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for Saturday, November 1, 2008
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Frequent Urination Protects Against Bladder Cancer, Study Finds (October 31, 2008) -- A new study has analyzed the effect of urinary frequency on the risk of bladder cancer. The research shows a direct association between the number of times people get up at night to urinate and protection against bladder cancer. ... > full story
Exercise Prevents Fatty Liver Disease, New Study Suggests (October 31, 2008) -- A new study indicates that the negative effects of skipping exercise can occur in a short period. The researchers found that a sudden transition to a sedentary lifestyle can quickly lead to symptoms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (hepatic steatosis), which affects at least 75 percent of obese people. ... > full story
Once Improbable James Bond Villains Now Close To Real Thing, Spy Researcher Says (October 31, 2008) -- Researchers say that the once improbable seeming villains in the Bond movies have become close to the real threats face faced by modern security services. One researcher said, "Remarkably, the Bond villains - including Dr No, Goldfinger and Blofeld - have always been post-Cold War figures. Bond's enemies are in fact very close the real enemies of the last two decades - part master criminal - part arms smuggler - part terrorist - part warlord." ... > full story
Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Nearly Doubles Risk Of Having A Heavy Baby (October 31, 2008) -- A study of over 40,000 women and their babies found that women who gained more than 40 pounds during their pregnancies were nearly twice as likely to have a heavy baby. The study found that more than one in five women gains excessive weight during pregnancy, doubling her chances of having a baby that weighs 9 pounds or more. ... > full story
By Imaging Live Cells, Researchers Show How Hepatitis C Replicates (October 31, 2008) -- The hepatitis C virus is a prolific replicator, able to produce up to a trillion particles per day in an infected person by hijacking liver cells in which to build up its viral replication machinery. Now new research -- in which scientists have for the first time used fluorescent proteins to image hepatitis C virus replication in live cells -- shows that the microscopic viral factories are a diverse mix of big, immobile structures and tiny replication complexes that zip zanily around inside the cell. ... > full story
In Decision To Grow, Bacteria Follow The Crowd (October 31, 2008) -- When it comes to the decision to wake up and grow, bacterial spores "listen in" to find out what their neighbors are doing and then they follow the crowd, according to a new report. ... > full story
Three Effective Treatments For Childhood Anxiety Disorders (October 31, 2008) -- Treatment that combines a certain type of psychotherapy with an antidepressant medication is most likely to help children with anxiety disorders, but each of the treatments alone is also effective, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. ... > full story
High-fat Diet Could Promote Development Of Alzheimer's Disease (October 31, 2008) -- Researchers have shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer's disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. Details of the study -- which suggests that diets typical of most industrialized countries promote the development of Alzheimer's -- are outlined in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. ... > full story
Grapes May Aid A Bunch Of Heart Risk Factors, Animal Study Finds (October 31, 2008) -- Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new study performed in animals suggests so. ... > full story
Cancer Requires Support From Immune System To Develop (October 31, 2008) -- Tumors that grow around nerves in a rare genetic disease need cooperation from cells from the immune system in order to grow, according to scientists. ... > full story
Negative Cues From Appearance Alone Matter For Real Elections (October 31, 2008) -- Brain-imaging studies reveal that voting decisions are more associated with the brain's response to negative aspects of a politician's appearance than to positive ones, says researchers. This appears to be particularly true when voters have little or no information about a politician aside from their physical appearance. ... > full story
Drinking Milk To Ease Milk Allergy? Oral Immunotherapy Study Shows Promise -- But Do Not Try This At Home (October 31, 2008) -- Giving children with milk allergies increasingly higher doses of milk over time may ease, and even help them completely overcome, their allergic reactions, according to the results of a new study. However, the researchers emphasize that the findings require further research and advise parents and caregivers not to try oral immunotherapy without medical supervision. ... > full story
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