healthmedicinet_i_2017_4

drinking water in US
One of the most dangerous pesticides has been
found in drinking water, a new study reveals.
Scientists say neonicotinoids,...
snooze more soundly
The function of a gene in your body can determine
whether or not you sleep well Not having the gene
intact makes you sleep...
High Cardiovascular Risk Found in
Even Normal Weight Individuals
Just because you’re slim doesn’t mean you are
free of cardiovascular risk. A new study found that
about a third...
Experts Suspect Nerve Agent Was Used
In Syrian Attack
Medics at a local hospital in Hatay, Turkey, treat a
victim of an attack across the border in Idlib,...
The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why
That’s Good For Fish, Fishermen And
Diners
A fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico. Catch share
programs allot fishermen a portion of the catch in
advance,...
Post-polio misdiagnosed,
misunderstood, survivors say
The last remaining survivors of North America’s
worst polio epidemic say they are living out its grim
legacy — post-polio...
Trump’s FDA pick faces questioning on
ties to industry he’d regulate
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head
the powerful Food and Drug Administration told
senators Wednesday that...
Schizophrenia signs in mice linked to
uncoordinated firing of brain cells
Columbia researchers have linked schizophrenia
signs in mice to the haphazard firing of small...
Nerve cells actively repress alternative
cell fates, researchers find
A neural cell maintains its identity by actively
suppressing the expression of genes associated
with non-neuronal cell types,...
Collagen-targeting PET probe may
improve diagnosis and treatment of
pulmonary fibrosis
PET scans of mouse lungs with (right) and without
(fibrosis) using a new imaging probe. Credit:...
Monounsaturated fats help
roundworms live longer, researchers
say
Caenorhabditis elegans. Credit: Wikipedia Pudgy
roundworms storing a particular type of fat...
Researchers find a ‘sleep gene’:
Mechanism offers fresh clues to why
we need our ZZZs
Jason Gerstner, assistant research professor in
WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine,...
A one-two punch hits pancreatic cancer
where it hurts
As kids’ weight climbs, power of healthy
fat supplements drops
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