Health & Medicine
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 10:48 - 0 Comments
Google math predicts lung cancer’s path
USC (US) — A mathematical model like the one Google Search uses to rank webpages also offers insight into how lung cancer spreads. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 8:30 - 0 Comments
In Africa, food staple toxin debilitates kids
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Poorly processed cassava, a food staple in much of sub-Saharan Africa, afflicts as many as tens of millions of children with konzo, a disease with devastating physical and cognitive effects. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 8:13 - 1 Comment
Team sniffs out origin of smell neurons
CALTECH (US) — Sensory neurons in the nose are the only ones in the body that regenerate throughout adult life—and scientists have now figured out where they originate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 12:59 - 1 Comment
Schizophrenia risk shows up in kids’ brain scans
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Brain scans of children at risk of schizophrenia reveal neural circuitry that’s hyperactivated by tasks that peers with no family history of the illness seem to handle with ease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 12:00 - 1 Comment
New tool predicts blood clots after surgery
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have developed a more accurate way to determine which patients are at highest risk for blood clots in their legs or lungs after surgery. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 11:58 - 5 Comments
Major mental illness no hurdle for weight loss
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — People with serious mental illness often are overweight or obese, but behavioral management programs can help them lose significant weight, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 10:37 - 0 Comments
Antibiotics work better when germs self-destruct
PRINCETON / BOSTON U. (US) — Scientists find that using bacteria’s own byproducts can make them far more vulnerable to antibiotics. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:54 - 2 Comments
‘Smart’ chemo drug goes easy on fertility
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles is less toxic to young women’s fertility but extra tough on cancer, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:39 - 1 Comment
Under-50 group lowers US life expectancy
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — High mortality rates among Americans under 50 explain why life expectancy is lower in the US than in most developed nations, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:24 - 2 Comments
Low-cost device averts baby brain damage
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new $40 device could protect the brains of oxygen-deprived babies born where doctors can’t afford the $12,000 units used in advanced hospitals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 15:05 - 0 Comments
For picky eaters, genes matter more than food
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Genes play a major role in some people’s tendency to avoid new foods, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be swayed, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 11:01 - 0 Comments
Even with advice, new moms don’t sleep
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Giving new parents sleep advice and support may not result in more shut-eye for first-time moms, according to a recent study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 6:45 - 0 Comments
Genes tied to severe autism may play bigger role
BROWN / VANDERBILT (US) — Two genes once shown to cause rare forms of autism now appear to have a wider role in general forms of the disease, a new statistical analysis shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2013 15:10 - 0 Comments
Higher autism risk with older grandpas
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Men who become fathers at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2013 12:45 - 10 Comments
How anxiety and reward interact in the brain
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have a clearer picture of how two brain areas interact to trigger very different emotional reactions. The findings could lead to new targets for treating anxiety, depression, and addiction. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2013 9:38 - 3 Comments
Is mercury in the body from fillings or fish?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Tests for mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of toxic metal they release. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2013 11:54 - 0 Comments
Pain drug may prevent preemie lung damage
YALE (US) — Scientists have prevented lung damage in mice by blocking stress pathways with pain drug—a possible treatment for lung disorders in preterm babies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2013 11:40 - 0 Comments
Infants’ slow gaze may signal autism later
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Babies who later develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another, as compared to seven-month-olds who won’t have the disorder. (more…)
