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• US adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior
• Details revealed for how plant creates anticancer compounds
• Potential new treatment for prostate cancer
• Improving therapy for a very common disorder, generalized anxiety
• Better safe than sorry: Babies make quick judgments about adults' anger
• Eating polyunsaturated fats linked to slowing diabetes progress for some
• Why do sunbathers live longer than those who avoid the sun?
• Enhanced precision medicine with RNA sequencing
• Seeing isn't required to gesture like a native speaker
• 'Hypervirulent' strain of strep outbreak identified in Arizona and the Southwest
• Lighting up disease-carrying mosquitoes
• Survival of the hardest working
• Scientists eliminate HIV-1 from genome of human T-Cells
• Supporting the bioimaging revolution
• Parasites reveal how evolution has molded an ancient nuclear structure
• Giving antibodies to infant macaques exposed to an HIV-like virus could clear infection
• Autism genes are in all of us, new research reveals
• New study may lead to improved treatment of type 2 diabetes
• Healthy gut could help prevent deadly side effect of bone marrow transplant
• Skin regeneration in technicolor
• Antipsychotic drugs linked to increased mortality among Parkinson's disease patients
• Review, view of future in cancer in adolescents, young adults
• Rosacea linked to increased Parkinson disease risk in Danish population study
• Psychiatric diagnoses in young transgender women
• More elderly using dangerous drug combinations
• Signal for embryologic al development
• 'Silencer molecules' switch off cancer's ability to spread around body
• Even with higher education, obese women run greater risk of depression
• Mothers and daughters: How starfish egg cells eliminate crucial structures to ensure the embryo will be viable
• Social media beneficial for sharing, building upon patient experiences, research shows
• Quartet of genes controls growth of blood stem cells
• DNA markers link season of birth, allergy risk
• Bacteria's Achilles heel uncovered by single molecule chemistry
• Individualized cancer treatment targeting the tumor, not the whole body, a step closer
• New way to treat cancer, vessel diseases
• Beyond Alzheimer's: Study reveals how mix of brain ailments drives dementia
• Travel burden linked with likelihood of receiving radiation therapy to treat rectal cancer
• Study uncovers key new insights into how cells are wired to survive radiation therapy
• Parents wary of online doctor ratings
• Researchers track neural stem cells by coloring chicken eggs from the inside
• New sensitive method for early detection of amyloidosis in humans
• Studying human brain using 3D printing technology
• Taking your ears back to square one to improve language learning
• Stem cells used to identify cellular processes related to glaucoma
• Crash risk soars among truck drivers who fail to adhere to sleep apnea treatment

US adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:03 PM PDT Only 2.7 percent of the US adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a 'healthy lifestyle' and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.

Details revealed for how plant creates anticancer compounds Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:40 PM PDT Rosy periwinkle is a plant that produces organic compounds used to treat cancer, arrhythmia, and other medical conditions. A Japanese research group has revealed the details of the metabolism process for these compounds on a cellular level. Their data suggests the existence of an unknown mechanism which regulates the creation, movement and distribution of compounds within plants.

Potential new treatment for prostate cancer Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:39 PM PDT Researchers have created a new therapeutic for prostate cancer that has shown great efficacy in mouse models of the disease. The treatment is designed to inhibit the activity of a protein called PAK-1, which contributes to the development of highly invasive prostate cancer cells.

Improving therapy for a very common disorder, generalized anxiety Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:39 PM PDT Integrating motivational interviewing with cognitive behavioral therapy improves long-term patient improvement rates than CBT alone, results of a five-year, randomized clinical trial of a new combined treatment approach for severe generalized anxiety disorder suggest.

Better safe than sorry: Babies make quick judgments about adults' anger Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:39 PM PDT Babies form generalizations about adults' anger and try to appease those they think might be anger-prone, new research indicates. It suggests that babies are capable of coming up with appeasement gestures in situations involving anger-prone adults.

Eating polyunsaturated fats linked to slowing diabetes progress for some Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:39 PM PDT Replacing saturated fat in the diet with polyunsaturated fat, found in foods such as vegetable oils or nuts, is linked to slower progress of type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes whose muscles do not take up glucose properly, new research led by a dietitian has found.

