies in the wake of a national meningitis outbreak.
Officials Confront Skepticism Over Health Law
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act appears here to stay, but many of those it is supposed to help still do not understand what the law can do for...
AP IMPACT: Steroids loom in major-college football
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight - 30 pounds or more...
Anthropocentricism And Germs
In many modern discussions about bacteria, or germs, we find that novel descriptions are used that are more self-involved than accurate regarding the role of bacteria and microbes. Certainly there...
Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu
Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research has...
FTC beefs up online protections for kids
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it's strengthening privacy protection for kids online and giving parents more control of children's Internet activities.
Toward a pill to enable celiac patients to eat foods containing gluten
Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a pill that could become celiac disease's counterpart to the lactase pills that people with lactose intolerance can take to eat dairy...
New compound reverses fatty liver disease
Scientists have developed the first synthetic compound that can reverse the effects of a serious metabolic condition known as fatty liver disease.
Healthy lifestyle during menopause may decrease breast cancer risk later on
Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer and their cancers tend to be more aggressive than those in lean counterparts. A new shows how this risk...
First use of a gene therapy shows promise against fatal childhood disease
There are promising results from the first-ever use of a virus-based gene therapy for a neurodegenerative/neurological disorder. The therapy was given to 19 young patients with Canavan disease, a devastating...
Soybeans a source of valuable chemical: Scientists turn low-value soy mash into high-value succinic acid
(Phys.org)—The humble soybean could become an inexpensive new source of a widely used chemical for plastics, textiles, drugs, solvents and as a food additive.
Rising fears about 'mad axeman' murderers not borne out by statistics
Although the level of homicides has risen markedly since the 1950s in Britain, the number of those committed by the mentally ill has remained staticNo psychiatrist has ever been prosecuted in British courts...
Scientists establish link between inflammatory process and progression of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have shown that a well-known inflammatory process plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease. This process, which results in the mature production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine called interleukin-1 beta...
Policy report calls for raise in minimum wage
Raising the minimum wage to a living wage begins the cycle of lifting single mothers out of poverty, according to a policy report released by the Institute for Urban Policy...
Cervical cancer screens may offer little value before age 25
Are young Canadian women undergoing too many Pap tests? New research suggests they probably are.
Vertex drug label to warn on possible fatal rash
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is attaching a black box warning to the Vertex Pharmaceuticals hepatitis C treatment Incivek over a potentially...
In Perspective: A fatal gap between science and policy?
Journalists can help the developed world take responsibility for climate change by making it relevant to readers' lives, says David Dickson.
Which Wine Should You Get Drunk On This Holiday? [Infographic]
To save you from your family--er, to share with your family. It's the holidays! Which means spending time with family. Which means drinking, probably. But what's the best way to...