Archive: 13/02/2017

Testosterone therapy provides protection against cardiovascular disease in men with low testosterone

Despite the continued controversy surrounding the use of testosterone in men who have testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism), a new study has found that long-term use of testosterone therapy not only improves vigor and vitality, ...

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Altmetric data analysis reveals how Parkinson's disease research affects the world

February 13 2017, London, UK and Boston, USA: ÜberResearch and Altmetric, leading data and analytics companies serving scientific funders and research organizations, have published an analysis of Parkinson's disease research ...

Feb 13, 2017

Study finds glucose supplementation significantly reduces length of induced labor

A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that simple glucose supplementation reduces length of induced labor. The study (currently available online as an Article in Press, in advance of the May issue ...

Feb 13, 2017

Epstein-Barr virus and cancer: New tricks from an old dog

After an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the virus persists in the body throughout a person's lifetime, usually without causing any symptoms. About one third of infected teenagers and young adults nevertheless ...

Feb 13, 2017

New 'blood biopsies' with experimental device may improve cancer diagnosis and follow-up

A team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA is using a new blood-analysis technique and tiny experimental device to help physicians predict which cancers are likely to spread by identifying and characterizing tumor ...

Feb 13, 2017

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Low birth weight babies at higher risk for mental health problems later in life

Babies born with extremely low birth weight are not only at risk for physical problems but are also more likely to experience mental health problems later in life, according to an analysis of research conducted over nearly ...

Feb 13, 2017

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Study finds that people are attracted to outward signs of health, not actual health

Findings published in the journal Behavioral Ecology reveal that skin with yellow and red pigments is perceived as more attractive in Caucasian males, but this skin coloring does not necessarily signal actual good health.

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Researchers identify 'Achilles' heel' of PTEN that helps drive prostate cancer progression

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that a protein called Importin-11 protects the anti-cancer protein PTEN from destruction by transporting it into the cell nucleus. A study they publish today ...

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Needed: an 'action plan' for kids prone to severe allergic reactions

(HealthDay)—When kids are at risk of severe allergic reactions, all their caregivers should have a written action plan and epinephrine auto-injectors readily available, according to new reports from the American Academy ...

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Study looks at ways to prevent homelessness among youth with intellectual, developmental disabilities

O'Neil Allen was still a teenager when he found himself homeless on the streets of Toronto.

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Archive: 13/02/2017

Testosterone therapy provides protection against cardiovascular disease in men with low testosterone

Altmetric data analysis reveals how Parkinson's disease research affects the world

Study finds glucose supplementation significantly reduces length of induced labor

Epstein-Barr virus and cancer: New tricks from an old dog

New 'blood biopsies' with experimental device may improve cancer diagnosis and follow-up

Low birth weight babies at higher risk for mental health problems later in life

Study finds that people are attracted to outward signs of health, not actual health

Researchers identify 'Achilles' heel' of PTEN that helps drive prostate cancer progression

Needed: an 'action plan' for kids prone to severe allergic reactions

Study looks at ways to prevent homelessness among youth with intellectual, developmental disabilities

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