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Vajrayana meditation linked with Tibetan Buddhism can enhance cognitive performance

Contrary to popular belief, not all meditation techniques produce similar effects of body and mind. Indeed, a recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has demonstrated for the first time that different types of Buddhist meditation - namely the Vajrayana and Theravada styles of meditation - elicit qualitatively different influences on human physiology and behaviour, producing arousal and relaxation responses respectively.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers reprogram nonribosomal peptide synthetases for clickable amino acids

A single targeted mutation is enough to alter a natural peptide system so that it also incorporates non-natural amino acids into peptides, report Swiss scientists in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

13 Aug 2014

Canadian government to donate experimental vaccine to combat Ebola virus

The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today announced that the Government of Canada will donate doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada to the World Health Organization (WHO) in its role as an international coordinating body in responding to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

13 Aug 2014

Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment

Scientists have known for decades that cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, but more recently they have discovered that chemical modifications of a gene can also contribute to cancer.

13 Aug 2014

Andrews Institute performs free injury evaluations for student athletes

Student athletes will soon have access to free injury evaluations by an orthopaedic physician on Saturdays at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

13 Aug 2014

Free Online Certificate Course spreads awareness and knowledge about Ebola virus

A Free Online Certificate Course has been launched to help spread awareness and knowledge of the Ebola Virus, its dangers and threat, and information on how to avoid contracting the deadly disease.

13 Aug 2014

New resource guide provides solutions for preparing individuals with intellectual disabilities

"When my family and I went to my first education planning meeting in high school, we had no idea what to expect or even ask," said 20-year-old Alexis Wineman, college student and Miss Montana 2012, who was diagnosed with autism at age 11. "I am struggling to advocate for myself now that I am an adult and my parents can no longer speak for me."

13 Aug 2014

Plastic surgeons advise people to avoid butt augmentation scams

The search for an enhanced behind can lead to a gorgeous figure, but patients need to be careful. BBC News reports that a growing number of women in the US are getting plastic surgery to enhance the aesthetic appeal of their behinds.

13 Aug 2014

Prayer to ease symptoms of anxiety-related disorders does not have same effect for everybody

Whether the problem is health, enemies, poverty or difficulty with aging, "Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there," suggested the late gospel musician Charles A. Tindley. But when it comes to easing symptoms of anxiety-related disorders, prayer doesn't have the same effect for everybody, according to a Baylor University researcher.

13 Aug 2014

Fi Asia-China 2014 held in Shanghai proved to be a great success

China's leading nutritional ingredients event, Food ingredients (Fi) Asia China, Health ingredients (Hi) and Natural ingredients (Ni), took place this June 26-28 in Shanghai, China and was a great success.

13 Aug 2014

State highlights: Aging inmate care outside prison; Colo.'s teen birth rate drop; Minn. rural doc shortage

Providing health care to an aging prison population is a large and growing cost for states. Not only do inmates develop debilitating conditions at a younger age than people who are not incarcerated, but caring for them in the harsh environment of prisons is far more expensive than it is on the outside.

13 Aug 2014

Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy results in reduced incidence, death rate of colorectal cancer

Among about 100,000 study participants, screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy resulted in a reduced incidence and rate of death of colorectal cancer, compared to no screening, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Aug 2014

AMGA submits letter to Senate Finance Committee regarding healthcare data transparency

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today submitted formal comments to the Senate Finance Committee regarding healthcare data transparency.

13 Aug 2014

Rehabilitation treatment improves motor function in stroke patients

With effective rehabilitation, stroke patients can partially regain their motor control and continue their activities of daily living.

13 Aug 2014

Measurement of respiratory rate is underutilized in diagnosis of pneumonia

Pneumonia - a severe lung infection - is the most common disease calling for hospital admission. More than one out of ten pneumonia patients die of the disease.

13 Aug 2014

Left fornical crus injury impairs selective verbal memory, shows study

The fornix, a part of the Papez circuit, transfers information of episodic memory between the medial temporal lobe and the medial diencephalon.

13 Aug 2014

Memory reconsolidation may offer new treatment approaches for PTSD, drug addiction

In the novel À la recherche du temps perdu (translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past), Marcel Proust makes a compelling case that our identities and decisions are shaped in profound and ongoing ways by our memories.

13 Aug 2014

Experts to debate healthy labor and delivery practices at Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day

Doctors, nurses, midwives and doulas will debate healthy labor and delivery practices - including the use of the synthetic hormone Pitocin to hasten childbirth and vitamin K to speed blood clotting in newborns -- at the third annual Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day, Aug. 14.

13 Aug 2014

New book analyzes how health care education became vulnerable to corruption

In Trouble in the University, Mildred A. Schwartz analyzes how changes in U.S. higher education affecting the health care professions and in the relations between universities and the state have created conditions that can give rise to corruption.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers gain rare insight into pregnancy-associated breast cancer

During pregnancy, certain hormones trigger specialized mammary stem cells to create milk-producing cells essential to lactation.

13 Aug 2014

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Vajrayana meditation linked with Tibetan Buddhism can enhance cognitive performance

Researchers reprogram nonribosomal peptide synthetases for clickable amino acids

Canadian government to donate experimental vaccine to combat Ebola virus

Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment

Andrews Institute performs free injury evaluations for student athletes

Free Online Certificate Course spreads awareness and knowledge about Ebola virus

New resource guide provides solutions for preparing individuals with intellectual disabilities

Plastic surgeons advise people to avoid butt augmentation scams

Prayer to ease symptoms of anxiety-related disorders does not have same effect for everybody

Fi Asia-China 2014 held in Shanghai proved to be a great success

State highlights: Aging inmate care outside prison; Colo.'s teen birth rate drop; Minn. rural doc shortage

Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy results in reduced incidence, death rate of colorectal cancer

AMGA submits letter to Senate Finance Committee regarding healthcare data transparency

Rehabilitation treatment improves motor function in stroke patients

Measurement of respiratory rate is underutilized in diagnosis of pneumonia

Left fornical crus injury impairs selective verbal memory, shows study

Memory reconsolidation may offer new treatment approaches for PTSD, drug addiction

Experts to debate healthy labor and delivery practices at Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day

New book analyzes how health care education became vulnerable to corruption

Researchers gain rare insight into pregnancy-associated breast cancer

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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