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for Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect (November 29, 2008) -- New research has helped understanding of the so-called 'cocktail party effect' -- how our brains develop the ability to pinpoint and focus on particular sounds among a background of noise. ... > full story
Selenium May Slow March Of AIDS (November 29, 2008) -- Increasing the production of naturally occurring proteins that contain selenium in human blood cells slows down multiplication of the AIDS virus, according to biochemists. ... > full story
Bad Cholesterol Inhibits The Breakdown Of Peripheral Fat (November 29, 2008) -- The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a new study. The discovery reveals a novel function of LDL as a regulator of fat turnover besides its well-established detrimental effects in promoting atherosclerosis. ... > full story
Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends, Study Shows (November 29, 2008) -- A ban on fast-food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers. ... > full story
New Screening Halves Number Of Children Born With Down Syndrome (November 29, 2008) -- A new national screening strategy in Denmark has halved the number of infants born with Down's syndrome and increased the number of infants diagnosed before birth by 30 percent, according to a new study. ... > full story
Study Documents What May Be First Cases Of Certain Tick-borne Disease In China (November 29, 2008) -- It appears that for the first time human granulocytic anaplasmosis, an emerging tick-borne infectious disease found in the US and Europe, has been identified in China and apparently was transmitted from person to person, according to a new study. ... > full story
Stomach Ulcer Bug Causes Bad Breath (November 29, 2008) -- Bacteria that cause stomach ulcers and cancer could also be giving us bad breath, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. For the first time, scientists have found Helicobacter pylori living in the mouths of people who are not showing signs of stomach disease. ... > full story
Risk Of Maternal And Newborn Complications May Be Lower After Bariatric Surgery (November 29, 2008) -- A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to a new study. ... > full story
Toward Healthier Bread And Other Whole Grain Foods (November 29, 2008) -- Bread, pasta, and other foods made from whole grains -- known to help protect against heart disease, cancer and diabetes -- may get even healthier in the future. ... > full story
Asthma Over-Diagnosed In One Third Of Canadian Adults, Study Suggests (November 29, 2008) -- Asthma may be overdiagnosed in countries like Canada, suggests a longitudinal study of 540 obese and non-obese adults that found approximately one third of Canadians with physician-diagnosed asthma do not have asthma when objectively tested. ... > full story
Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder (November 28, 2008) -- A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the human version of "mad cow disease," Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The research, published in the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight into the mechanism of disease and may lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for this devastating neurodegenerative disorder. ... > full story
Drink Brewed Tea To Avoid Tooth Erosion, Study Suggests (November 28, 2008) -- Researchers compared green and black tea to soda and orange juice in terms of their short- and long-term erosive effect on human teeth. The study found that the erosive effect of tea was similar to that of water, which has no erosive effect. ... > full story
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