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ISU study finds intervention program helps kids eat healthier, reduce screen
time
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:17:00
 
AMES, Iowa -- A new Iowa State University study found that a family, school and
community intervention program helps children live healthier lives and could be
a new tool in the fight against the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.

In adults, shots more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal
flu
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:17:00
 
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A flu shot is 50 percent more effective than nasal spray
vaccine in preventing seasonal influenza in healthy adults, a new University of
Michigan study shows.

MIT students design portable Braille label maker
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:16:00
 
Results: As part of a class project, a team of MIT students searched for a
better way for blind people to create Braille labels to identify the objects
they use.

New Research Reveals the Ancestral Populations of India and Their Relationships
to Modern Groups
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:15:00
 
International effort is the first genome-scale analysis of diverse Indian groups

U.S. needs nearly $200 million more on climate-related health research
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:15:00
 
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A recent commentary suggests that the U.S. should spend
roughly $197 million more than it currently does to research the impact of
climate change on public health.

Cancer Predisposition From Gene Variant Shows Strong Gender Bias
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:14:00
 
CINCINNATI—Cancer predisposition resulting from the presence of a specific
gene variant shows a strong gender bias, researchers at the University of
Cincinnati (UC) have demonstrated.

Treating wrinkles with photomodulation is ineffective
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:14:00
 
An interuniversity study published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery concludes
that regenerating skin cells through LED photomodulation, a low-intensity and
yellow light treatment reputed to regulate cell activity, has no observable
benefit.

ISU researchers working to develop, market embryonic test for bovine genetics
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:12:00
 
AMES, Iowa - Looking at the genetic makeup of cattle to determine their value is
nothing new.

Sleep loss linked to increase in Alzheimer's plaques
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:12:00
 
By Michael Purdy -- Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's
disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often,
researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report
online this week in Science Express.

Alzheimer's art creates lasting memories
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admin on 28 September, 2009 12:11:00
 
Paintings by dementia patients on display at UCI MIND