Dirty bomb test hints at cancer research and countermeasures
Duke University researchers develop a blood test to rapidly identify radiation exposure after a dirty bomb or radiological event. The work supports faster triage, informs biomedical countermeasure development, and may benefit cancer care by revealing radiation response pathways.
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Duke University
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Federal
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
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Study links chocolate intake with lower mood
Researchers from the University of San Diego and UC Davis studied 931 adults not on antidepressants and found higher chocolate consumption associated with positive mood scores. Those scoring highest for possible major low mood averaged 11.8 servings per month, suggesting mood may influence cravings or short term effects from chocolate.
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Los Angeles
University of San Diego
UC Davis
Appetite
Bad habits can age you by 12 years
A British 20 year study of nearly 5 000 adults links four unhealthy habits smoking heavy drinking inactivity and poor diet to a 12 year aging effect and higher death risk. The healthiest group shows an 8 percent death rate versus 29 percent in the four habit group. The research by Elisabeth Kvaavik appears in Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Chicago
Elisabeth Kvaavik
University of Oslo
Kraavik
Chimpanzees mourn dead in ways similar to humans
Two studies in Current Biology document chimpanzees showing grief after a fellow chimp dies. At Blair Drummond Safari Park the trio Blossom Chippy and Rosie comforted and watched Pansy die, then remained subdued for days indicating a collective sense of loss.
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Current Biology
University of Stirling
Blair Drummond Safari Park
United Kingdom
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James Anderson
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Brazil seeks sex as cardio remedy in health drive
Brazil's health minister Jose Temporao promotes sex as a cardiovascular workout to lower blood pressure along with dancing, diet, and regular checks. The launch of the national campaign in Brasilia cites 21.5 percent with hypertension in 2006 rising to 24.4 percent in 2009, versus about 33 percent in the United States.
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