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School food

Published July 19, 2008, 5:39 pm, The Star

What kind of foods should you give your child to help him tackle his school days with ease?

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Researcher Probes Molecular Secrets of Anxiety

Published July 18, 2008, 4:27 pm, Newswise

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences neuroscientist Saobo Lei, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive R01 five-year grant totaling $1.52 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the cell-level mechanism that triggers anxiety.

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In print

Published July 18, 2008, 4:07 pm, Science News

Raman spectroscopy may offer doctors, dentists and forensic scientists a better tool for molecular detection. Astrocytes, brain cells previously thought to be support cells for neurons, regulate blood flow in the brain and may aid neuron signaling.

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Research Finds Causal Link Between Ending Drinking, Depression

Published July 18, 2008, 2:42 pm, ABC 7 El Paso

FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Giving up your few drinks a day may lead to health issues, including depression, a new study says.

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Research Finds Causal Link Between Ending Drinking, Depression

Published July 18, 2008, 12:01 pm, HealthCentral.com

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Giving up your few drinks a day may lead to health issues, including depression, a new study says.

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PENN Medicine News: Calcium May be the Key to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Published July 18, 2008, 10:25 am, University of Pennsylvania Health System

PHILADELPHIA –Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons.

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Calcium May Be Link to Alzheimer"™s

Published July 18, 2008, 6:50 am, Psych Central

Researchers have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer’s disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. Alzheimer’s disease affects as many as 5 million Americans, 5 percent of whom have the familial form. The hallmark of the disease is the accumulation of tangles and plaques of amyloid beta [...]

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News From Weill Cornell Medical College June/July 2008

Published July 18, 2008, 5:10 am, Medical News Today

New Cancer Stem Cell Identified - A Potential Metastatic Disease Target? Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a type of cancer stem cell that might initiate metastatic cancer, which spreads beyond the original, primary tumor site and to other locations within the body.

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Calcium May Be The Key To Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Published July 18, 2008, 3:11 am, Medical News Today

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. The two proteins, called PS1 and PS2 (presenilin 1 and 2), interact with a calcium release channel in an intracellular cell compartment.

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Dendrites Found To Be Senders Of "Trust" Hormone During Suckling

Published July 18, 2008, 1:10 am, Medical News Today

When a mother is breast-feeding her child, her brain is performing some interesting background operations. A team of researchers from China, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom have modeled a process that shows how suckling leads to a buildup of oxytocin - the "trust" hormone - in the mother's brain.

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