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• Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot'
• Removing vending machines from schools is not enough to reduce soda consumption
• One reason brain tumors are more common in men
• Recent use of some birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk, study suggests
• Some seizures mistaken for epilepsy may be linked to feelings of anxiety
• A mathematical theory proposed by Alan Turing in 1952 can explain the formation of fingers
• Monoamine oxidase A: Biomarker for postpartum depression

Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot' Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:35 PM PDT Preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor from being activated in a small part of the brain, according to a new study.

Removing vending machines from schools is not enough to reduce soda consumption Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:33 PM PDT Banning vending machines from schools can actually increase soda and fast food consumption among students if it's the only school food policy change implemented, according to new research.

One reason brain tumors are more common in men Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:33 PM PDT New research helps explain why brain tumors occur more often in males and frequently are more harmful. For example, glioblastomas, the most common malignant brain tumors, are diagnosed twice as often in males, who suffer greater cognitive impairments than females and do not survive as long. The researchers found that retinoblastoma protein, a protein known to reduce cancer risk, is significantly less active in male brain cells than in female brain cells.

Recent use of some birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk, study suggests Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:12 AM PDT Women who recently used birth control pills containing high-dose estrogen and a few other formulations had an increased risk for breast cancer, whereas women using some other formulations did not, according to new data.

Some seizures mistaken for epilepsy may be linked to feelings of anxiety Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:11 AM PDT New research by clinical psychologists from the UK and US has revealed psychogenic seizures which could be mistaken for epilepsy are linked to feelings of anxiety.

A mathematical theory proposed by Alan Turing in 1952 can explain the formation of fingers Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:58 AM PDT Researchers have shown that BMP and WNT proteins are the so-called 'Turing molecules' for creating embryonic fingers. Findings explain why polydactyly -- the development of extra fingers or toes -- is relatively common in humans, affecting up to one in 500 births, and confirms a fundamental theory first proposed by the founding father of computer science, Alan Turing, back in 1952.

Monoamine oxidase A: Biomarker for postpartum depression Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:25 AM PDT Postpartum mood swings are correlated with high monoamine oxidase A binding, a study shows. For most women, the birth of their baby is one of the most strenuous but also happiest days in their lives. The vast majority of women experience a temporary drop in mood for a few days after birth. These symptoms of "baby blues" are not an illness; however, in some cases they can represent early signs of an imminent episode of depression: in 13 percent of mothers, the emotional turmoil experienced after childbirth leads to the development of a full-blown postpartum depression.

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