Health & Medicine
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 11:08 - 2 Comments
No drugs needed to cure diabetes in rats
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Researchers have cured diabetes in rats using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs. The rats adopted the pig transplants as their own and produced enough insulin to control their blood sugar—all without the need for anti-rejection drugs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 9:53 - 0 Comments
Gut bacteria imparity tied to type 1 diabetes
U. FLORIDA (US)—The variety of bacteria in the digestive tract is strongly linked to whether a child will develop type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2010 9:59 - 1 Comment
Nitric oxide increases children’s asthma risk
USC (US)—Children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of the disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2010 8:58 - 2 Comments
‘Pear’ pounds take a toll on memory
NORTHWESTERN (US)—The key to the relationship between a woman’s weight and memory? Location, location, location. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 15, 2010 9:44 - 1 Comment
Signature identifies severe pancreatic cancer
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Identifying patients who have a more aggressive form of pancreatic cancer could allow better treatment decisions and predict survival prognosis, a new study finds. </p
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2010 17:15 - 1 Comment
Stimulation prevents stroke by a whisker
UC IRVINE (US)—The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2010 14:15 - 1 Comment
Easy-to-see enzyme marks diabetes early
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—People on the threshold of developing diabetes appear to have dramatically higher blood levels of an easy-to-detect enzyme, making it possible to perform a simple test to detect the disease before symptoms or complications occur and in time to reverse its course. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2010 11:46 - 0 Comments
Breathing lungs created in the lab
U. MINNESOTA (US)—As a follow-up to the beating heart, researchers at the University of Minnesota have used a similar technique to create breathing lungs in the lab. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2010 10:53 - 2 Comments
Dogs may help collar deadly Chagas disease
EMORY (US)—Mongrel dogs that live amongst the rural poor may hold the key to controlling Chagas disease, a condition affecting 10 to 12 million people in Latin America, killing more than 15,000 a year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 16:38 - 5 Comments
Is indoor tanning ever safe?
U. MINNESOTA (US)—The largest study of its kind definitively links the use of indoor tanning devices to increased risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 13:22 - 0 Comments
Intervene now to slow nascent AIDS epidemic
CORNELL (US)—With the exceptions of Djibouti, Somalia and Southern Sudan, HIV transmission in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is among the lowest worldwide. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 11:22 - 47 Comments
Agent Orange effects linger for Vietnam vets
U. BUFFALO (US)—Vietnam War-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange appear to have significantly more Graves’ disease, a thyroid disorder, than veterans with no exposure, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 10:59 - 8 Comments
How water helps us lose weight
VANDERBILT (US)—Ordinary water—without any additives—does more than just quench thirst. It increases the activity of the sympathetic—fight or flight—nervous system, which raises alertness, blood pressure, and energy expenditure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 9, 2010 9:17 - 0 Comments
Newly found proteins regulate blood pressure
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Key players have been identified in a little-known biochemical pathway that appears to regulate blood pressure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 15:35 - 4 Comments
Female sex drive soars as fertility declines
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—As more women wait until their 30s and 40s to have children, they are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 15:09 - 2 Comments
Vitamin D emerges from ‘gut flora’ murk
U. ROCHESTER (US)—The vitamin D receptor is a key player amid gut bacteria—what scientists refer to as the “gut flora”—helping to govern activity, responding to cues, and sometimes countering their presence. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 12:01 - 1 Comment
Quantum dots detect rare cancer cells
EMORY/GEORGIA TECH (US)—Scientists have demonstrated that quantum dots—tunable fluorescent nanoparticles—make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 14:39 - 0 Comments
Childhood malnutrition has long reach
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Malnutrition early in life appears to diminish brain function in older adults, according to a new study that has implications for poor, developing nations. (more…)
