text_combined: sciencedaily newslettersciencedailycom sciencedaily health headlines thursday august 7 2008 welcome another edition sciencedailys email newsletter change subscription options unsubscribe time httpappicontactcomicpmmailmprofileplr1054488181l114071sc9krm30823862c67953 neurobiologists discover individuals hear movement individuals synesthesia crossactivated senses perceive world differently others perceiving numbers letters colors days week possessing personalities researchers discovered type synesthesia individuals hear sounds see things move flash scientists say auditory synesthesia never identified may represent enhanced form brain normally processes visual information full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806140209htm bacteria attach human tissues infection process new clues scientists helped reveal way bacteria attach human tissues researchers studied way protein found surface bacteria staphylococcus aureus binds human protein called fibronectin discovery important step understanding bacteria attach surface blood vessels infection full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806113143htm shape size impacts effectiveness emerging nanomedicine therapies budding field nanotechnology scientists already know size matter researchers shown shape matters even finding could lead new effective methods treating cancer diseases diabetes multiple sclerosis arthritis obesity full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190641htm connection aids epidemic africa intestinal worms scientists beginning intensive program ethiopia august eradicate intestinal worms affect much 50 percent population africa researchers believe possible connection aids epidemic africa intestinal worms full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806081447htm metabolic insight illuminate causes iron imbalance new insight key players iron metabolism yielded novel tool distinguishing among root causes iron overload deficiency humans researchers report body needs iron produce hemoglobin substance red blood cells enables carry oxygen much iron build eventually damage organs full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805123955htm context personality key understanding responses emotional facial expressions wellappreciated facial expressions play major role nonverbal social communication among humans primates faces provide rapid access information identity internal states intentions others new data suggests social context persons facial expression certain facets viewers personality could affect brain interprets social meaning someone elses smile frown full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805214402htm treatment isnt effective hiv researchers answered key question antiretroviral therapy isnt effective restoring immunity hivinfected patients person infected virus fibrosis scarring occurs lymph nodes home cells fight infection fibrosis occurs cells cant repopulate lymph nodes hiv therapy begins according professor medicine principal investigator study full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805153828htm highly active antiretroviral therapy similar benefit hivinfected injection drug users contrary belief hivinfected injection drug users receive less benefit highly active antiretroviral therapy new research finds little difference survival rate idus nonidus 45 years receiving haart according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100522htm voluntary exercise appear alleviate anxiety depression voluntary physical activity appear cause reduction anxiety depression exercise mood may associated common genetic factor according new article full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165318htm olympic games researchers explore makes better athletes physiology performance worldrecord pace marathon continues improve men women men record pace marathon fast record pace 10000meter run world war ii today champion athletes running four times farther speeds well five minutes per mile full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200807080731173157htm exercise pill replacement real exercise expert cautions recent media reports described new substance potentially eliminates need exercise expert science inactivity says exercise pill study test commonly known benefits exercise taking pill considered replacement exercise full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124013htm male circumcision efforts lag africa despite evidence dramatic impact preventing hiv millions lives stake next two decades researchers advocates aids 2008 conference today called global health community ramp male circumcision significantly reduce risk hiv infection africa move quickly integrate lifesaving procedure comprehensive efforts prevent transmission disease vulnerable nations eastern southern africa full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155120htm keeping migrant workers children healthy ohio michigan fruit vegetable farms yield years harvest also provide data eating choices latino migrant children case western reserve university researcher information gathered summer help migrant families understand children part growing national obesity epidemic contribute new interventions combat serious health issue full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155123htm risk unintentional injury death high young children living unrelated adults new study university missouri professor found children living households unrelated adults six times likely die maltreatmentrelated unintentional injuries compared children living two biological parents risk maltreatment death double children living foster stepparents related adults however risk higher children living households single biological parent adults full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155131htm less rem sleep associated overweight among children teens children teens get less sleep especially spend less time rapid eye movement sleep may likely