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Πέμπτη 31 Οκτωβρίου 2013

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Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty
Heart study shows benefit for aortic stenosis patients
How video gaming can be beneficial for the brain
Face It: Twins Who Smoke Look Older
Hair Loss Weighing on Your Mind? 'Gravity Theory' May Explain Male Pattern Baldness

Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:14 AM PDT

Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Heart study shows benefit for aortic stenosis patients

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:35 AM PDT

A landmark heart valve trial that included patients from the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center showed positive results for those whose lives were impaired by aortic stenosis.

The clinical trial evaluated a new transcathether valve – the Medtronic CoreValve® System – and revealed some of the lowest stroke rates ever reported.

How video gaming can be beneficial for the brain

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:32 AM PDT

Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charité University Medicine St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus. The positive effects of video gaming may also prove relevant in therapeutic interventions targeting psychiatric disorders.

Face It: Twins Who Smoke Look Older

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:25 AM PDT

Twins who smoke show more premature facial aging, compared to their nonsmoking identical twins, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Hair Loss Weighing on Your Mind? 'Gravity Theory' May Explain Male Pattern Baldness

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 08:21 AM PDT

The effects of gravity may explain the apparently paradoxical effects of testosterone in male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia (AGA), according to a special topic paper in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open®, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).