Archive: 11/07/2014
Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour – known commonly as sex addiction – similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to a University of Cambridge ...
Jul 11, 2014
Obese US firefighters report receiving no weight advice from their health provider
Obese and overweight firefighters are not receiving weight management advice from their health care providers, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Jul 11, 2014
Stem cell scientists lay a TRAP for disease
USC Stem Cell scientists have set a "mouse TRAP" to capture the early signs of kidney failure, as described by a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Their new transgenic mouse line uses a technique ...
Jul 11, 2014
Miriam Hospital study examines smoking prevalence
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that people with mobility impairments under age 65 have significantly higher rates of smoking than those without mobility impairments. Additionally, smokers with mobility impairments ...
Jul 11, 2014
Patients seek US ban on fibroid removal devices
More than a dozen Americans—including cancer patients, their family members and physicians—called on U.S. health regulators on Friday to block the use of electronic surgical tools used to remove fibroids, but which can ...
Jul 11, 2014
US govt lab mixed up potent flu strain
A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab, authorities said Friday.
Jul 11, 2014