overweight according report archives general psychiatry full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165314htm researchers find differences swallowing mechanism rett syndrome patients researchers wake forest university baptist medical center found reflux swallowing problems common symptoms patients rett syndrome neurological impairments may caused different mechanism healthy individuals finding leaves researchers wonder patients truly benefit antireflux surgery commonly performed children full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155127htm slowpaced world could make difficult catch ball researchers uncovered new information perceive fast moving incoming objects tennis cricket balls new research studies human brain difficulty perceiving fast moving objects coming straight ahead something key survival skill implications understanding sportspeople make decisions playing shot could also important improving road safety development robotic vision systems full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190639htm us immigrant children may less physically active usborn children immigrant children united states appear less physically active less likely participate sports usborn children according report august issue archives pediatrics adolescent medicine one jamaarchives journals full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165324htm hiv drug persist mothers milk increasing risk babies drug commonly used developing world prevent transmission hiv mother child persists breast milk blood mothers putting babies risk developing drugresistant strains virus according researchers stanford university school medicine full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805150806htm rectal gel prevents transmission aidslike virus macaques hiv drug tenofovir may prevent aids transmission applied rectally gel according results macaque study published plos medicine full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804222858htm guiding lasers target like treatments laser therapy benefit image guidance houstonbased company developed mriguided system tested fdaapproved full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160316htm students food allergies often prepared many students food allergies arent taking threat reaction seriously enough regularly environments could properly treated emergency full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806081451htm novel method create personalized immunotherapy treatments researchers new process developing dendritic cellbased immunotherapies hiv demonstrated loading monocytederived dendritic cells combinations hiv antigen rna stimulates expansion hivspecific cells attack kill hivinfected cells full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805165805htm preventing friendly fire role thymic cortex stopping body attacking new study investigates inner mechanics thymus organ creates foot soldiers immune system study helps shed light timing regulation negative selection crucial developmental process full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804222908htm physicists provide guiding hands proton therapy proton therapy offers great benefits treatment modality radiation oncology variety hard treat tumors physicians manage treatment people behind scenes proton physicists play crucial role providing support guidelines treatment planning calculation dose distributions measurements radiation delivery measurements proton beam data quality assurance measuring equipment proton accelerator calibration proton beams essential successful treatment outcomes full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160431htm smokers become addicted first cigarette new research reveals brain processes rewarding addictive properties nicotine providing better understanding people seemingly become hooked first smoke research could lead new therapies prevent nicotine dependence treat nicotine withdrawal smokers try quit full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805192727htm new gene therapy kills pancreatic cancer cells researchers report promising results new chemoprevention gene therapy preventing treating pancreatic cancer one lethal treatmentresistant forms cancer full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124009htm growth hormone treatment hiv patients improves abdominal fat worsens glucose level human immunodeficiency virusinfected patients treatmentrelated abdominal obesity growth hormone deficiency receiving lowdose growth hormone resulted improvement fat blood pressure measurements worsened glucose levels according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100520htm gold nanoshells help visibly heat destroy cancer cancer tumors clear borders well defined traditionally treated successfully surgical removal cancers respond conventional surgery importantly conventional surgery brings risks complications long recovery periods negatively impact persons quality life full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160209htm depression found hasten decline cancer patients depression causes patients advanced cancer die sooner say scientists university liverpool full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804123041htm possible cause endometriosis identified scientists identified enzyme could responsible condition called endometriosis common cause pelvic pain women full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075612htm certain hiv treatment less effective used antitb therapy patients receiving rifampicinbased antituberculosis therapy likely experience virological failure starting nevirapinebased antiretroviral therapy hiv treatment widely used developing countries lower cost starting efavirenzbased antiretroviral therapy according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100516htm sesame seed extract konjac gum may help ward salmonella e coli new study journal science food agriculture shows konjac gum sesame seed extract may offer protection different