Archive: 12/04/2018

Sexual objectification influences visual perception

It has been suggested that sexually objectified women or men are visually processed in the same fashion as objects. Far from being unanimously accepted, this claim has been criticized by a lack of scientific rigor. A team ...

Apr 12, 2018

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Team computes protein conformations for paths around autoimmunity

For years, computational biologists have sought ways to model how proteins change shape in real time. In the past decade, they've glimpsed the possibilities as new programs and powerful computers came on line, letting researchers ...

Apr 12, 2018

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New Zealand dentists pick up the pieces when 'dental tourism' goes bad

New Zealand dentists are increasingly having to provide remedial treatment where things have gone wrong for "dental tourists" who travel abroad for dental work.

Apr 12, 2018

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Augmented reality app may aid patients with Parkinson's

It's appropriate that during Parkinson's Awareness Month, a team of Rice University seniors will show how augmented reality may help patients with the disease.

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Research examines complaints into chiropractors, physiotherapists and osteopaths

Many Australians turn to their local chiropractor to deal with acute and chronic back pain.

Apr 12, 2018

New insight into widespread virus behind birth defects

A Northwestern Medicine study published in Developmental Cell provides new insights into how cytomegalovirus—a common virus in the herpes family—replicates within human cells, and identifies proteins that may be therapeutically ...

Apr 12, 2018

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Doctors evaluate 4 popular trends in dieting

Thinking of trying that trendy diet your friends raved about on Instagram? Before you're ready to declare the latest celebrity fad the best diet plan, check the science first. While many diets promise quick weight loss, they ...

Apr 12, 2018

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Evaluating pediatric leukemia treatment

A drug called dasatinib was found to be safe and effective for children with chronic myeloid leukemia, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Apr 12, 2018

Report identifies seven ways to prevent dementia

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), in collaboration with Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), has released new findings on cognitive ageing and decline trends in Australia.

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'Idling' cancer cells may return

About half of all melanomas have mutations in the BRAF gene that accelerate tumor cell growth and spread. While most patients benefit from targeted anti-BRAF therapy, resistance to treatment and tumor progression is almost ...

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