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- New infant formula ingredients boost babies' immunity by feeding their gut bacteria
- Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms
- Blockade of learning and memory genes may occur early in Alzheimer's disease: Treatable in mice
- Old drug reveals new tricks: How interferon works to suppress virus in patients with HIV, hepatitis
- No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet may help some children with autism, research suggests
- Winning makes people more aggressive toward the defeated
- Scientists discover new 'off switch' in immune response
| New infant formula ingredients boost babies' immunity by feeding their gut bacteria Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST Adding prebiotic ingredients to infant formula helps colonize the newborn's gut with a stable population of beneficial bacteria, and probiotics enhance immunity in formula-fed infants, two studies report.  |
| Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST A new study shows that physiological problems stemming from a concussion may continue to present in the patient even after standard symptoms subside.  |
| Blockade of learning and memory genes may occur early in Alzheimer's disease: Treatable in mice Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:21 AM PST A repression of gene activity in the brain appears to be an early event affecting people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found. In mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, this epigenetic blockade and its effects on memory were treatable.  |
| Old drug reveals new tricks: How interferon works to suppress virus in patients with HIV, hepatitis Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS but long ago shelved after newer, modern antiretroviral therapies became available has now shed light on how the human body uses its natural immunity to fight the virus—work that could help uncover new targets for drugs.  |
| No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:51 AM PST If you want big muscles without working out, there's hope. Scientists report a family of protein transcription factors, called "Forkhead (Fox0)," that plays a significant role in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass. Interfering with Fox0 prevented muscle wasting associated with cancer and sepsis, and even promoted muscle growth. This is likely relevant to any disease, condition or lifestyle that leads to muscle wasting.  |
| Gluten-free, casein-free diet may help some children with autism, research suggests Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:51 AM PST A gluten-free, casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to researchers. The research is the first to use survey data from parents to document the effectiveness of a gluten-free, casein-free diet on children with ASD.  |
| Winning makes people more aggressive toward the defeated Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST In this world, there are winners and losers – and, for your own safety, it is best to fear the winners.  |
| Scientists discover new 'off switch' in immune response Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:43 AM PST Scientists have discovered a new "off switch" in our immune response which could be boosted in diseases caused by over-activation of our immune system, or blocked to improve vaccines.  |
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