Corn lines resist fungal toxins PhysOrg --> | ARS geneticist Paul Williams is part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and university cooperators that is developing new corn lines that are genetically resistant to aflatoxin-producing fungi. | (PhysOrg.com) -- Corn germplasm lines developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) s...
Non-invasive therapy significantly improves depression, researchers say PhysOrg --> | Major depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or of suicide. | Major depression affects 15 million adults in the U.S., and the World Health Org...
Brain tumors can't dull East Syracuse girl's desire to attend the first day of school Syracuse Provided photo 0 0 Share | East Syracuse, NY -- When school starts on Tuesday, 11-year-old Sierra Taylor plans to be right there in fifth grade, where she belongs. The grave illness she’s fighting has sapped her strength and stamina, but not he...
Cambridge University academics to probe 'Twilight' zone of teenage mind Newstrack India | London, Sep 4 (ANI): Wondering why teenagers are hooked to Vampire novels and Harry Potter? The answer may not be too far as Cambridge University (CU) academics are set to have a meeting to understand this. | CU is hosting a conference lookin...
Parkinson's patients 'perform automated tasks better' Newstrack India | Washington, Sep 04 (ANI): People with Parkinson's disease can perform automated tasks better than people without the disease, but have significant difficulty switching from easy to hard tasks, find Queen's researchers. | The findings are a st...
Non-invasive therapy for depression Newstrack India | Washington, Sep 04 (ANI): UCLA researchers have found a unique new therapy that could help those suffering from depression. | The therapy applies electrical stimulation to a major nerve emanating from the brain is showing promise. | In ...
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Scientists Probe Sleep Deprivation, Depression Links ABC News | By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES | Aug. 31, 2010 | When numerous studies began to suggest that those suffering from debilitaing affects of postpartum depression were helped by sleep depr...
Genetic link to migraine 'identified' Zeenews London: Scientists have identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of migraine, a finding they claim may soon pave the way for novel therapies to pr...
Fayetteville man honored as national DAV commander The News & Observer | FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- April 13, 1984, was the day that Wally Tyson was given a wheelchair and told he would probably never walk again. | But with the support of the Disabled American Veterans, Tyson did walk again - and he does so today despite neu...
Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia National Public Radio | When it comes to staving off dementia, new evidence suggests that the "use it or lose it" dictum holds true — at least for a while. But it also appears that mentally stimulating lifestyles may speed up dementia once it hits in old age. | "We ...
Working Animals (Part Three): Lab experiments and Billy Jo, HIV research chimp The Examiner | To observe Labor Day, an annual holiday honoring the contributions of America’s workers, Animal Policy Examiner spotlights working animals in a special series of articles. | “The science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen,” wrote Claude Bernard in 1865. Kno...
Facebook testing 'subscribe to' user feature The Daily Telegraph New service is 'tool for stalkers', say critics | Facebook is testing a new 'subscribe' feature that enables users to get notifications and alerts whenever a friend edits their profil Photo: AllFacebook | Facebook is testing out a new feature that will enable users to get notifications whenever another Facebook user uses the social-networking site ...
