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High levels of tau protein linked to poor recovery after brain injury

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High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Mil…

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Opioid abuse linked to mood and anxiety disorders

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Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea…

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Cholesterol-lowering medication accelerates depletion of plaque in arteries

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In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The study was published online by the journal PLoS One on December 6, 2011.
The findi…

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Breast cancer survivors struggle with cognitive problems several years after treatment

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A lake fauna in a shot-glass

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Danish research team leads the way for future biodiversity monitoring using DNA traces in the environment to keep track of threatened wildlife — a lake water sample the size of a shot-glass can contain evidence of an entire lake fauna.
Global biod…

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans, Uncategorized

Chronic pain in children and adolescents becoming more common

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Children who suffer from persistent or recurring chronic pain may miss school, withdraw from social activities, and are at risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, in response to their pain. In…

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New approach to management of overeating in children

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Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity. Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids may eat, requiring them to t…

Categories Brain & Behavior, Earth, Energy & Environment, Health, Technology, Uncategorized

New data allows for unique conflict research

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Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be answered. Today, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UC…

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Drug reverses aging-associated changes in brain cells

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Drugs that affect the levels of an important brain protein involved in learning and memory reverse cellular changes in the brain seen during aging, according to an animal study in the December 7 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. T…

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Depression increases risk of dementia in patients with Type 2 diabetes

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Depression in patients with diabetes is associated with a substantively increased risk of development of dementia compared to those with diabetes alone, according to researchers from the University of Washington a…

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Global warming worms dooming fish?

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Parasitic worms that infect fish, and have a devastating effect on fish reproduction, grow four times faster at higher temperatures — providing some of the first evidence that global warming affects the interactions between parasites and their hosts…

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Inflammatory cues modulate goblet cell products important for intestinal barrier function

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In a paper published in the December 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign led by Rex Gaskins, PhD have demonstrated that both microbial and host inflammatory factors modul…

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