Why do sunbathers live longer than those who avoid the sun? Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:58 AM PDT New research looks into the paradox that women who sunbathe are likely to live longer than those who avoid the sun, even though sunbathers are at an increased risk of developing skin cancer. An analysis of information on 29,518 Swedish women who were followed for 20 years revealed that longer life expectancy among women with active sun exposure habits was related to a decrease in heart disease and noncancer/non–heart disease deaths, causing the relative contribution of death due to cancer to increase. Whether the positive effect of sun exposure demonstrated in this observational study is mediated by vitamin D, another mechanism related to UV radiation, or by unmeasured bias cannot be determined.

Enhanced precision medicine with RNA sequencing Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:57 AM PDT Researchers are showing how genetic analysis using RNA sequencing can vastly enhance that understanding, providing doctors and their patients with more precise tools to target the underlying causes of disease, and help recommend the best course of action. Scientists highlight the many advantages of using RNA-sequencing in the detection and management of everything from cancer to infectious diseases.

Seeing isn't required to gesture like a native speaker Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT People the world over gesture when they talk, and they tend to gesture in certain ways depending on the language they speak. Findings from a new study including blind and sighted participants suggest that these gestural variations do not emerge from watching other speakers make the gestures, but from learning the language itself.

'Hypervirulent' strain of strep outbreak identified in Arizona and the Southwest Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT A research team has helped state, local and tribal health officials identify an outbreak of 'hypervirulent' strep bacteria in the American Southwest. Identified in Flagstaff, Ariz., from January to July 2015, this outbreak of the emm59 clone of group A Streptococcus is directly related to cases identified recently in New Mexico. This strain type appears to have evolved from a nationwide outbreak in Canada that lasted from 2006-09, according to a report.

Lighting up disease-carrying mosquitoes Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT A simple technique for simultaneously detecting RNA from West Nile and chikungunya virus in samples from mosquitoes has been developed by a researcher who is now working to add the ability to screen for Zika virus.

Survival of the hardest working Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT An engineering team has developed a cellular kill switch, a sensor that rewards hard working cells and eliminates their lazy counterparts. The high-tech engineering fix could help improve production of biofuels and pharmaceuticals.

Scientists eliminate HIV-1 from genome of human T-Cells Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT A specialized gene editing system is paving the way to an eventual cure for patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a new study, the researchers show that they can both effectively and safely eliminate the virus from the DNA of human cells grown in culture.

Supporting the bioimaging revolution Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:39 AM PDT The rapid rise of high-resolution 3D cellular imaging techniques in biology demands data solutions has meant that developers have had to keep up.

Parasites reveal how evolution has molded an ancient nuclear structure Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:38 AM PDT The architecture of the nuclear pore complex is similar in humans and yeast, suggesting that it had been established over a billion years ago. But new research in a simple parasite, the trypanosome, indicates that it has actually been evolving steadily.

Giving antibodies to infant macaques exposed to an HIV-like virus could clear infection Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:36 AM PDT Infant rhesus macaques treated with antibodies within 24 hours of being exposed to SHIV, a chimeric simian virus that bears the HIV envelope protein, were completely cleared of the virus. The study shows that antibodies given after a baby macaque has already been exposed to SHIV can clear the virus, a significant development in the HIV scientific community.

Autism genes are in all of us, new research reveals Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:36 AM PDT New light has been shed on the genetic relationship between autistic spectrum disorders and ASD-related traits in the wider population. Autism spectrum disorders are a class of neurodevelopmental conditions affecting about 1 in 100 children. They are characteriszd by social interaction difficulties, communication and language impairments, as well as stereotyped and repetitive behavior.

New study may lead to improved treatment of type 2 diabetes Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:35 AM PDT Worldwide, 400 million people live with diabetes. Patients with diabetes mostly fall into one of two categories, type 1 diabetics, triggered by autoimmunity at a young age, and type 2 diabetics, caused by metabolic dysfunction of the liver. New research has discovered that a common genetic defect in beta cells may underlie both forms of diabetes.

