Is ultrasound the future of male contraception?
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Ultrasound equipment commonly used for physical therapy reduces sperm counts in lab rats to levels that would result in infertility in humans. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
Most women can skip frequent bone tests
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Older women who receive normal bone mineral density scores may not need to be screened again for 10 years, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2011 8:14 - 0 Comments
Doctors need to say ‘Your kid’s overweight’
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Less than one-quarter of parents recall ever being told by a doctor or other health care provider that their child was overweight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2011 15:13 - 2 Comments
Pregnancy depression tied to past abuse
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Women with a history of eating disorders or abuse may be at higher risk of suffering from depression during and after pregnancy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2011 13:47 - 0 Comments
Bigger brains by age 2 in autism
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Increased brain growth seen in children with autism occurs before the second birthday, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 15, 2010 11:50 - 0 Comments
Less vomit, fewer hospital stays
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — An expensive anti-vomiting drug could reduce pediatric hospitalizations and actually save millions of dollars a year, according to a new economic analysis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2010 16:51 - 0 Comments
Why are stem cells so willing to change?
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—A protein called Tet1 appears to play a critical role in helping stem cells do what they do best: renew and become any type of cell in the body—a quality known as pluripotency. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2010 12:49 - 2 Comments
Preschoolers get head start on heart disease
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Overweight children—as young as 3 years old—show signs of having elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for future heart disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2010 0:38 - 3 Comments
Genome map points to diabetes hot spots
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Scientists have generated a complete map of the areas of the genome that control which genes are “turned on” or “off.” The discovery, made in pancreatic islet cells, opens new avenues for understanding the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes and other common illnesses. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 5, 2010 12:30 - 2 Comments
Calcium key to ‘legless’ bacteria
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Bacteria can swim. Bacteria can walk. It’s this mobility that enables some pathogenic bacteria to infect human hosts. Now researchers have identified a spot on bacteria, that when blocked, can stop the microbes in their tracks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 14:00 - 28 Comments
‘Female Viagra’ targets brain to boost sex drive
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—A drug originally designed to fight depression has shown to increase sex drive in women with low libido. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 15, 2009 18:04 - 7 Comments
Imagination helps kids cope with pain
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Children with functional abdominal pain who combined the use of guided imagery with standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their pain problem, compared to children who received standard treatment alone. (more…)
