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Brain :: Deal or no deal – Need for immediate reward linked to more active brain region

How people might play the popular game show — whether they’d accept an offer for quick cash or hold out for the chance to win $1 million — probably has less to do with what?s inside each briefcase than what’s inside each contestant’s brain, suggests a study. While researchers didn’t study players of the game, their research in normal adults provides new insight about reward-based decision making and may have implications for understanding and treating addiction.

Pancreatic Cancer :: Asthma medicine cromolyn halts pancreatic cancer cell growth

A common asthma drug reduced pancreatic cancer cell growth in laboratory experiments and animal tests, a new study reports.

Kidney Stones :: Kidney stones and nanoparticles

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell cultures and have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles.

Bacteria :: Study finds the air rich with bacteria

The air could be teeming with more than 1,800 types of bacteria, according to a first-of-its-kind census of airborne microbes recently conducted by scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Gene :: Gene chip technology shows potential for identifying life-threatening blood infection

Right now there’s no rapid way to diagnose sepsis, a fast-moving blood infection that is a leading cause of death in hospital intensive care units. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that doctors one day could quickly distinguish sepsis from widespread non-infectious inflammation based on genetic profiles of patients’ blood.

Physicists explore Strange Matter Hypothesis

According to the “Strange Matter Hypothesis,” which gainedpopularity in the paranormal 1980’s, nuclear matter, too, can be strange. Thehypothesis suggests that small conglomerations of quarks, the infinitesimallytiny particles that attract by a strong nuclear force to form neutronsand protons in atoms, are the true ground state of matter.

Malaria :: Malaria vaccine prompts victims’ immune system to eliminate parasite from mosquitoes

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed an experimental vaccine that could, theoretically, eliminate malaria from entire geographic regions, by eradicating the malaria parasite from an area’s mosquitoes.

Psychology :: NYU study shows those closer to World Trade Center have more vivid memories when recalling 9/11

Those close to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, have, on average, more vivid memories of the terrorist attacks than do those who were in other parts of New York City on that day, according to a study by researchers at New York University. The results, reported in the most recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicate personal involvement may be important in engaging the amygdala when recalling 9/11 events.

Echinacea :: Cold-Season Cure or Risk – antimicrobial effects of echinacea

When sneezing and a prickly throat signal an oncoming cold, many people reach for what they believe will be a safe preventative ? a tea or capsule containing echinacea. In the first study to examine the effects of a botanical supplement on bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, research at the University of Arkansas suggests people may be risking some unwelcome side effects with this common herbal remedy.

Flu :: Federal Pandemic Preparedness Six Month Progress Laudable, TFAH Says

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) today commended the federal government’s progress in executing 92 percent of the six month benchmarks in the national pandemic preparedness implementation plan.