Stimulating the brain blunts cigarette craving
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 17 13

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting… Stimulating the brain blunts cigarette craving   

 
 

Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 17 13

Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit… Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests   

 
 

Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 17 13

Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether or not you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new… Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law   

 
 

Researchers find out why some stress is good for you
Apr 17 13

Researchers find out why some stress is good for you

Overworked and stressed out? Look on the bright side. Some stress is good for you.

“You always think about stress as a really bad… Researchers find out why some stress is good for you   

 
 

Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
• Drug News • • Pain • Apr 16 13

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the… Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick   

 
 

How Does Acupuncture Work?
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 16 13

Even as medical acupuncture is increasingly being validated as an effective treatment for a broad range of medical conditions, what has been missing is… How Does Acupuncture Work?   

 
 

Haiti cholera mutations could lead to more severe disease
• Infections • Apr 16 13

The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is… Haiti cholera mutations could lead to more severe disease   

 
 

Social media can support healthiness of older people
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Apr 16 13

The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University… Social media can support healthiness of older people   

 
 

Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may affect abortion rate in women
• Arthritis • • Drug Abuse • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 16 13

A new study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, reveals that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who… Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may affect abortion rate in women   

 
 

Tobacco companies keep people smoking despite UK cigarette tax increases
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 16 13

Raising tobacco prices is one of the most effective means of reducing tobacco use, particularly among price-sensitive smokers such as young people and people… Tobacco companies keep people smoking despite UK cigarette tax increases   

 
 

Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 16 13

People with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have trouble communicating and interacting with others because they process language, facial expressions and social cues… Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds   

 
 

Resorts Nationwide Go Sun Smart
• Skin Care • Apr 16 13

A group of researchers led by San Diego State University communication professor Peter Andersen have teamed up with 40 resorts nationwide to encourage vacationers… Resorts Nationwide Go Sun Smart   

 
 

Scientists learn what makes nerve cells so strong
• Neurology • Apr 16 13

How do nerve cells - which can each be up to three feet long in humans - keep from rupturing or falling apart?

Axons,… Scientists learn what makes nerve cells so strong   

 
 

Concert cacophony: Short-term hearing loss protective, not damaging
• Hair Loss • Apr 16 13

Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the… Concert cacophony: Short-term hearing loss protective, not damaging   

 
 

Smartphone way to lose weight
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Apr 16 13

Their study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers creating My Meal Mate… Smartphone way to lose weight   

 
 

Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate
• Gender: Male • • Urine Problems • Apr 16 13

Men with a common condition that causes frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom can get relief with a minimally invasive treatment that shrinks the… Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate   

 
 

Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney
• Urine Problems • Apr 15 13

A kidney “grown” in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say.

Similar techniques to make… Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney   

 
 

Pool exercise may build strength, reduce falls
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • • Public Health • Apr 15 13

Women who did a high-intensity aquatic workout for six months increased their strength and suffered fewer falls, in a new study that suggests bone-… Pool exercise may build strength, reduce falls   

 
 

Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis
• Drug News • • Infections • Apr 15 13

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said it had teamed up with biotech firm Ascletis to develop and commercialize its investigative drug danoprevir in China… Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis   

 
 

Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Childbirth • Apr 15 13

There is no high-quality evidence that listening to music helps tiny babies born prematurely cope with pain, feed better and calm down, according to… Jury still out on music’s benefits for preemies   

 
 

Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Apr 15 13

Singing or playing womb-like sounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may help slow the heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns… Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies   

 
 

Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 12 13

Researchers from the University of Tübingen have discovered that sound stimulation during sleep can enhance memory. Could this discovery be used to help students… Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep   

 
 

Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles
• Public Health • Apr 11 13

The aches and pains people suffer after working out more than usual can be relieved just as well by exercise as by massage, according… Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles   

 
 

Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 11 13

People who eat more raw fruits or drink juice do not necessarily have lower blood pressure, according to a new study that goes against… Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure   

 
 

1 in 5 seniors on risky meds; more in US South
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Apr 11 13

More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high risk medication” in 2009, according to… 1 in 5 seniors on risky meds; more in US South   

 
 
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