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GameJam film – coding to beat cancer

2013-06-19T14:27:26+00:00

It’s not often we hear the words “crazy granny vigilante” or “mining asteroids for space fuel” in a meeting about cancer, or anywhere for that matter. But it’s not often that we put scientists, gamers and designers, and developers from Amazon Web Services, Facebook and Google, in one room to...

14 Foods That Fight Disease

2013-06-19T14:16:31+00:00

When inflammation is out of control, it can damage the body.��

Telling Your Partner: The Disclosure Process in Recovery from Sex Addiction

2013-06-19T14:15:10+00:00

Sex addiction is an escalating state of dysfunction affecting body, mind and spirit. It is a series of sexual acting-out behaviors that are kept secret and are abusive to self or others. Sex addiction is used to avoid painful feelings, but often can be the source of such feelings. Acting...

Aspirin slows accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells, points UCSF scientist

2013-06-19T13:29:56+00:00

Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition.

New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids'

2013-06-19T13:27:17+00:00

Over the past decade the number of births involving surrogacy with donor eggs and sperm has surged. What, experts wondered, does this mean for the mental and emotional health of the growing number of kids who may or may not know the truth about their distinctive origins? A team of...

American Medical Association classifying obesity as a disease may open up treatment options

2013-06-19T13:18:40+00:00

Medical group's change in classifying obesity could affect how insurance companies, doctors treat patients

Researchers identify biochemical pathway essential for promoting head and neck cancer

2013-06-19T13:05:12+00:00

A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute has identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer.

In Postmenopausal Women, Testosterone Improves Verbal Learning And Memory

2013-06-19T13:04:02+00:00

Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "This is the first large, placebo-controlled study...

#AskSanjay brain health questions

2013-06-19T12:19:49+00:00

The lifestyle choices you make today directly impact your brain health as you age. Join us for a LIVE chat with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Twitter.

Alternative healing or quackery?

2013-06-19T12:19:48+00:00

Although non-traditional therapies can be valuable, sometimes a line is crossed. So how can you tell if your alternative healer is a quack?

Pollution raises risk of autism in kids

2013-06-19T12:19:45+00:00

Pollutants in the air are known to affect brain development, but the first national study of in utero exposure and autism rates raises new concerns.

9 simple steps to happiness

2013-06-19T12:19:29+00:00

Turns out, money can buy happiness -- if you spend wisely. We asked experts to explain this and other glee strategies, none of which require rose-colored glasses or doing anything with life's lemons.

State highlights: Texas pharmacists want Medicaid price transparency

2013-06-19T12:16:44+00:00

Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. The office of Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican who opposes abortion rights, said he signed the bill Monday, without...

Doctoral research shows role of immune system in development of resistance to antibiotics

2013-06-19T12:16:42+00:00

Leon Cantas' doctoral research shows that the immune response of the host to a bacterial infection may have a significant effect on the development of bacteria's resistance to antibiotics.

Memory Loss In Alzheimer's Recovered By Blocking Overactive Receptor

2013-06-19T12:02:27+00:00

A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer's disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at McGill University and at UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al found that blocking the activity of a specific receptor in...

Nerve Cell Properties Altered By Diet Restored By Bariatric Surgery

2013-06-19T12:02:17+00:00

Understanding how gastric bypass surgery changes the properties of nerve cells that help regulate the digestive system could lead to new treatments that produce the same results without surgery, according to Penn State College of Medicine scientists, who have shown how surgery restores some properties of nerve cells that tell...

Implantable Defibrillators Benefit The Elderly Too

2013-06-19T12:02:12+00:00

The elderly may benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators as much as younger people, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device placed under the skin of the chest which delivers electrical impulses to restore a normal heartbeat...

Relationship Between Short-Term Antidepressant Use, Stress, High-Fat Diet And Long-Term Weight Gain

2013-06-19T12:02:10+00:00

Short-term use of antidepressants, combined with stress and a high-fat diet, is associated with long-term increases in body weight, a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco...

The Importance Of A Father's Diet Before Conception

2013-06-19T12:02:09+00:00

When fathers eat a high-fat diet before conception of offspring, the male offspring have increased body weight after weaning and high body fat in midlife despite eating a low-fat diet, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco....

Obese Women Who Skip Breakfast At Greater Risk For Insulin Resistance

2013-06-19T12:02:07+00:00

Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute, or rapid-onset, insulin resistance, a condition that, when chronic, is a risk factor for diabetes, a new study finds. The results, which were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, suggest that regularly skipping breakfast over time may lead...

Gadget Review: T-Fal Actifry Family Not So Deep Fryer

2013-06-19T11:33:02+00:00

Full disclosure: Was provided with a free tester from T-FalYou know I wasn't always interested in nutrition. In fact I once couldn't have cared less about nutrition which might help to explain why I literally buried two deep fryers consequent to using them so often that they died and it...

Melissa Etheridge Won't Back Down From 'Fearful' Jolie Comment

2013-06-19T11:21:03+00:00

Melissa Etheridge says Jolie made a "fearful choice" in getting a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. Experts say Etheridge is wrong.��

Lipidation states in certain proteins in the brain differ depending on genotype, cognitive diseases

2013-06-19T11:19:32+00:00

The lipidation states (or modifications) in certain proteins in the brain that are related to the development of Alzheimer disease appear to differ depending on genotype and cognitive diseases, and levels of these protein and peptides appear to be influenced by diet, according to a report published Online First by...

PwC: Slowdown in health care costs may be turning into a trend

2013-06-19T11:19:06+00:00

The accounting and consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers projects lower overall growth in costs for next year.

Scientists test TSA screeners and students to understand how the brain manages visual searching

2013-06-19T11:19:02+00:00

Next time you're doing a slow burn in security screening at the airport, calm yourself with the assurance that a more deliberate baggage scanner may do a better job.