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- Pill some day may prevent serious foodborne illness, scientist says
- Grief over losing loved one linked to higher heart attack risks
- New light shed on how children learn to speak
- Getting cancer cells to swallow poison
- Protein complex plays role in suppressing pancreatic tumors
- 'Google Flu Trends' is a powerful early warning system for emergency departments
- Unique protein organization in arteries associated with cardiovascular disease
- Nanoparticles hold promise as potential vehicle for drug delivery in brain
- How does our brain know what is a face and what's not?
- 'Couch potato pill' might stop heat stroke too
| Pill some day may prevent serious foodborne illness, scientist says Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to new research.  |
| Grief over losing loved one linked to higher heart attack risks Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST Heart attack risks are extremely high for the bereaved in the days and weeks after losing a loved one. The first day after a loved one died, heart attack risk was 21 times higher than normal, which declined progressively over the first month. Friends and family of a bereaved person should watch for heart attack signs and help him or her maintain their medication regimen.  |
| New light shed on how children learn to speak Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:59 PM PST Researchers have discovered that children under the age of two control speech using a different strategy than previously thought.  |
| Getting cancer cells to swallow poison Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:59 PM PST Researchers created a drug delivery system that is able to effectively deliver a tremendous amount of chemotherapeutic drugs to prostate cancer cells.  |
| Protein complex plays role in suppressing pancreatic tumors Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST A well-known protein complex responsible for controlling how DNA is expressed plays a previously unsuspected role in preventing pancreatic cancer, according to researchers.  |
| 'Google Flu Trends' is a powerful early warning system for emergency departments Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:55 PM PST Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports.  |
| Unique protein organization in arteries associated with cardiovascular disease Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST Researchers have now used advanced 3-D microscopic imaging technology to identify and monitor the proteins involved in the artery stiffening process. These findings could eventually help researchers and physicians understand and treat complications associated with cardiovascular disease.  |
| Nanoparticles hold promise as potential vehicle for drug delivery in brain Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:27 AM PST In the images of fruit flies, clusters of neurons are all lit up, forming a brightly glowing network of highways within the brain. It's exactly what researchers were hoping to see: It meant that ORMOSIL, a novel class of nanoparticles, had successfully penetrated the insects' brains. And even after long-term exposure, the cells and the flies themselves remained unharmed.  |
| How does our brain know what is a face and what's not? Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:27 AM PST Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it's New Hampshire's erstwhile granite "Old Man of the Mountain," or Jesus' face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces. New research by neuroscientists helps explain how the brain recognizes faces.  |
| 'Couch potato pill' might stop heat stroke too Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST Scientists have discovered what they believe is one of the first drugs to combat heat stroke. An experimental therapy once dubbed the "couch potato pill" for its ability to mimic the effects of exercise in sedentary mice protected animals genetically predisposed to the disorder and may hold promise for the treatment of people with enhanced susceptibility to heat-induced sudden death.  |
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