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• New glasses may help minimize peripheral vision loss
• New test and better understanding of deadly infection in boas and pythons
• Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds
• New bioinformatics tool tests methods for finding mutant genes that ‘drive’ cancer
• Lowering cholesterol to 'levels of a new-born baby' cuts heart attack risk
• Certain high blood pressure drugs block cancer invasion
• Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia
• Scientists develop a path toward improved high-energy accelerators
• Computer model predicts potential impact of short-course therapy against multidrug-resistant TB
• UK soft drinks industry levy estimated to have significant health benefits, especially among children
• Using brands to vent relationship frustration
• The secret to raising a smart shopper: Pick the right parenting style
• Research locates absence epilepsy seizure 'choke point' in brain

New glasses may help minimize peripheral vision loss Posted: 16 Dec 2016 04:22 PM PST Vision scientists may have discovered how to reduce pedestrian collisions in crowded and chaotic open space environments like bus terminals, shopping malls and city plazas involving individuals with partial blindness. Researchers have determined from which direction collisions with partially blind pedestrians are most likely to originate. This understanding will guide the development of new glasses that expand the sight of a person with limited peripheral vision.

New test and better understanding of deadly infection in boas and pythons Posted: 16 Dec 2016 11:28 AM PST A new study sheds light on inclusion body disease, and may help veterinary care teams better protect the health of their populations of large snakes.

Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds Posted: 16 Dec 2016 11:28 AM PST Researchers have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of British Columbia have remained relatively stable over the past 50 years. This might appear to be good news, but it is due to a decline in fish stocks near the surface which has forced seabirds to feed in areas where there are more bacteria which control the levels of mercury.

New bioinformatics tool tests methods for finding mutant genes that ‘drive’ cancer Posted: 16 Dec 2016 11:26 AM PST Computational scientists and cancer experts have devised bioinformatics software to evaluate how well current strategies distinguish cancer-promoting mutations from benign mutations in cancer cells.

Lowering cholesterol to 'levels of a new-born baby' cuts heart attack risk Posted: 16 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST Reducing our cholesterol levels to those of a new-born baby significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

Certain high blood pressure drugs block cancer invasion Posted: 16 Dec 2016 08:41 AM PST Researchers have identified a new way of blocking the spread of cancer. Calcium channel blockers, which are used to lower blood pressure, block breast and pancreatic cancer invasion by inhibiting cellular structures.

Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia Posted: 16 Dec 2016 08:41 AM PST Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia, according to a recent study. In a 20-year follow-up, men taking a sauna 4-7 times a week were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those taking a sauna once a week. The association between sauna bathing and dementia risk has not been previously investigated.

Scientists develop a path toward improved high-energy accelerators Posted: 15 Dec 2016 04:18 PM PST A new theoretical framework for stabilizing high-energy accelerators has been developed by a team of scientists.

Computer model predicts potential impact of short-course therapy against multidrug-resistant TB Posted: 15 Dec 2016 04:17 PM PST Researchers have developed a computer simulation that helps predict under which circumstances a new short-course treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis could substantially reduce the global incidence and spread of the disease.

UK soft drinks industry levy estimated to have significant health benefits, especially among children Posted: 15 Dec 2016 04:16 PM PST Reducing sugar content of high and mid sugar drinks is likely to have the greatest impact on health, with fewer cases of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The UK soft drinks industry levy, due to be introduced in April 2018, is estimated to have significant health benefits, especially among children, according to the first study to estimate its health impact.

Using brands to vent relationship frustration Posted: 15 Dec 2016 02:53 PM PST When partners who are lower in relationship power feel frustrated with their significant others, they are more likely to buy something that is opposite to what their partners prefer.

The secret to raising a smart shopper: Pick the right parenting style Posted: 15 Dec 2016 02:53 PM PST Children raised by parents who set limits and explain the reason behind these limits are most likely to develop into wise consumers, new research has found.

Research locates absence epilepsy seizure 'choke point' in brain Posted: 15 Dec 2016 11:35 AM PST Researchers used a rodent model to discover that shifting the firing pattern of a particular set of brain cells is all it takes to initiate, or to terminate, an absence seizure.

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