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Serving vegetables at dinner makes you a better cook and a loving parent

Do you want to be seen as a better cook and a more loving parent? It's as easy as serving a vegetable at dinner, according to recent Cornell Food and Brand Lab research.

27 Jun 2015

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. You can also submit a query to the hundreds of thousands of experts in our network – it's easy and free!

27 Jun 2015

NYU physician suggests changes for a healthier home

(Family Features) Dirt. Grime. Bacteria. Airborne allergens. As hard as you try to keep your home clean, these types of yucky things are an everyday reality. Taking the necessary steps to create a healthy home can not only give you peace of mind, but also help keep your family healthier.

27 Jun 2015

Inactivity affects muscular strength in young and older people

New research reveals that it only takes two weeks of not using their legs for young people to lose a third of their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a person who is 40-50 years their senior. The Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen conducted the research.

27 Jun 2015

Penn Medicine scientists identify stem-like 'progenitor' cell that produces heart muscle cells

Future therapies for failing hearts are likely to include stem-like cells and associated growth factors that regenerate heart muscle. Scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have just taken an important step towards that future by identifying a stem-like "progenitor" cell that produces only heart muscle cells.

26 Jun 2015

NHS access - are you ready? An interview with Dr Keith Morris, Morris Healthcare Consulting

The NHS is under immense pressure not only to continue to deliver improved care but also to change how it is delivering care to meet rising and changing demand with an essentially fixed amount of money and resources - all at the same time. Patience and persistence with good humour are thus vital characteristics to have.

23 Jun 2015

British Skin Foundation introduces Molly the Mole wristband to raise awareness of skin cancer

Nice to meet you! Skin cancer can come at any time so it’s important to remember to check your moles regularly. I don’t mean moles like me, but the ones on your body.

22 Jun 2015

High fructose consumption can lead to uncontrolled growth of cardiomyocytes, heart attack

'Walk through any supermarket and take a look at the labels on food products, and you'll see that many of them contain fructose, often in the form of sucrose (table sugar)' -- that's how Wilhelm Krek, professor for cell biology at ETH Zurich's Institute for Molecular Health Sciences, summarises the problem with today's nutrition.

18 Jun 2015

DCRI announces new study to better understand lipid management

At a time when lipid management in the United States is undergoing transition in response to new guideline recommendations and expanding lipid-lowering therapy options, the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) today announced a new study to better understand contemporary lipid management as well as the beliefs and attitudes of patient and providers regarding cholesterol, cardiovascular risk assessment, and options for lipid treatments.

17 Jun 2015

Sleep deficiency affects face appearance

To get enough sleep, and thereby look alert, can be beneficial both at a personal level and at work. This according to a new doctoral thesis in psychology at Stockholm University, examining sleep deficiency effects on appearance.

16 Jun 2015

Supporting Innovation in Life Sciences

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Ger Brophy about the importance of supporting technological innovation in the life sciences.

15 Jun 2015

New web-based community portal aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea

A new web-based community portal, http://www.MyApnea.Org, is recruiting patients, caregivers and those at risk for sleep apnea to join a growing community of patients and researchers to better understand sleep apnea through information sharing, support and research.

11 Jun 2015

UK scientists explore the impact of antibiotic resistant bacteria on surfers

UK Scientists are about to begin an innovative study that will shed light on how surfers exposed to human sewage and diffuse pollution in seawater might be affected by antibiotic resistant bacteria.

10 Jun 2015

MIPT researchers develop ultrasensitive nanomechanical sensor to identify tumor markers

Two young researchers working at the MIPT Laboratory of Nanooptics and Plasmonics, Dmitry Fedyanin and Yury Stebunov, have developed an ultracompact highly sensitive nanomechanical sensor for analyzing the chemical composition of substances and detecting biological objects, such as viral disease markers, which appear when the immune system responds to incurable or hard-to-cure diseases, including HIV, hepatitis, herpes, and many others.

10 Jun 2015

Manchester first to implement Congenica's Sapientia technology to provide fast, accurate diagnosis for genetic diseases

10,000 new patients a year are treated by the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine (MCGM) for a range of rare diseases including cancers, developmental disorders and disabilities including hearing and vision loss - diagnosis can be time-consuming and invasive.

10 Jun 2015

Researchers pinpoint gene that may solve the root cause of diabetes

Professor Jeffery Tessem has pinpointed a gene that may help solve a riddle at the root of diabetes, the high-blood-sugar disease affecting 400 million people worldwide.

9 Jun 2015

Enhancing body's gut defense system can reverse bloodstream infections

An upset in the body's natural balance of gut bacteria that may lead to life-threatening bloodstream infections can be reversed by enhancing a specific immune defense response, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

9 Jun 2015

Seattle Children's opens enrollment for first clinical trial of Tumor Paint BLZ-100 for children with brain tumors

Seattle Children's today announced the opening of patient enrollment for the first clinical research trial of the drug Tumor Paint BLZ-100, which is designed to improve surgical outcomes in children with brain tumors – the most common solid tumor cancer in kids.

5 Jun 2015

EMPATHY program helps lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide

Peter Silverstone knows that, of all his professional accomplishments, none are more important than the work he's doing right now. "I said to my wife that this is probably the most important thing I'll ever do in my life, if I can get this going and make a difference." Silverstone, a professor in the University of Alberta's Department of Psychiatry, is the creator of EMPATHY, a pilot program that has been used in Red Deer Public Schools since 2013 to help lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide.

3 Jun 2015

National Psoriasis Foundation awards grants to support psoriatic disease research

The National Psoriasis Foundation awarded eight researchers each a one-year, $75,000 Discovery Grant to support the advancement of psoriatic disease research. By gaining a better understanding of the fundamentals of psoriatic disease--what causes psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and what happens in the body when these diseases are present--scientists can work on better treatments and a cure.

3 Jun 2015

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Serving vegetables at dinner makes you a better cook and a loving parent

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

NYU physician suggests changes for a healthier home

Inactivity affects muscular strength in young and older people

Penn Medicine scientists identify stem-like 'progenitor' cell that produces heart muscle cells

NHS access - are you ready? An interview with Dr Keith Morris, Morris Healthcare Consulting

British Skin Foundation introduces Molly the Mole wristband to raise awareness of skin cancer

High fructose consumption can lead to uncontrolled growth of cardiomyocytes, heart attack

DCRI announces new study to better understand lipid management

Sleep deficiency affects face appearance

Supporting Innovation in Life Sciences

New web-based community portal aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea

UK scientists explore the impact of antibiotic resistant bacteria on surfers

MIPT researchers develop ultrasensitive nanomechanical sensor to identify tumor markers

Manchester first to implement Congenica's Sapientia technology to provide fast, accurate diagnosis for genetic diseases

Researchers pinpoint gene that may solve the root cause of diabetes

Enhancing body's gut defense system can reverse bloodstream infections

Seattle Children's opens enrollment for first clinical trial of Tumor Paint BLZ-100 for children with brain tumors

EMPATHY program helps lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide

National Psoriasis Foundation awards grants to support psoriatic disease research

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