Health & Medicine
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 16:13 - 0 Comments
MRI scans show cause of chemobrain
INDIANA U. (US) — Researchers for first time have used brain imaging to study women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy, showing that treatment can affect gray matter. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 15:18 - 1 Comment
City dwellers evolved to fend off TB
UCL (UK) — Over time, populations in areas with long urban histories have developed genetic resistance to diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 13:04 - 0 Comments
Caregivers need to take care
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A lack of understanding and help from friends and relatives is the biggest cause of stress for people who care for loved ones after a stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 11:28 - 1 Comment
Cancer fighter found in marine microbes
U. FLORIDA (US) — A chemical compound made from a type of bacteria discovered in the Florida Keys appears to be effective in fighting colon cancer in preclinical experiments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 10:25 - 1 Comment
X-rays magnify child’s leukemia risk
UC BERKELEY (US) — Children who have been exposed to diagnostic X-rays may have an increased risk of developing childhood leukemia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 16:40 - 0 Comments
Mutated gene tied to infertility
UCL (UK) — A genetic trait previously linked to female infertility is now also linked to some cases of male infertility. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 15:14 - 0 Comments
Heal thyself: Touch eases pain
UCL (UK) — Self-touch offers significant relief from acute pain, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 12:23 - 3 Comments
Smoking potent pot fries memory
UCL (UK) — Certain strains of cannabis low in cannabidiol, such as skunk, put smokers at a greater risk of acute memory loss than other types of the drug, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 12:19 - 0 Comments
Previous break intensifies osteoporosis
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Women with osteoporosis suffer more mobility problems, pain, anxiety, and/or depression if they have previously broken a bone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 11:46 - 2 Comments
Walnuts take the edge off stress
PENN STATE (US) — A diet rich in walnuts may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a study that examined the effects of walnuts, walnut oil, and flax seed oil on blood pressure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 10:48 - 1 Comment
Check breath for signs of sickness
STONY BROOK (US) — A new nanomedicine tool could make it possible to instantly detect and monitor disease by simply exhaling into a handheld device. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 1, 2010 11:35 - 1 Comment
Skinny on soda: It makes kids fat
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Empty calories, like those in soda and fruit juice with little to no nutritional value, now make up about 40 percent of the energy consumed by children in the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 30, 2010 14:29 - 5 Comments
ADHD kids have different DNA
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to have small segments of their DNA duplicated or missing than other children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2010 10:15 - 4 Comments
Spy on cells from deep within
DUKE (US) — Bioengineers have figured out a way to sneak molecular spies into a cell’s command center—its nucleus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2010 9:32 - 0 Comments
Protein makes HIV less sticky
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A protein best known for the troubles it poses in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is being exploited in semen as a way to stop HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2010 10:40 - 0 Comments
Real-time diagnosis through biosensing
GEORGIA TECH (US) — New electronic biosensing technology may make the multi-welled microplate, long a standard tool in biomedical research and diagnostic laboratories, a thing of the past. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2010 9:50 - 1 Comment
Stress negates effects of testosterone
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — High levels of the stress hormone cortisol play a critical role in blocking testosterone’s influence on competition and domination. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 27, 2010 13:23 - 0 Comments
Mice may lead to typhoid treatments
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Better treatment and prevention for typhoid fever may emerge from a model based on transplanting human immune stem cells into mice that are susceptible to infections. (more…)