strains e coli salmonella bacteria full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075618htm one ten children using cough cold medications researchers found approximately one ten us children uses one cough cold medications given week pediatric cough cold medications widely marketed us surprisingly little known often used children information especially important light recent revelations cough cold medications responsible serious adverse events even deaths among children full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804111648htm revolutionary technique could reduce lifelong drugs transplant patients researchers developed groundbreaking procedure could avoid need transplant patients spend rest lives taking cocktail drugs stop system rejecting new organ full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075606htm growth hormone reduces abdominal fat cardiovascular risk hiv patients antiviral therapy lowdose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits improved blood pressure triglyceride levels group patients hiv lipodystrophy condition involving redistribution fat metabolic changes patients receiving combination drug therapy hiv infection growth hormone treatment also appeared increase blood glucose levels particularly already exhibiting glucose intolerance full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100308htm breast cancer confessions emotional work disclosing diagnosis women diagnosed breast cancer shoulder emotional burden disclosing diagnosis loved ones managing feelings others precisely time need support according new research full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100146htm testosterone body fat controlled genes genes control percentage body fat also responsible circulating levels testosterone men new research shows research shows 23 overlap genes control testosterone regulate body fat composition suggesting two variables partly controlled set genes full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075620htm mechanism development obesityassociated conditions substances known endocannabinoids implicated development many effects highfat diet including risk factors type 2 diabetes new data indicated effects endocannabinoids occur via activation protein cb1 liver brain therefore targeting liver cb1 might provide effective way treat obesityrelated medical conditions without side effects targeting cb1 brain anxiety depression full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080802061914htm bulging prison system called massive intervention american family life mammoth increase united states prison population since 1970s profound demographic consequences disproportionately affect black males full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100525htm eating fish may prevent memory loss stroke old age eating tuna types fish may help lower risk cognitive decline stroke healthy older adults according study medical journal american academy neurology full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165312htm overcoming inhibitors cell death improves cancer therapy efficacy individuals one aggressive types brain tumor extremely poor prognosis although patients gbm respond treatment drugs known rtk inhibitors subsequently relapse short time new data provided insight mechanism gbm cells become resistant rtk inhibitors suggest way improve efficacy rtk inhibitors treatment gbm full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080802061912htm school bully run family new research links family relationships childhood bullying shove taunt namecalling playground hall away eyesight earshot authority teacher childhood bullying involve physical contact spreading rumors negative behaviors committed intimidate humiliate isolate receiver behavior full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804111636htm lowering cholesterol early life could save lives heart disease maintaining top billing leading cause death united states physicianresearchers proposing aggressive intervention lower cholesterol levels early childhood best approach available today reducing incidence coronary heart disease full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190637htm longterm hiv treatment may reduce risk atherosclerosis antiretroviral drugs hiv increase risk coronary atherosclerosis says university pittsburgh graduate school public health study results based nearly 950 hivpositive hivnegative men suggest antiretroviral therapy may fact offer men hiv protection atherosclerosis coronary artery calcification scores almost 60 percent lower hivpositive men received highly active antiretroviral therapy eight years compared hivnegative men full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804124945htm estrogen relieves psychotic symptoms women schizophrenia combined antipsychotic medications estrogen estradiol appears useful treatment women schizophrenia according new report full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165320htm vitamin c injections slow tumor growth mice highdose injections vitamin c also known ascorbate ascorbic acid reduced tumor weight growth rate 50 percent mouse models brain ovarian pancreatic cancers researchers report proceedings national academy sciences researchers traced ascorbates anticancer effect formation hydrogen peroxide extracellular fluid surrounding tumors normal cells unaffected full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190645htm research exposes new target malaria drugs malaria parasite waged successful guerrilla war human immune system eons study weeks journal biological chemistry exposed one tricks malaria uses hide immune proteins may aid future drug development full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155125htm copyright 19952008 c sciencedaily llc rights reserved message sent sciencedaily 2 wisconsin circle suite 700 chevy chase md 20815 powered icontact httpfreetrialicontactcom updatechange 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