Healthy gut could help prevent deadly side effect of bone marrow transplant Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:35 AM PDT A metabolite has been found in the gut microbiome that could improve outcomes after bone marrow transplant. Butyrate was significantly reduced in the intestinal tract of experimental mice that received bone marrow transplant. When the researchers increased butyrate in these mouse models, they saw a decrease in the incidence and severity of graft vs. host disease.

Skin regeneration in technicolor Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:35 AM PDT Skin regeneration, either after injury or normally to replace dead skin, is difficult to observe at the cellular level. A new system -- based on the Brainbow technology that labels individual neurons -- genetically color-codes skin cells in zebrafish, allowing researchers to track cell populations in real time.

Antipsychotic drugs linked to increased mortality among Parkinson's disease patients Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:44 AM PDT At least half of Parkinson's disease patients experience psychosis at some point during the course of their illness, and physicians commonly prescribe antipsychotic drugs, such as quetiapine, to treat the condition. However, a new study suggests that these drugs may do significantly more harm in a subset of patients.

Review, view of future in cancer in adolescents, young adults Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:44 AM PDT A narrative review examines the current status of cancer in adolescents and young adults and offers a view of the future. The article discusses incidence and survival, distribution and biology of disease, special challenges, the price of success, and opportunities for progress.

Rosacea linked to increased Parkinson disease risk in Danish population study Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:44 AM PDT Patients with rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin condition, appeared to have increased risk of new-onset Parkinson disease compared with individuals in the general Danish population, but further studies are need to confirm this observation and the clinical consequences of it, according to an article.

Psychiatric diagnoses in young transgender women Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:44 AM PDT About 41 percent of young transgender women had one or more mental health or substance dependence diagnoses and nearly 1 in 5 had two or more psychiatric diagnoses in a study of participants enrolled in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention trial, according to an article.

More elderly using dangerous drug combinations Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:14 AM PDT One in six older adults now regularly use potentially deadly combinations of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements -- a two-fold increase over a five-year period.

Signal for embryologic al development Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:12 AM PDT To grow or to specialize? To remain stationary or initiate migration? How do cells know what to do and how they should develop? The protein YAP plays a crucial role in the development of the human neural crest, report investigators.

'Silencer molecules' switch off cancer's ability to spread around body Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:05 AM PDT Scientists have revealed that a key molecule in breast and lung cancer cells can help switch off the cancers' ability to spread around the body. The findings may help scientists develop treatments that prevent cancer traveling around the body -- or produce some kind of test that allows doctors to gauge how likely a cancer is to spread.

Even with higher education, obese women run greater risk of depression Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT Even with higher education, women with a body mass index of 30-34.9 have double the risk of depression compared with women of normal weight and same educational attainment.

Mothers and daughters: How starfish egg cells eliminate crucial structures to ensure the embryo will be viable Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT Scientists have observed how an egg cell gets rid of its centrioles -- structures that play a crucial role in cell division -- to ensure the proper development of the embryo. The study is the first time the whole process has been seen in its entirety, in real time.

Social media beneficial for sharing, building upon patient experiences, research shows Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT Patients often seek medical knowledge from social media platforms rather than traditional medical sources, research confirms. A new study suggests that digital media eases one-way, two-way and crowdsourced process of health knowledge sharing; provides personalized routes to health-related public engagement; and creates new ways to access health information -- particularly where patient experiences and medical advice are both equally valued.

Quartet of genes controls growth of blood stem cells Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT An important element in getting blood stem cells to multiply outside the body is to understand which of the approximately 20,000 genes in the human body control their growth. A research team has studied close to 15,000 of these genes alongside each other. The researchers have succeeded in identifying four key genes which, together, govern the growth and multiplication of the stem cells.

DNA markers link season of birth, allergy risk Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:03 AM PDT The season a person is born in influences a wide range of things: from risk of allergic disease, to height and lifespan. Yet little is known about how a one-time exposure like the season of birth has such lasting effects. Researchers have now discovered specific markers on DNA that link the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life.

Bacteria's Achilles heel uncovered by single molecule chemistry Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:03 AM PDT Drug resistant bacteria are fast becoming one of the big worries of the 21 century. Now researchers have discovered a previously unknown weakness; an 'Achilles heel', of bacteria. Their discovery, a crucial step in bacteria's energy metabolism, may be the first step in developing an entirely novel form of antibiotics.

