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Submission + - Excess Hygiene May Weaken Developing Immune Systems

Submitted by smoothjazz on Friday March 23, 2012 @01:15PM

smoothjazz writes: New research suggests that childhood exposure to germs may help strengthen the immune system and protect children from developing allergies and asthma in later life.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot 1

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on Thursday March 22, 2012 @02:58PM

smoothjazz writes: "Hi,
I've been submitting stories from medicaldaily.com for many weeks, but noticed you're not accepting them anymore. Can I ask the reason? If I did something against the rules, I apologize, it wasn't my intention. I wish we could fix it and share interesting stories on health/science with slashdot readers again.
Thanks in advance"

Submission + - Bone-Marrow Transplant Halts Rett Syndrome, Prolongs Life and Reverses Symptoms

Submitted by smoothjazz on Monday March 19, 2012 @05:17PM

smoothjazz writes: Bone marrow transplants that boost a type of brain immune cells could potentially be used to treat Rett syndrome, a severe and incurable autism spectrum disorder that affects about one in every 10,000 girls, by improving the debilitating symptoms associated with the disease and significantly extending patient lifespan.

Submission + - Scientists Prove that Exercise Can Trigger Female Orgasms

Submitted by smoothjazz on Monday March 19, 2012 @11:36AM

smoothjazz writes: Sex may not be the only way for a woman to achieve orgasm, according to researchers who claim that they have confirmed anecdotal evidence of women who experience orgasm while exercising.

Submission + - Exposing Cell Phones Radiation to Unborn Babies Risks Abnormal Brain Development

Submitted by smoothjazz on Thursday March 15, 2012 @01:39PM

smoothjazz writes: Pregnant women using cell phones may risk having hyperactive babies with abnormal brain development,according to a controversial study from Yale University.

Submission + - MIT study: Power of being heard - conflict resolution

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 15, 2012 @10:24AM

An anonymous reader writes: To help promote peace in the Middle East, many organizations have established “peace camps” or similar conflict-resolution programs that bring Israelis and Palestinians together to foster greater understanding of the opposing group. Published online in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Submission + - Voters Consistently "Elect" Candidates with Deeper Voices

Submitted by smoothjazz on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @04:44PM

smoothjazz writes: Voters are more likely to "elect" candidates with deeper voices regardless of the speaker’s gender, according to a new study.

Submission + - Nano Spiral Staircases Modify Light

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @02:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: There was a lot of excitement a few years ago following the discovery of the DNA origami technique. The approach could be used to build nanoparticles of a given shape and size. However, real applications, such as nano-tweezers, remained out of reach. An international team of researchers led by Professor Tim Liedl of the Ludwig-Maximillians-Universitaet Muenchen and Professor Friedrich Simmel of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have now succeeded in building nanoparticles using optically active DNA building blocks that can be used to modify light in very specific ways.

Submission + - Aging Brain Gets Stuck in Time

Submitted by smoothjazz on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @11:48AM

smoothjazz writes: The aging brain loses its ability to recognize when it is time to move on to a new task, explaining why the elderly have difficulty multi-tasking according to a new study.

Submission + - Poor Sperm Quality and Concentration Linked to Fatty Diet

Submitted by smoothjazz on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @10:47AM

smoothjazz writes: Men who eat higher amounts of dietary fat had significantly lower sperm production and concentration compared to men who had lower fat intake, according to findings from a new clinical study.

Submission + - Baby Brainpower May Be the Ultimate Ingredient for Super Artificial Intelligence

Submitted by smoothjazz on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @05:43PM

smoothjazz writes: Researchers are developing computational models based on “baby brainpower” or cognition exhibited in babies and very young children in hopes to boost artificial intelligence that have traditionally had difficulty handling nuances and uncertainty.

Submission + - Smartphones More Accurate, Faster, Cheaper for Disease Surveillance

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @04:18PM

An anonymous reader writes: Smartphones are showing promise in disease surveillance in the developing world. The Kenya Ministry of Health, along with researchers in Kenya for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that smartphone use was cheaper than traditional paper survey methods to gather disease information, after the initial set-up cost. Survey data collected with smartphones also in this study had fewer errors and were more quickly available for analyses than data collected on paper, according to a study presented today at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.

Submission + - NASA Astronauts Brain Scans Reveal Tissue and Eye Damage After Space Flight

Submitted by smoothjazz on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @10:58AM

smoothjazz writes: Magnetic resonance imaging of the eyes and brains of NASA astronauts, who have spent long periods of time in orbit, revealed damage to their eyeballs and brain tissue, side effects similar to intracranial hypertension, a condition in which pressure builds within the skull, according to a new study.

Submission + - Daily Serving of Red Meat Raises Risk of Early Death

Submitted by smoothjazz on Monday March 12, 2012 @05:29PM

smoothjazz writes: Eating a serving of red meat a day significantly increases the risk of premature death from diabetes, heart disease or cancer, according a new comprehensive study published on Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The longitudinal study, with a follow-up of up to 28 years, consisted of 121,342 American men and women, and found that each additional serving of red meat, both processed and unprocessed, was associated increased risk of all-cause premature death, with a higher risk linked to processed meats, according to Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and his research team.

Submission + - Birth Defects Linked to Certain Drugs for Asthma, Depression, Diabetes

Submitted by smoothjazz on Monday March 12, 2012 @03:58PM

smoothjazz writes: In a study, expected to be published next year, European researchers are examining medical records of nearly four million births across the continent that have been linked to birth defects in newborns, including cleft palate, spina bifida and heart defects, and determining whether they are associated with prescription medications like asthma inhalers, artificial insulin, anti-epileptics and some anti-depressants.

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