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Gene makes some HIV-infected patients more at risk for fungal disease 27 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am
HIV-infected people who carry a gene for a specific protein face a 20-fold greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease, according to a study published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of ...
Divorce elevates risk for depression, but only for some people 27 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am
Divorce is associated with an increased risk of future depressive episodes but only for those who already have a history of depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Sci...
Coming soon to an optometrist's office near you: Wavefront analysis 27 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am
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Do girls really experience more math anxiety? 27 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am
Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of ...
Perception of marijuana as a 'safe drug' is scientifically inaccurate 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 am
This news release is available in French. The nature of the teenage brain makes users of cannabis amongst this population particularly at risk of developing addictive behaviors and suffering other lo...
Chelyabinsk meteorite had previous collision or near miss 27 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
The Chelyabinsk meteorite either collided with another body in the solar system or came too close to the Sun before it fell to Earth, according to research announced today (Tuesday 27th August) at the...
Oxygen-generating compound shows promise for saving tissue after severe injury 27 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 26, 2013 – The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury. Researchers at the Wake Fo...
Microneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic te...
New implanted defibrillator works well without touching heart 27 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
A new type of defibrillator implanted under the skin can detect dangerously abnormal heart rhythms and deliver shocks to restore a normal heartbeat without wires touching the heart, according to resea...
Maintain, don't gain: A new way to fight obesity 27 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
DURHAM, N.C. -- Programs aimed at helping obese black women lose weight have not had the same success as programs for black men and white men and women. But new research from Duke University has foun...
