2014

May

• Panel of 11 genes predicts alcoholism risk, gives new insights into biology of the disease

• Could cannabis curb seizures? Experts weed through the evidence

• Review says inexpensive food a key factor in rising obesity

• Intuitions about the causes of rising obesity are often wrong, researchers report

• Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients

• Study questions role of vitamin D in asthma

• Researchers to study whether mobile phones affect teenage brains

• Unhealthy food taxes vital to fight obesity: U.N. investigator

• Dyspnea increases long-term mortality risk

• Novel device successfully treats central sleep apnea in heart failure

• Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program

• Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain

• E-cigarette awareness goes up, as (apparently) so does skepticism

• PCB increases harmful effects of smoking

• Obesity associated with longer hospital stays, higher costs in total knee replacement patients

• Zinc supplementation boosts immune system in children, Cochrane Review finds

• Researchers ID changes that may occur in neural circuits due to cocaine addiction

• Mobile phone data helps combat malaria

• Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic

• TB lung infection causes changes in the diversity of gut bacteria in mice

• Early menopause ups heart failure risk, especially for smokers

• Bullying linked to increased inflammation: study

• Complications rare with baby circumcisions, rise with age

• Wine compound not tied to improved health: study

• Male infertility: It’s all about the package

• Researchers find new molecule to treat asthma

• UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses

• Diets rich in antioxidant resveratrol fail to reduce deaths, heart disease or cancer

• Children of nicotine-addicted parents more likely to become heavy smokers

• New research sets stage for noninvasive monitoring of HIV-induced peripheral neuropathy

• Study predicts adult obesity prevalence in almost all European countries by 2030

• Cardiac screening test may help determine who should take aspirin to prevent heart attack

• Army drug users twice as likely to use synthetic marijuana as regular marijuana

• Corcept shares slump after depression drug trial stopped

• Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap

• A cup of coffee a day may keep retinal damage away

• As kids age, snacking quality appears to decline

• Scientists identify new protein in the neurological disorder dystonia

• Social workers can help patients recover from mild traumatic brain injuries

• Black male incarceration can compromise research studies

• Molecular Switches for Age-Related Memory Decline? A Genetic Variant Protects Against Brain Aging

• Snacking contributes to fatty liver and abdominal obesity

• Early obesity linked to increased probability of severe obesity later in life

• Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking

• Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves

• How Does Stress Increase Your Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack?

• New knowledge about muscular dystrophy

• Motivational interviewing can positively impact childhood obesity

• Study exposes risk of nutritional deficiencies in obese teens

• Drug pair cuts children’s urinary infections up to 80 percent

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