St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Creates Halloween Fun for Patients
• Public Health • Nov 01 10

Once a year cartoon characters, fairy princesses and action heroes gather at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as hundreds of employees work together to… St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Creates Halloween Fun for Patients   

 
 

Immune System’s Bare Essentials Used to Speedily Detect Drug Targets
• Immunology • Oct 31 10

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have taken a less-is-more approach to designing effective drug treatments that are precisely tailored to disease-causing pathogens, such as viruses… Immune System’s Bare Essentials Used to Speedily Detect Drug Targets   

 
 

Racial and ethnic disparities impact care for children with frequent ear infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 31 10

Racial and ethnic disparities among children with frequent ear infections (FEI) significantly influence access to affordable healthcare, according to new research published in the… Racial and ethnic disparities impact care for children with frequent ear infections   

 
 

E-cigarette maker accepts California marketing limits
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 30 10

A leading U.S. maker of electronic cigarettes has agreed not to target its sales and advertisements to minors or to claim its products are… E-cigarette maker accepts California marketing limits   

 
 

China extends pension system, healthcare
• Public Health • Oct 30 10

Chinese lawmakers have adopted new legislation that could potentially extend basic pension and healthcare coverage to more people, especially rural residents and migrant workers… China extends pension system, healthcare   

 
 

Immune system may help cancer cells hide: study
• Cancer • • Immunology • Oct 30 10

Cancer cells may find a hideout in the body’s immune system, researchers said on Thursday in a study that may help explain why tumors… Immune system may help cancer cells hide: study   

 
 

Extending daylight could boost health, help planet
• Public Health • Oct 30 10

Putting the clocks back in winter is bad for health, wastes energy and increases pollution, scientists say, and putting an end to the practice… Extending daylight could boost health, help planet   

 
 

Vitamin B12 tied to Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Oct 30 10

Vitamin B12 may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study out Monday.

The study suggests that seniors with more of the active… Vitamin B12 tied to Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Stress may have only small impact on weight
• Neurology • • Obesity • Oct 30 10

Despite the common belief that stress causes people to pack on the pounds, a new research review finds that, on average, stress has little… Stress may have only small impact on weight   

 
 

Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Oct 28 10

The researchers, in partnership with the Cancer Council, Australia, studied 12,618 food advertisements from 11 countries and found that 67 per cent endorsed unhealthy… Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing   

 
 

Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Oct 28 10

A new study from the University of Washington reported obese children are at increased mortality risk in later years following primary liver transplantation (LT).… Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation   

 
 

The more someone smokes, the smaller the number of grey cells
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 28 10

Is there a relation between the structure of specific regions of the brain and nicotine dependence? This is the question researchers of the… The more someone smokes, the smaller the number of grey cells   

 
 

Multiple sclerosis will become a controlled disease like AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • • Neurology • Oct 28 10

The complexity of the immune system and nervous system turn Neuroimmunology into one of the most exciting fields of modern biomedicine. Between October 26th… Multiple sclerosis will become a controlled disease like AIDS   

 
 

Race/ethnicity affect a child’s therapy
• Children's Health • Oct 28 10

Race and/or ethnicity affect access to medical care for U.S. children with frequent ear infections, researchers say.

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles,… Race/ethnicity affect a child’s therapy   

 
 

Fatty fish may help prevent gum disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 28 10

Polyunsaturated fatty acids like fish body oils show promise in preventing and treating periodontitis, gum disease, U.S. researchers suggest.

Asghar Z. Naqvi of the… Fatty fish may help prevent gum disease   

 
 

4 deaths tied to bacteria at food processing plant, Texas says
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 28 10

Authorities have shut down a Texas food processing plant, saying it was contaminated by bacteria linked to the deaths of four people, state health… 4 deaths tied to bacteria at food processing plant, Texas says   

 
 

Smoking isn’t just bad for your lungs
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 28 10

No matter how you slice it, puffing on a cigarette, or any other tobacco product for that matter, simply ups the ante for more… Smoking isn’t just bad for your lungs   

 
 

Study Finds Adversity Does Make Us Stronger
• Public Health • Oct 28 10

Friedrich Nietzsche was right - sort of.

The German philosopher’s oft-quoted adage, “What does not destroy me, makes me stronger,” was put to the… Study Finds Adversity Does Make Us Stronger   

 
 

Children often trust what they’re told
• Children's Health • Oct 28 10

Little children are particularly trusting of things adults tell them, a University of Virginia researcher says.

Vikram K. Jaswal says children are more trusting… Children often trust what they’re told   

 
 

Young kids trust adults despite evidence to the contrary
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 28 10

Very young children are extraordinarily trusting of what adults tell them, even if there is repeated evidence to the contrary, finds a new study.

… Young kids trust adults despite evidence to the contrary   
 
 

Not so fast - sex differences in the brain are overblown
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 27 10

People love to speculate about differences between the sexes, and neuroscience has brought a new technology to this pastime. Brain imaging studies are published… Not so fast - sex differences in the brain are overblown   

 
 

Researchers find a ‘liberal gene’
• Genetics • Oct 27 10

Liberals may owe their political outlook partly to their genetic make-up, according to new research from the University of California, San Diego, and Harvard… Researchers find a ‘liberal gene’   

 
 

New study suggests most preschool-age children exceed daily screen time recommendations
• Children's Health • Oct 27 10

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents limit combined screen time from television, DVDs, computers, and video games to 2 hours per… New study suggests most preschool-age children exceed daily screen time recommendations   

 
 

Blind people perceive touch faster than those with sight
• Public Health • Oct 27 10

People who are blind from birth are able to detect tactile information faster than people with normal vision, according to a study in… Blind people perceive touch faster than those with sight   

 
 

Narcotics and diagnostics overused in treatment of chronic neck pain
• Arthritis • Oct 27 10

Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers report in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research that narcotics and diagnostic testing… Narcotics and diagnostics overused in treatment of chronic neck pain   

 
 
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