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Study examines link between brain function and impact of life events on depression

A study in adolescent girls reports that recent life events impact depressive symptoms differently, depending on how the brain responds to winning and losing.

6 Sep 2018

Research finds why foods high in unsaturated fats protect against cardiovascular disease

Foods high in unsaturated fats may protect against cardiovascular disease, and new research published today in Nature Communications has uncovered why.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers develop fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors

Researchers from the University of Adelaide's Australian Institute for Machine Learning are developing a fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors. The program uses a unique style to focus on the affected area.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers discover natural plant compound that shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth

A natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles' heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma.

6 Sep 2018

New system accelerates discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit enzyme implicated in cancers

Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a system to accelerate the discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit an enzyme implicated in a number of cancers.

6 Sep 2018

UAMS’ multi-disciplinary structure offers best maternal and fetal care

Charlotte and Emelia Dubs are just starting to toddle around their world. The 1-year-old twin girls from Conway spend their days exploring, laughing, blowing kisses and keeping their parents, Kenzie Butcher-Dubs and Morgan Dubs, on their toes.

6 Sep 2018

Study reaffirms success of conditional release programs for criminally insane individuals

After being found not guilty by reason of insanity, it's not typically a crime - rather declining mental health or breaking rules of conditional release like not drinking alcohol - that puts people back in a psychiatric hospital or even jail, researchers say.

6 Sep 2018

Chalmers University professor develops new theory for origin of 'phantom limb pain'

Dr Max Ortiz Catalan of Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new theory for the origin of the mysterious condition, 'phantom limb pain'. Published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, his hypothesis builds upon his previous work on a revolutionary treatment for the condition, that uses machine learning and augmented reality.

6 Sep 2018

Sleep quality linked with adherence to Mediterranean diet

Sleep quality, but not sleep duration, was positively associated with adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a Geriatrics and Gerontology International study of 1639 adults ≥65 years old.

6 Sep 2018

Global warming may increase likelihood of HFMD transmission

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood viral infection that is most common in warmer summer months.

6 Sep 2018

Study examines unnecessary medicine use in patients with advanced lung cancer

Individuals with advanced lung cancer often have other comorbid conditions, and many may be on complex, costly, and even inappropriate medication regimens.

6 Sep 2018

Availability of alcohol to young adults may have large effects on risky behaviors

Results from a recent analysis reveal that the availability of alcohol associated with turning 21 years old may have relatively large effects on risky behaviors, especially in men. The findings are published in Contemporary Economic Policy.

6 Sep 2018

Greener neighborhoods linked to better spatial working memory in children

Children living in urban greener neighborhoods may have better spatial working memory, according to a British Journal of Educational Psychology study.

6 Sep 2018

Research finds inadequate access to private toilets for women

One of the most pervasive and common forms of gender discrimination experienced daily by girls and women around the world is their inadequate access to private toilets, according to a new paper by researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at the International Rescue Committee.

6 Sep 2018

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Study examines link between brain function and impact of life events on depression

Research finds why foods high in unsaturated fats protect against cardiovascular disease

Researchers develop fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors

Researchers discover natural plant compound that shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth

New system accelerates discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit enzyme implicated in cancers

UAMS’ multi-disciplinary structure offers best maternal and fetal care

Study reaffirms success of conditional release programs for criminally insane individuals

Chalmers University professor develops new theory for origin of 'phantom limb pain'

Sleep quality linked with adherence to Mediterranean diet

Global warming may increase likelihood of HFMD transmission

Study examines unnecessary medicine use in patients with advanced lung cancer

Availability of alcohol to young adults may have large effects on risky behaviors

Greener neighborhoods linked to better spatial working memory in children

Research finds inadequate access to private toilets for women

New approach allows connecting experienced physicians to help doctors in war zones

Bee venom may be effective treatment for eczema

Smoking cessation linked with reduced dementia risk

Researchers crack mystery of how embryos are physically constructed

Georgia State researcher wins federal grant to study cardiovascular complications in diabetes

UA researchers receive $4.4 million grant to focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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