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High-status female college students employ "slut discourse" to assert class advantage

A new study suggests that high-status female college students employ "slut discourse" - defining their styles of femininity and approaches to sexuality as classy rather than trashy or slutty - to assert class advantage and put themselves in a position where they can enjoy sexual exploration with few social consequences.

29 May 2014

Prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be linked to lower IQs

A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be significantly linked to lower IQs and greater hyperactivity in five-year old children.

29 May 2014

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning its first major update of Medicaid managed care regulations in more than 15 years, reports Modern Healthcare.

29 May 2014

Dialysis patients suffering from depression and anxiety have greatest impairments in physical exercise

With the rate of chronic kidney disease on the rise among older Americans, researchers seeking to improve patients' quality of life studied a group of adults undergoing hemodialysis and found their higher rates of depression and anxiety could be associated with their impaired physical exercise capability and reduced daily physical activity, according a new study published online by the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

29 May 2014

Fathers who help with household chores may boost daughters' aspirations

Fathers who help with household chores are more likely to raise daughters who aspire to less traditional, and potentially higher paying, careers.

29 May 2014

New nanoscale structures capable of introducing "cocktail" of multiple drugs into cancer cells

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed daisy-shaped, nanoscale structures that are made predominantly of anti-cancer drugs and are capable of introducing a "cocktail" of multiple drugs into cancer cells.

29 May 2014

Scientists report that coating stents with vitamin C reduces implants' risks

Every year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. who have suffered heart attacks or chest pain from blocked arteries have little mesh tubes called stents inserted into their blood vessels to prop them open.

29 May 2014

Researchers working in Palestine and Jordan to help better provision of eye care

An Aston University academic is working in Palestine and Jordan to help better the provision of eye care in the two countries as part of a €565,000 worldwide two-year project.

29 May 2014

Tai Chi intervention offers anti-aging benefits, says study

Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art and sport, has been found to be beneficial in raising the numbers of an important type of cell when three groups of young people were tested to discover the benefits of Tai Chi, brisk walking or no exercise.

29 May 2014

Georgia disputes reports of big Medicaid enrollment jump

According to the state's Department of Community Health, the increase in enrollment was about 37,000, significantly lower than the nearly 99,000 estimated by a consulting group earlier this year.

29 May 2014

FDA approves Trimel’s Natesto nasal gel to treat adult males with low testosterone

Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Natesto (testosterone), formerly CompleoTRT, the first and only testosterone nasal gel for replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone.

29 May 2014

University to award prestigious UCLA Medal to entertainment magnate, David Geffen

Entertainment magnate and influential philanthropist David Geffen (Beverly Hills) will receive the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, during the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA's Hippocratic Oath Ceremony on Friday, May 30.

29 May 2014

Researchers take another promising step toward developing universal antidote for snakebite

A team of researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences and Dr. Stephen P. Samuel of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland has taken another promising step toward developing a universal antidote for snakebite.

29 May 2014

Testing for STI co-infections may improve HIV prevention in Africa

To maximize HIV prevention efforts in South Africa and perhaps the broader region, public health officials should consider testing for other sexually transmitted infections when they test for HIV, according to a new paper in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

29 May 2014

New research indicates circumcision may help prevent prostate cancer in some men

Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health. New research indicates that the procedure may help prevent prostate cancer in some men.

29 May 2014

Monongalia General Hospital selects Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit technology

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Monongalia General Hospital has selected the company's DX-D Retrofit with dual cesium wireless detectors to convert an existing analog X-ray room into a fully digital system.

28 May 2014

Ebola research: an interview with Professor Easton, University of Warwick

Ebola virus belongs to a group of viruses that have been known for some time. It was first isolated as a result of an infection in a primate, in a monkey colony, in monkeys that were being used for research in the Philippines.

28 May 2014

MedPage and CollabRx introduce CancerRx to help oncologists, pathologists

MedPage Today, a property of Everyday Health, Inc. and CollabRx, Inc. announced today the introduction of a new physician resource, CancerRx,™ an IOS application designed to help oncologists and pathologists navigate the complex landscape of oncology therapeutic options.

28 May 2014

Monday blues, weekend highs for bipolar patients

Psychosocial factors cause weekly cycles in the mood and functional impairment of patients with bipolar disorder, independent of their medication use, say researchers.

28 May 2014

Drug use linked to persistent violence in psychosis patients

Patients with first-episode psychosis are more likely to report being involved in violence over subsequent years if they persist with illicit drug use, a 10-year study shows.

28 May 2014

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High-status female college students employ "slut discourse" to assert class advantage

Prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be linked to lower IQs

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

Dialysis patients suffering from depression and anxiety have greatest impairments in physical exercise

Fathers who help with household chores may boost daughters' aspirations

New nanoscale structures capable of introducing "cocktail" of multiple drugs into cancer cells

Scientists report that coating stents with vitamin C reduces implants' risks

Researchers working in Palestine and Jordan to help better provision of eye care

Tai Chi intervention offers anti-aging benefits, says study

Georgia disputes reports of big Medicaid enrollment jump

FDA approves Trimel’s Natesto nasal gel to treat adult males with low testosterone

University to award prestigious UCLA Medal to entertainment magnate, David Geffen

Researchers take another promising step toward developing universal antidote for snakebite

Testing for STI co-infections may improve HIV prevention in Africa

New research indicates circumcision may help prevent prostate cancer in some men

Monongalia General Hospital selects Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit technology

Ebola research: an interview with Professor Easton, University of Warwick

MedPage and CollabRx introduce CancerRx to help oncologists, pathologists

Monday blues, weekend highs for bipolar patients

Drug use linked to persistent violence in psychosis patients

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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