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Native Americans at greater risk of suicide after alcohol intoxication

Native Americans at greater risk of suicide after alcohol intoxication

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Longevity Gene: Discovery opens the door to a potential ‘molecular fountain of youth’

Longevity Gene: Discovery opens the door to a potential ‘molecular fountain of youth’

Jan. 31, 2013 — A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments for age-related degenerative diseases. Older and fitter

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Jan. 30, 2013 — The skin is a human being’s largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Jan. 30, 2013 — The skin is a human being’s largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Jan. 30, 2013 — The skin is a human being’s largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Jan. 30, 2013 — The skin is a human being’s largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in skin that react to massage

Jan. 30, 2013 — The skin is a human being’s largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn

Government mistrust deters older adults from HIV testing

Government mistrust deters older adults from HIV testing

Jan. 29, 2013 — One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are already in the later stages of infection. Such late diagnoses put their health, and the health of others, at greater risk than would have been the case with earlier detection.

Test for hormone-disrupting chemicals gets global seal of approval

Test for hormone-disrupting chemicals gets global seal of approval

Jan. 29, 2013 — A test for hormone-disrupting pollutants, originally developed at the University of California, Davis, has been approved as an international standard by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development as well as by the U.S. government.

In-brain monitoring shows memory network

In-brain monitoring shows memory network

Jan. 29, 2013 — Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have shown for the first time that areas of the brain work together at the same time to recall memories. The unique approach promises new insights into how we remember details of time and place