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Researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia drug

Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery.

5 Mar 2013

Oxidative stress turns protein that protects healthy cells into executioner: Study

Oxidative stress turns a protein that normally protects healthy cells into their executioner, according to a study released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

5 Mar 2013

Study discovers high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees

New research from the University of Adelaide has discovered a high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees, prompting calls for refugees to be routinely screened for the problem soon after they arrive.

5 Mar 2013

Heart disease signs in newborns of overweight and obese mothers

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4 Mar 2013

GP consultations: an interview with Associate Professor Helena Britt, University of Sydney

Well it hasn’t varied at all over the last 15 years, which I find pretty amazing because we’ve been through a lot of changes in general practice. Yet, the average length of consultation, as measured from a start to finish time, in a sample of 40,000 consultations in Australia in a year, shows that the average is 15 minutes and the median is 13 minutes.

4 Mar 2013

Scientists produce new instruction manual for human genome

Scientists have produced an instruction manual for the human genome that provides a framework to better understand the relationship between an individual's genetic make-up and their lifestyle.

From The University of Manchester 4 Mar 2013

Knockdown or deletion of Jmjd3 gene could improve efficiency of stem cell conversion process

The removal of a genetic roadblock could improve the efficiency of converting adult cells into stem cells by 10 to 30 times, report scientists from The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and two other institutions in the latest issue of Cell.

3 Mar 2013

Clothing closely linked to peak performance for skiers

The sport of cross-country skiing has always been preoccupied with its skis and waxing. Research now demonstrates that to shave off those extra hundredths of a second, competitive skiers should pay more attention to their clothing.

3 Mar 2013

Report: Drug companies spent $84M marketing pharmaceuticals in the District of Columbia in 2011

Drug companies spent nearly $84 million marketing pharmaceuticals in the District of Columbia in 2011, including an outlay of nearly $19 million for gifts given to physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, according to a report by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

2 Mar 2013

Shrinking U.S. investment in scientific R&D 'affects the whole world'

In his State of the Union address on February 12, President Barack Obama "called for a new era of scientific discovery," an Economist editorial states, adding, "This would mean spending more on research."

2 Mar 2013

GHTC congressional briefing focuses on protecting global health research investments

Writing in the Global Health Technologies Coalition's (GHTC) "Breakthroughs" blog, GHTC Communications Officer Kim Lufkin summarizes the group's annual congressional briefing, "which focused on how U.S. policymakers can protect the nation's investments in global health research in upcoming budget discussions."

2 Mar 2013

Book shows how free will works in the brain

A new theory of brain function by Peter Ulric Tse, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at Dartmouth College, suggests that free will is real and has a biophysical basis in the microscopic workings of our brain cells.

2 Mar 2013

Scientists discover enzyme regulation that catalyzes chain elongation in the terpenoid pathway

Max Planck scientists in Jena, Germany, have discovered an unusual regulation of enzymes that catalyze chain elongation in an important secondary metabolism, the terpenoid pathway.

2 Mar 2013

Researchers can now predict fear memory formation

Psychologists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have discovered that changes in patterns of brain activity during fearful experiences predict whether a long-term fear memory is formed. The research results have recently been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Neuroscience.

2 Mar 2013

Chicago's poorest neighborhoods to experience demand for additional primary care doctors

Some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods are expected to see the greatest demand for additional primary care doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has found.

2 Mar 2013

Cannabis can be detected in blood of chronic daily smokers for a month after last intake

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that cannabis can be detected in the blood of daily smokers for a month after last intake.

2 Mar 2013

Researchers find healthy teens raise fertility concerns from threat of disease

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should they develop a life-threatening illness, such as cancer.

2 Mar 2013

Synthetic progesterone birth control injections have vulnerability to certain infections: Research

Women who are pregnant or using synthetic progesterone birth control injections have a conspicuous vulnerability to certain infections including malaria, Listeria, HIV, and herpes simplex virus.

2 Mar 2013

Study shows triple-negative breast cancer cells missing key enzyme

A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain - providing insight into potential therapeutic targets to treat the aggressive cancer.

2 Mar 2013

Under-reported drinking major public health concern

Researchers say that current under-reporting of alcohol consumption has major implications for public health and policy, as it leads to underestimates of harmful drinking and inaccurate government guidance.

1 Mar 2013

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Researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia drug

Oxidative stress turns protein that protects healthy cells into executioner: Study

Study discovers high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees

Heart disease signs in newborns of overweight and obese mothers

GP consultations: an interview with Associate Professor Helena Britt, University of Sydney

Scientists produce new instruction manual for human genome

Knockdown or deletion of Jmjd3 gene could improve efficiency of stem cell conversion process

Clothing closely linked to peak performance for skiers

Report: Drug companies spent $84M marketing pharmaceuticals in the District of Columbia in 2011

Shrinking U.S. investment in scientific R&D 'affects the whole world'

GHTC congressional briefing focuses on protecting global health research investments

Book shows how free will works in the brain

Scientists discover enzyme regulation that catalyzes chain elongation in the terpenoid pathway

Researchers can now predict fear memory formation

Chicago's poorest neighborhoods to experience demand for additional primary care doctors

Cannabis can be detected in blood of chronic daily smokers for a month after last intake

Researchers find healthy teens raise fertility concerns from threat of disease

Synthetic progesterone birth control injections have vulnerability to certain infections: Research

Study shows triple-negative breast cancer cells missing key enzyme

Under-reported drinking major public health concern

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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