By Andrew Odegaard
The dangers of fast food are well documented; the portions are often larger and the food is generally high in calories and low in nutrients. Now, University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have examined the eating habits of resident
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By JAMA/Archives journals
A study of students at seven public high schools in Texas suggests that "sexting" was prevalent and may be linked to teens' sexual behaviors, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine,
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By Dan Zheng
“Getting under your skin” takes on a brave new meaning thanks to Northwestern University research that could transform gene regulation.
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By Immordino-Yang et al
As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate -- demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we aren't, in some way, in touch with our family, friends, or coworkers. While moments for reflection may
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By Yael H. Edrey
Compared to the average three year life span of a common rat, the 10 to 30 year life of the naked mole rat, a subterranean rodent native to East Africa, is impressive. And compared to the human body, the body of this rodent shows little decline due
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By Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Fruit flies on dietary restriction (DR) need to be physically active in order to get the lifespan extending benefits that come from their Spartan diet. If the same axiom holds true in humans, those practicing caloric restriction in hopes of living l
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By Lauren Gold
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators seized nearly $2 million in counterfeit cigarettes and $100,000 in counterfeit Viagra pills Monday in Rosemead, South El Monte and East Los Angeles.
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By Jeff Bailey
George Rathmann is to the entrepreneurial world what Willie Mays is to baseball: a no-debate, first-ballot Hall of Famer. The prescription drugs Rathmann developed at his two start-up companies still produce annual sales of some $9 billion.
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By K. L. Cook
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a single molecule they say is a major determinant of resistance to anti-estrogen therapy used to treat or prevent breast cancer in high-risk women.
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By Northumbria University
Olympic runners could run more economically by just taking off their trainers, say researchers at Northumbria University.
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By Shun-nan Yang
Watching 3D movies can "immerse" you in the experience -- but can also lead to visual symptoms and even motion sickness, reports a study -- "Stereoscopic Viewing and Reported Perceived Immersion and Symptoms," in the July issue o
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By Katrin Ackermann
Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate response shown during exposure to stress, a new study reports.
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By Marwan Baliki
When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads
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By University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer's disease. Texas scientists seeking a way to prevent this decline reported exciting results this week with a drug that has Polynesi
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By Ying Wang
Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that honey bees may teach us about basic connections between taste perception and metabolic disorders in humans.
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By George Chen
The use of an electronic medical record (EMR) for reviewing portal images dramatically improves compliance with timeliness and record keeping, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Portal images
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By Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Being a parent reduces your risk of catching a cold -- possibly because of unknown "psychological or behavioral differences between parents and nonparents," according to a study in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, the official jou
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By Renee Boynton-Jarrett
Investigators from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center report research findings that may shed light on influences on obesity during adulthood. Appearing in the journal Pediatrics, the study f
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By Lova Sun
A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online shows how seasonal changes in outpatient antibiotic use -- retail sales of antibiotics typically get a boost during the winter -- can significantly alter seasonal patterns of
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By Joann Gruber
Millions of people worldwide are exposed to arsenic from contaminated water, and we are all exposed to arsenic via the food we eat. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal has demonstrated that people who ate
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