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In hairless man, arthritis drug spurs hair growth — lots of it

By Guest PostJune 24, 2014Healthalopecia universalis, arthritis drug, hair growth, hairless man

A man with almost no hair on his body has grown a full head of it after a novel treatment by doctors at Yale University. (more…)

Leukaemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types

By Guest PostJune 24, 2014Healthanden, andine shullcas tal, andreas haller, cancer research, cancerous, huancayo, immune attack, immunity, leukocytes, london, mario batali, marshall dostal, megan dostal, rapid urban growth, type, wachsender staedte, white blood cells

A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study led by scientists at UCL and the Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

The drugs, called p110δ inhibitors, have shown such remarkable efficacy against certain leukaemias in recent clinical trials that patients on the placebo were switched to the real drug. Until now, however, they have not been tested in other types of cancer. (more…)

Men: Do These 7 Things for Your Heart

By Guest PostJune 21, 2014Healthheart disease, prevent heart disease, prevention, risk factors, sudden cardiac arrest

June is National Men’s Health Month and CPR and AED Awareness Month

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men, and the hearts of one of eight men over age 40 will at some point suddenly stop beating – an event known as sudden cardiac arrest. (more…)

Mobile phones negatively affect male fertility, new study suggests

By Guest PostJune 21, 2014Healthbernd herkner, concentration, dickeren bauch, electromagnetic radiation, fiona mathews, fleischfresser, infertility, kidney infections, landwirbeltiere, marcus clauss, mobile phones, radio frequency, semen, sperm quality, university of exeter

Men who keep a mobile phone in their trouser pocket could be inadvertently damaging their chances of becoming a father, according to a new study led by the University of Exeter.

Previous research has suggested that Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted by the devices can have a detrimental effect on male fertility. Most of the global adult population own mobile phones, and around 14% of couples in high and middle income countries have difficulty conceiving. (more…)

Brain’s response to sexual images linked to number of sexual partners

By Guest PostJune 16, 2014Healthbernhard kraeutler, brain, das corrin, der kobold, eeg, electroencephalogram, florian widner, kobaltatom, kobold vitamin, new mexico, nicole prause, rate, response, sexual images, sexual partners, sexual risk behaviors, ucla, university

UCLA researchers say finding could lead to strategies to reduce risky sex

Like most things, sex requires motivation. An attractive face, a pleasant fragrance, perhaps a sexy image. Yet people differ in their response to sex cues, some react strongly; some don’t. A greater responsiveness to sexual cues might provide greater motivation for a person to act sexually, and risky sexual behaviors typically occur when a person is motivated by particularly potent, sexual reward cues. (more…)

‘Map of pain’ reveals how our ability to identify the source of pain varies across the body

By Guest PostJune 15, 2014Healthacute, atomstrom, bd2k, chronic pain, claudia kemfert, giandomenico iannetti, ivar leidus, knowledge initiative, masala curry, ming wen, nerve cells, wellcome trust, windmill

“Where does it hurt?” is the first question asked to any person in pain.

A new UCL study defines for the first time how our ability to identify where it hurts, called “spatial acuity”, varies across the body, being most sensitive at the forehead and fingertips.

Using lasers to cause pain to 26 healthy volunteers without any touch, the researchers produced the first systematic map of how acuity for pain is distributed across the body. The experiment, conducted in the group led by Dr Giandomenico Iannetti (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology), is published in the journal Annals of Neurology and was funded by the Wellcome Trust. (more…)

SimuTrach

By Guest PostJune 14, 2014Healthaldo leopold, anthropocene irony, bob goodlatte, chemical instabilities, human consciousness, judiciary committe, julianne warren, mary evelyn tucker, mechanical engineering, student, Technology, unfolding story, university of delaware

Mechanical engineering students invent device to improve nursing education

Every young inventor dreams of creating the next smart phone, social networking site, or artificial organ.

For five mechanical engineering students at the University of Delaware, that dream came one step closer to reality when a representative of Laerdal Medical visited campus to learn more about SimuTrach, a device they invented to provide realistic training for the care of tracheostomy patients. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Letitia Kotila, Family Scientist

By BlogArenaJune 12, 2014Education, Health, Interviewfamily scientist, home based bakery, letitia kotila, prenatal parenting behavior, psychology, sex congruent clothing, ssex specific child, toys

Letitia Kotila is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Human Development and Family Science at The Ohio State University. Her research area focuses on parental involvement, coparenting, and couple relationships. Letitia has three children (ages 11, 9, and 2) with her husband. She enjoys playing sports, riding bikes, and watching movies with her family. She also enjoys cooking and baking. Often Letitia spends time on the weekends testing new recipes.

As part of our series on ‘life as research scientist’ we requested Letitia to answer few questions, and here is what we learned from her. So let’s join to hear from Family Scientist Letitia Kotila: (more…)

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