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FDA Funds Rochester Researchers to Give Chronic and Acute Pain Clinical Trials a Makeover Up to $4.5 Million Supports Studies to Boost Development of New, Much Needed Therapies November 14, 2011 More than 76 million Americans live with acute and chronic pain For chronic pain sufferers, a day can feel like a year and a […]
Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury November 14, 2011 The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury — even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, according to a University of Rochester […]
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Can an antidepressant help meth addicts stop using? An estimated 1.2 million Americans use methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant. Overcoming meth addiction can be extremely difficult, but new research from the San Francisco Public Health Department hints that an antidepressant could be helpful: In a small study of male meth addicts, the men who took an antidepressant every day were far less […]
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Cooking in the Classroom to Fight Childhood Obesity 11.11.2011 From the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior: Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the importance of reaching our children early to form good food habits. However, with teachers […]
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URMC Receives Patent for Implantable Diagnostic Technology November 10, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has received a U.S. patent for a medical device technology that could revolutionize the way that physician’s monitor the health of their patients. The device – which consists of an implantable “living chip” – is designed to give doctors […]
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Researchers Exploring Childhood Roots for Many ‘Diseases of Aging’ Cup those perfect little feet in the palm of your hand, and it’s nearly impossible to imagine that the seeds of future adult diseases – asthma, heart disease, diabetes and more – might have already been sown. But it’s true. And the closer researchers look into […]
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Perfecting the ‘Perfect’ Food The USDA-supported Bean Coordinated Agricultural Project (BeanCAP) is working to help bean plant breeders develop new varieties that are better at adapting to changes in climate. How does one improve upon perfection? By definition, that’s an impossible task, but a team of scientists is working to help breeders of the “near-perfect” […]
New Report: Local Foods are Working for the Nation The market for local food – food that is produced, processed, distributed and sold within a specific region, say a radius of several hundred miles – is growing. Large, small and midsized farms are all tapping into it. Even better, new data suggest that these producers […]
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Can cooking classes help curb childhood obesity? Should healthy eating be incorporated into elementary school curriculum? A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior shows that having cooking classes alongside subjects such as math and science may promote healthier eating habits as well as curb the childhood obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for […]
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Using high-tech devices to study football and concussions In case you didn’t see it, a recent Contra Costa Times article provides a closer look at an ongoing study during which Stanford University football players are equipped with mouthpieces containing high-tech sensors to advance medical understanding of concussions in football. The story recounts a recent example of how the special high-tech mouthpieces are providing important […]
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