Individualized cancer treatment targeting the tumor, not the whole body, a step closer Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:03 AM PDT A new 3-D printable hydrogel has been developed that opens the way to rapid, personalized cancer treatment by enabling multiple, simultaneous tests to find the correct therapy to target a particular tumor.

New way to treat cancer, vessel diseases Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:02 AM PDT Cell biologists have discovered a new way of regulating of cell motility -- this discovery will make possible development of new drugs for curing onco- and vessel diseases.

Beyond Alzheimer's: Study reveals how mix of brain ailments drives dementia Posted: 21 Mar 2016 06:10 AM PDT An analysis based on long-term studies of nuns and Japanese American men provides compelling new evidence that dementia often results from a mix of brain pathologies, rather than a single condition.

Travel burden linked with likelihood of receiving radiation therapy to treat rectal cancer Posted: 21 Mar 2016 06:10 AM PDT Increased travel distance to a cancer treatment facility negatively impacts the likelihood that patients with stage II/III rectal cancer will receive radiation therapy (RT) to treat their disease, according to a study analyzing 26,845 patient records.

Study uncovers key new insights into how cells are wired to survive radiation therapy Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:16 AM PDT For the first time, research has shown that microRNAs, specifically the microRNA known as miR-34, can sit silently in an inactive state in a cell waiting for a signal to turn it on. The discovery turns on its head the long-held notion that a microRNA when made is always already activated and ready to work, and shows for the first time that microRNAs can be controlled in a way similar to proteins, waiting for stress signals to turn them on.

Parents wary of online doctor ratings Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:16 AM PDT When it comes to choosing a doctor, the majority of parents aren't convinced online ratings are reliable – or even real, a new national poll shows. More than two-thirds of parents believe some online doctor reviews are fake, while slightly fewer say there are not enough ratings to make a good decision, according to a new report.

Researchers track neural stem cells by coloring chicken eggs from the inside Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:16 AM PDT An overwhelming number of researchers still struggle within the black hole of the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapy for neurological diseases. While the complexity of understanding how neurons grow, connect and function has long been studied, it remains a mystery, one that researchers are hoping to unravel.

New sensitive method for early detection of amyloidosis in humans Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:14 AM PDT A molecular probe that can detect an array of different amyloid deposits in several human tissues has been developed by researchers. This new probe is extremely sensitive and was used at very low concentrations to correctly identify every positive amyloidosis sample when compared to the traditional clinical tests. The probe also picked up some amyloidosis signals that the traditional methods were unable to detect. This result means that the new probe could be used to detect amyloidosis before symptoms present, leading to faster and hence more effective treatment.

Studying human brain using 3D printing technology Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:14 AM PDT At two percent of our body weight, and made up of 100 billion nerve cells, the brain is a hugely complex organ. Scientists can study the brain using animal models, but in recent years much work has gone in to seeking alternatives. A team of researchers has come up with a way of printing brain structures in 3D so they can grow nerve cells to mimic a real brain.

Taking your ears back to square one to improve language learning Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:14 AM PDT A new approach to language learning is being tested: resetting your ears in a bid to recreate the 'critical period' of language learning. In this study researchers are testing neurosensory auditory stimulation as a means of resetting our ears to regain this starting capacity.

Stem cells used to identify cellular processes related to glaucoma Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:12 AM PDT Using stem cells derived from human skin cells, researches have successfully demonstrated the ability to turn stem cells into retinal ganglion cells, the neurons that conduct visual information from the eye to the brain. Their goal is the development of therapies to prevent or cure glaucoma.

Crash risk soars among truck drivers who fail to adhere to sleep apnea treatment Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:12 AM PDT The largest study of obstructive sleep apnea and crash risk among CMV drivers involved 1,613 truck drivers with sleep apnea and an equal number of controls. The rate of preventable crashes was 5 times higher among truck drivers with sleep apnea who failed to adhere to PAP therapy, compared with matched controls. In contrast, the crash rate of drivers with sleep apnea who were fully or partially adherent with treatment was statistically similar to controls.

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