Genetic Code Cracked For A Devastating Blood Parasite

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Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/ AIDS and causes the insidious urogenital disease schistosomiasis haematobia in more than 112 million people in Africa.......

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Contrasting Colors Help Reduce Serving Sizes And Improve Weight Loss

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Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "The bigger your dinnerware, the bigger your portion. If you use larger plates, you could end up serving 9 percent to 31 percent more than you typically......

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We Are More Likely To Be Happy If Our Psychological Needs At Work Are Met

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If you are unhappy at work, it could be partly due to your boss' management style, according to a new study by Dr. Nicolas Gillet, from the Universite Francois Rabelais in Tours in France, and his team. Both over-controlling managers who use threats as a way to motivate employees, and organizations......

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Superfoods boost a diet, so do other foods

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LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A British dietitian says people should not limit their diet to the 14 foods listed in the popular book, "SuperFoods: 14 Foods that Will Change Your Life."......

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Patients get half of preventive screens

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RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. patients receive half of recommended preventive health services at annual check-up by their doctors, researchers found.......

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Revised autism definition proposed

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KOPAVOGUR, Iceland, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. health experts are revising the definition of autism but critics say that could reduce the rate at which autism is diagnosed and restrict treatment access.......

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School junk food may not up child obesity

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Weight gain -- at least for middle school students -- has nothing to do with junk food they can purchase at school, U.S. researchers found.......

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Processed meat may up pancreatic cancer

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Eating too much processed meat -- such as bacon, hot dogs or ham -- may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers in Sweden found.......

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Johnson & Johnson Settles Risperdal Claim in Texas

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Johnson & Johnson said it would pay $158 million to end a lawsuit that accused it of inappropriately marketing its Risperdal antipsychotic drug to Texas residents on Medicaid.......

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A French Film Takes Issue With the Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism

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Sophie Robert and her film "Le Mur'' have been the targets of criticism from both the analysts who appear in the film and from within the country's psychoanalytic establishment.......

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Tumors Continue Growing Even When Cells Get Old

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Based on the knowledge that cancer cells grow indefinitely, the general belief is that senescence could act as a barrier against tumor growth and has the potential of being used as a cancer......

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Brain tumor formation better understood

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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The connection between two RNA-binding proteins may affect glioblastoma, the brain cancer that killed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, U.S. researchers say.......

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Junk Food Linked To Weight Gain In Schools? Apparently Not

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Despite a tripling of obesity rates in US schools over the last forty years, and an increase in junk foods, candy and sugary drinks availability in schools, a new study claims to demonstrate that the two are not linked - put simply, the study researchers say that junk food at school does not appear......

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Oesophageal Cancer Gene Found

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UK researchers have found a gene that plays an important part in the development of oesophageal cancer or cancer of the gullet. They announced their news to the press on Thursday. Every year, more than 8,000 people in the UK discover they have oesophageal cancer, and the rates are going up. The......

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Well Blog: Helping Injured Dogs Walk Again

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An experimental drug being tested on dachshunds and other dogs with spinal cord damage may eventually lead to new treatments for people with similar injuries.......

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New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

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Revisions to the diagnostic manual may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.......

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