Fear, anger or pain: Why do babies cry?
(Medical Xpress)—Spanish researchers have studied adults' accuracy in the recognition of the emotion causing babies to cry. Eye movement and the dynamic of the cry play a key role in recognition.
Feb 19, 2013
Archive: 19/02/2013
Is there a link between coffee drinking and mortality?
(Medical Xpress)—A large study of nearly half a million older adults followed for about 12 years revealed a clear trend: as coffee drinking increased, the risk of death decreased. Study author Neal Freedman, PhD, MPH, National ...
Feb 19, 2013
Nicotine lozenges, tobacco-free snuff help smokeless tobacco users quit, study finds
Smokeless tobacco users who said they didn't want to quit changed their minds or significantly cut back when given nicotine lozenges or tobacco-free snuff in a Mayo Clinic study. The findings are published in the February ...
Feb 19, 2013
Sports, shared activities are 'game changers' for dad/daughter relationships, study finds
The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity—especially sports—ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a study by Baylor University researchers.
Feb 19, 2013
Researchers gain insight into abnormally shaped cell nuclei of people with cancer
Misshapen cell nuclei are frequently observed in the cells of people with cancer and other diseases, but what causes the abnormality—and why it is associated with certain disorders—has remained unclear.
Feb 19, 2013
New evidence for link between depression and heart disease
A Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist is proposing a new subspecialty to diagnose and treat patients who suffer both depression and heart disease. He's calling it "Psychocardiology."
Feb 19, 2013
Monocyte migrations
LMU researchers led by Christian Weber have, for the first time, elucidated how cells that promote the development of atherosclerosis find their way to the blood vessel wall, where they stimulate the formation of obstructive ...
Feb 19, 2013
Variations within influenza strain may explain varying patient response
(Medical Xpress)—Just the mention of H1N1 can conjure up images of long lines of people waiting to be vaccinated, news reports of the severity of the pandemic and the count of the number of people who perished from the ...
Feb 19, 2013
5-ALA fluorescence guides resection of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neurosurgeons from UC San Francisco describe the use of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence in guiding resection of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Ingestion of 5-ALA by a patient before surgery leads to fluorescence ...
Feb 19, 2013
