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• Traditional Medicine: Environment change threatens indigenous know-how
• Marriage's 'haves' and 'have nots': Changing expectations and rising inequality improve best marriages, but undermine average marriages
• We will fight them with mosquitoes: Historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany
• Love is good for the heart, cardiologist says
• Brain process takes paper shape: Paper-based device mimics electrochemical signalling in human brain
• Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music
• Many stroke patients on 'clot-busting' tPA may not need long stays in ICU
• Teledermatology app system offers efficiencies, reliably prioritizes inpatient consults
• Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices
• Happy couples can get a big resolution to a big fight; mean talk aside
• No such thing as porn 'addiction,' researchers say
• Rare bacteria outbreak in cancer clinic tied to lapse in infection control procedure
• Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses
• Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV
• Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows
• Novel compound keeps Parkinson's symptoms at bay in mice
• Mindfulness meditation may improve decision-making
• Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death
• Why it's good to be lonely this Valentine's Day
• Human earwax: Overlooked source of personal information?
• Black raspberry candies find the sweet spot for cancer prevention study
• Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death'

Traditional Medicine: Environment change threatens indigenous know-how Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST Traditional medicine provides health care for more than half the world's population, but no one has really looked at how the environment affects traditional medicine. Studying 12 ethnic groups from Nepal biologists found that plant availability in the local environment has a stronger influence on the make-up of a culture's medicinal floras. This means that the environment plays a huge role in shaping traditional knowledge. This is very important, especially when you think of the risks that these cultures are already facing.

Marriage's 'haves' and 'have nots': Changing expectations and rising inequality improve best marriages, but undermine average marriages Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST Today Americans are looking to their marriages to fulfill different goals than in the past -- and although the fulfillment of these goals requires especially large investments of time and energy in the marital relationship, on average Americans are actually making smaller investments in their marital relationship than in the past, according to new research.

We will fight them with mosquitoes: Historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:51 AM PST Scientist finds historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany. Researchers came to the conclusion that, although a major entomological institute was established to combat insect-borne diseases such as typhoid, it also carried out research into whether mosquitoes -- which host malaria -- could be used in biological warfare.

Love is good for the heart, cardiologist says Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:50 AM PST With Valentine's Day just one day away, a cardiologist says being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart.

Brain process takes paper shape: Paper-based device mimics electrochemical signalling in human brain Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:23 PM PST A paper-based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China. The thin-film transistor (TFT) has been designed to replicate the junction between two neurons, known as a biological synapse, and could become a key component in the development of artificial neural networks, which could be utilized in a range of fields from robotics to computer processing.

Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis to beauty.

Many stroke patients on 'clot-busting' tPA may not need long stays in ICU Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST A study of patients with ischemic stroke suggests that many of those who receive prompt hospital treatment with "clot-busting" tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy can avoid lengthy, restrictive monitoring in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Teledermatology app system offers efficiencies, reliably prioritizes inpatient consults Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:44 PM PST A new study shows that remote consultations from dermatologists using a secure smart phone app are reliable at prioritizing care for hospitalized patients with skin conditions. Researchers report that this teledermatology process is reliable and can help deliver care more efficiently in busy academic hospitals and potentially in community hospital settings.

Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST A new article finds that there's more to stress eating than simply emotion; in fact, thinking about the future may help people make better food choices.

Happy couples can get a big resolution to a big fight; mean talk aside Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST Being critical, angry and defensive isn't always a bad thing for couples having a big disagreement — provided they are in a satisfying relationship. In that case, they likely will have a "big resolution" regardless of how negative they were during the discussion, according to a new study.

No such thing as porn 'addiction,' researchers say Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:32 PM PST Journalists and psychologists are quick to describe someone as being a porn "addict," yet there's no strong scientific research that shows such addictions actually exists. So says a clinical psychologist in practice in a large behavioral health program.

Rare bacteria outbreak in cancer clinic tied to lapse in infection control procedure Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:32 PM PST Improper handling of intravenous saline at a West Virginia outpatient oncology clinic was linked with the first reported outbreak of Tsukamurella spp., gram-positive bacteria that rarely cause disease in humans.

Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:46 AM PST New research shows that well-child doctor appointments for annual exams and vaccinations are associated with an increased risk of flu-like illnesses in children and family members within two weeks of the visit. This risk translates to more than 700,000 potentially avoidable illnesses each year, costing more than $490 million annually.

Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:29 AM PST Commonly used disinfectants do not kill human papillomavirus (HPV) that makes possible non-sexual transmission of the virus, thus creating a need for hospital policy changes, according to researchers.

Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:26 AM PST Researchers have validated a new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the food energy requirements of Americans. The results suggest that as a nation, we spend more than 15 hours per day sleeping and sitting, and that obese men and women spend less than one minute per day in vigorous activity.

Novel compound keeps Parkinson's symptoms at bay in mice Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:28 AM PST Scientists report that they have developed a novel compound that appears to protect mice against developing movement problems associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). The research could one day in the future translate into a therapy that could halt the progression of PD.

Mindfulness meditation may improve decision-making Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST New findings suggest that mindfulness meditation, which cultivates awareness of the present moment and clears the mind of other thoughts, may help people make smarter choices.

Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:25 AM PST Stroke hospitalization and death rates may be associated with changes in environmental temperature and dew point. Large daily temperature changes and higher average dew points may be linked with higher stroke hospitalizations.

Why it's good to be lonely this Valentine's Day Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:23 AM PST Whilst it may seem that there are no positives to draw from feeling lonely, several authors have shown that this is not the case.

Human earwax: Overlooked source of personal information? Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:21 AM PST Scientists have used analytical organic chemistry to identify the presence of odor-producing chemical compounds in human earwax. Further, the amounts of these compounds differ between individuals of East Asian origin and Caucasians. The findings suggest that human earwax could be an overlooked source of personal information.

Black raspberry candies find the sweet spot for cancer prevention study Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:31 AM PST Scientists engineer the first berry-based chemopreventive confections that can withstand the rigors of a large-scale clinical trial. An ongoing prostate cancer study is trying to determine if the medical edibles can improve post-surgery outcomes

Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death' Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:24 AM PST A public health expert has published a study analyzing the impacts of Margaret Thatcher's government policies on the health of Britain.

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