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February 28, 2009 02:43 PM EST --
PITTSBURGH (UPI) -- Teens who prefer popular songs with degrading sexual references are more likely to engage in intercourse or in pre-coital activities, U.S. researchers say.
Dr. Brian A. Primack . . .
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February 20, 2009 09:02 AM EST --
DALLAS (UPI) -- Cherries, a super fruit, may reduce factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, a U.S. researcher suggests.
Lona Sandon, assistant professor of clinical nutrition at University . . .
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March 17, 2009 09:02 PM EDT --
MELBOURNE, Fla. (UPI) -- A U.S. controlled trial of hyperbaric treatments for children with autism has determined such treatments can improve the patients' conditions.
Hyperbaric therapy traditionally . . .
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March 29, 2009 11:26 PM EDT --
ROCHESTER, Minn. (UPI) -- U.S. researchers found a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain.
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April 06, 2009 04:59 PM EDT --
LONDON (UPI) -- People who binge on chocolate could find mentally challenging tasks less exhausting, says a study presented to the British Psychology Society.
That's because compounds found in . . .
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January 27, 2009 04:30 PM EST --
MONTREAL (UPI) -- Canadian medical researchers say they have discovered a new anti-cancer, anti-infection response control mechanism.
Dr. Andre Veillette of the Institute of Research Clinics in Montreal, . . .
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February 11, 2009 08:38 PM EST --
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) -- A U.S.-led study of the fossil of an extinct pregnant whale discovered in Pakistan suggests primitive whales gave birth on land.
Researchers said the 47.5-million-year-old . . .
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February 11, 2009 08:43 PM EST --
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they are using a gene-targeting RNA enzyme to inhibit strains of the herpes simplex virus.
The new therapy is being developed at the University . . .
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February 20, 2009 08:50 AM EST --
HAIFA, Israel (UPI) -- Women who encounter workplace sexual harassment tend to leave the organization, researchers in Israel said.
Research student Chana Levi and Professor Eran Vigoda-Gadot of the . . .
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February 24, 2009 06:27 PM EST --
MIAMI (UPI) -- Swimmers using public ocean beaches increase their risk for exposure to staph bacteria and potential infections, U.S. researchers said.
Staph infections are caused by the bacteria staphylococcus . . .
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April 06, 2009 05:08 PM EDT --
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Polluted water from Chicago has helped create a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, where excess algae suffocates marine life, says a U.S. Geological Survey study.
Chicago was named the . . .
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January 15, 2009 08:29 PM EST --
BOSTON (UPI) -- Spending two to three hours a day outdoors can markedly lower a child's risk of developing nearsightedness, U.S. researchers said.
The study, published in Optometry & Vision . . .
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January 16, 2009 05:59 PM EST --
DURHAM, England (UPI) -- High caffeine consumption -- coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks -- could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, researchers in Britain say.
Durham University . . .
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January 21, 2009 09:52 AM EST --
BOSTON (UPI) -- A mathematical model may better explain how the body regulates weight -- and why it is so hard to lose weight, U.S. researchers said.
"There are problems with both of the current . . .
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January 29, 2009 11:39 PM EST --
CINCINNATI (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have engineered a virus to target and kill apparent cancer stem cells involved in neuroblastoma tumors.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center . . .
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February 04, 2009 07:46 PM EST --
EVANSTON, Ill. (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they've determined the use of insulin might slow or even prevent the damage and memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Northwestern . . .
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February 04, 2009 07:53 PM EST --
DALLAS (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered increased levels of a natural brain chemical can block weight gain.
The researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical . . .
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February 05, 2009 09:24 PM EST --
TOKYO (UPI) -- Japanese researchers say they've developed a new, universal flu vaccine, offering a possible silver bullet against new strains of the bug.
Trials on mice have shown promising results . . .
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February 11, 2009 08:33 PM EST --
BETHESDA, Md. (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found that a chemical in blood influences immune cell migration as well as the buildup and breakdown of the body's bones. To . . .
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February 11, 2009 08:47 PM EST --
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have discovered a possible new obesity drug target that doesn't involve altering brain function.
The researchers, led by University . . .
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