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EA denies games encourage violence
31 January 2013 Last updated at 09:12 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter The boss of Electronic Arts (EA) has denied there is any link between video game content and “actual violence”. John Riccitiello spoke out on the subject during a conference call with bank analysts following his firm’s latest earnings forecast. But he acknowledged that his industry did face a “perception issue”
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may help stave off dementia, research suggests
ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2011) Experts agree that long-term alcohol abuse is detrimental to memory function and can cause neuro-degenerative disease
Targeting taste receptors in the gut may help fight obesity
Dec. 21, 2012 Despite more than 25 years of research on antiobesity drugs, few medications have shown long-term success
Novel therapeutic agents provide hope for patients with hard-to-treat blood disorders
Dec. 9, 2012 Encouraging safety and efficacy data on novel and emerging therapies presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) signal an important step forward in the development of treatment strategies for patients with hard-to-treat leukemia, myeloma, and myelofibrosis
Biomarker progress offers hope for early autism spectrum disorder detection
ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2012) Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders typically characterized by difficulties in social interactions and delayed or abnormal language development. Although ASD reportedly affects 1 in 88 people in the United States, to date there have been no distinctive biomarkers to diagnose the disease
Controlling vascular disease may be key to reducing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease
ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2012) Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a special issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of the pathological, biochemical, and physiological processes that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk and ways that may delay or reverse these age-related abnormalities.
Sickle cell disease: Physics explains how sickling cells make people sick
ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2012) Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease.
Neurofeedback offers effective treatment for bedwetting
ScienceDaily (Oct. 4, 2012) For children, nighttime bedwetting is a common problem, often requiring intervention. The use of medicine and other treatments has met with limited success.
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