Archive: 11/03/2016

Using avatars and robots to treat social disorders

EU researchers are demonstrating how avatars and robots can be used to help patients suffering from schizophrenia, autism and other social phobias.

Mar 11, 2016

Neurologist finds a new suspect in the search for what causes debilitating headaches

One of the things Egilius L.H. Spierings has learned over nearly 40 years of practice remains controversial in headache medicine, but it seems intuitive to anyone who has found that a shoulder massage can ease a headache.

Mar 11, 2016

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Spring daylight saving time may cause an increased risk of heart attacks

Many people may groan about losing an hour of sleep March 13, but there may be a more serious reason to be mindful of daylight saving time.

Mar 11, 2016

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Research leads to diaper cost reduction program

Needy families will pay less for diapers under a pilot program announced by the White House March 10 and inspired by research conducted through a partnership between Yale, local mothers, the City of New Haven, and community ...

Mar 11, 2016

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Researchers have revealed how a rare genetic skin condition causes aggressive skin tumours

Fragile skin that blisters easily: 90 percent of the patients that suffer from the skin condition recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) develop rapidly progressing cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas, a type of ...

Mar 11, 2016

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Saturated fat 'short-circuits' immune cells to trigger inflammation

Research by UC San Francisco scientists has opened up a surprising new avenue for potential therapies to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders that are associated with chronic tissue inflammation ...

Mar 11, 2016

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Researchers track how brain routes visual signals

Understanding how the brain manages to process the deluge of information about the outside world has been a daunting challenge. In a recent study in the journal Cell Reports, Yale's Michael Higley and Jessica Cardin from ...

Mar 11, 2016

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Caution urged over planned introduction of new cervical screening test

The Minister of Health's announcement of the introduction within two years of a new test for cervical cancer to replace the current screening method poses a risk to "our well-established, high-quality" screening programme, ...

Mar 11, 2016

Scientists identify sensor that modulates key metabolic pathway

Only recently have scientists begun to tease apart the molecular links between specific nutrients and mTORC1, a cellular signaling pathway that controls growth and metabolism. Now Whitehead Institute researchers have elucidated ...

Mar 11, 2016

If you treat a parent's depression, will their child's asthma improve?

Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression. Research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver's depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child.

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Archive: 11/03/2016

Using avatars and robots to treat social disorders

Neurologist finds a new suspect in the search for what causes debilitating headaches

Spring daylight saving time may cause an increased risk of heart attacks

Research leads to diaper cost reduction program

Researchers have revealed how a rare genetic skin condition causes aggressive skin tumours

Saturated fat 'short-circuits' immune cells to trigger inflammation

Researchers track how brain routes visual signals

Caution urged over planned introduction of new cervical screening test

Scientists identify sensor that modulates key metabolic pathway

If you treat a parent's depression, will their child's asthma improve?

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