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Targeting neurotransmitter may help treat gastrointestinal conditions

Targeting neurotransmitter may help treat gastrointestinal conditions

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2012) — Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions such as diabetes, dyspepsia and gastro-esophageal reflux, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. “This study differs from what’s been reported previously about brain neurons that control the gastrointestinal tract,” said R

Health-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence

Health-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence

ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2012) — In a perspective article to appear in the Nov

Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain

Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain

ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2012) — Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently

Minority report: Insight into subtle genomic differences among our own cells

Minority report: Insight into subtle genomic differences among our own cells

ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2012) — Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have demonstrated, in a study conducted jointly with researchers at Yale University, that induced-pluripotent stem cells — the embryonic-stem-cell look-alikes whose discovery a few years ago won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine — are not as genetically unstable as was thought. The new study, published online Nov

Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path

Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path

ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) — Mental health experts from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health problems in the United States. Published in Frontiers in Psychology on the 12th of November, the report looks at decades of data concerning the African American population rates of incarceration and subsequent health issues.

Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path

Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path

ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) — Mental health experts from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health problems in the United States