By Dick Jones Communications
Facial symmetry could play a role in "gaydar," a new study suggests. Researchers at Albright College in Reading, Pa examined how perceptions of a person's sexual orientation are influenced by facial symmetry and proportions. Self-identifie
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By RIKEN
A diet supplemented with a specific probiotic bacterial strain increases the lifespan of mice.
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By National Institute for Materials Science
Dr. Hiroaki Mamiya, a Senior Researcher of the Neutron Scattering Group, Quantum Beam Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, in collaboration with Prof. Balachandran Jeyadevan of the School of Engineering at the University of Shiga Prefectu
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By RIKEN
The clarification of the role of a specific protein fragment that forms toxic clumps and damages the brain could lead to therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease.
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By The Scripps Research Institute
Millions of people worldwide suffer from a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which is triggered by nerve damage. Precisely how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective. But a team led by scien
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By Gladstone Institutes
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a finely tuned mechanism by which fetal heart muscle develops into a healthy and fully formed beating heart -- offering new insight into the genetic causes of congenital heart disease and openin
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By Duke University Medical Center
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have created synthetic nanoparticles that target lymph nodes and greatly boost vaccine responses, said lead author Ashley St. John, PhD, a researcher at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
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By University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have reported in the advance online pub
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By Yale University
Analyzing all the genes of dozens of people suffering from a rare form of hypertension, Yale University researchers have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the blood pressure of all humans.
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By BioMed Central Limited
Luteolin is a flavonoid commonly found in fruit and vegetables. This compound has been shown in laboratory conditions to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties but results from epidemiological studies have been less certain.
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By Emory University
At the end of the experiment, participants were given the option of auctioning their personal statements: Disavowing their previous choices for actual money. The participants could earn as much as $100 per statement by simply agreeing to sign a docu
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Seeing a baby’s face triggers a response in areas of adults’ brains involved with emotion, reward and planning movement, a finding researchers say may indicate a natural inclination to take care of an infant.
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By Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum
The same mechanism that stabilises the DNA in the cell nucleus is also important for the structure and function of vertebrate muscle cells. This has been established by RUB-researchers led by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Linke (Institute of Physiology) in coo
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Insects that are part of a family of bugs that transmit Chagas disease are well-established and feeding on human blood in certain regions of the United States, a new study finds.
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By Kathleen Doheny
Vitamin E supplements don’t appear to affect a healthy woman’s overall risk of heart failure one way or the other, researchers report.
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By Randy Dotinga
The decades-old practice of treating cardiac arrest patients with epinephrine — adrenaline — might do more harm than good in the long run, suggests a new analysis of hundreds of thousands of cases.
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By Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Pancreas cancer tumors spread quickly and are notoriously resistant to treatment, making them among the deadliest of malignancies. Their resistance to chemotherapy stems in part from a unique biological barrier the tumor builds around itself. Now sc
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By Serena Gordon
A novel technique that uses a kidney transplant recipient’s own stem cells may someday replace or reduce the initial use of anti-rejection medications, new research suggests.
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By Robert Preidt
Small stores in two low-income areas of North Philadelphia began stocking healthier foods after changes to a popular U.S. government food-aid program, a new study finds.
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By H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that when they deplete a smoker's self control, smoking a cigarette may restore self-control.
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