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• Researchers take virus-tracking software worldwide

  
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  Associate Professor Daniel Janies, Ph.D., an expert in computational genomics at the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, is working with software engineers at the Ohio Supercomputer Center A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured ...
  6 days ago

• Breast-fed babies gut microbes contribute to healthy immune systems

  
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  A new multi-university study reports that differences in bacterial colonization of the infant gut in formula-fed and breast-fed babies lead to changes in the expression of genes involved in the infants immune system.
  1 week ago

• Researchers see BPA effects in monkey mammary glands

  
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  A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidence that the chemical can be causing health problems in humans and bolsters concerns about it contributing to breast cancer.
  3 weeks ago

• Researchers discover gene that leads to severe weight gain with antipsychotic treatment

  
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  Antipsychotic medications are increasingly prescribed in the US, but they can cause serious side effects including rapid weight gain, especially in children. In the first study of its kind, researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research identified a gene that increases weight ...
  3 weeks ago

• New report shows 15 million babies born too soon every year

  
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  The first-ever national, regional, and global estimates of preterm birth reveals that 15 million babies are born too soon every year and 1.1 million of those babies die shortly after birth, making premature birth the second-leading cause of death in children under age 5.
  3 weeks ago

• Automated breast ultrasound dramatically reduces physician interpretation time

  
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  Automated breast ultrasound takes an average three minutes of physician time, allowing for quick and more complete breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue, a new study shows.
  3 weeks ago

• Berries keep your brain sharp

  
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  Boston, MA—Berries are good for you, thats no secret. But can strawberries and blueberries actually keep your brain sharp in old age? A new study by researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) finds that a high intake of flavonoid rich berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, over time, can delay memory ...
  4 weeks ago

• Invisible helpers: How probiotic bacteria protect against inflammatory bowel diseases

  
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  Green indicates the presence of inflammatory messenger substances (chemokines) in the bowel tissue. Yoghurt has been valued for centuries for its health-promoting effects. These effects are thought to be mediated by the lactic acid bacteria typically contained in yoghurt. Evidence from recent scientific studies show ...
  4 weeks ago

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