Health & Medicine
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…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 12:20 - 1 Comment
Biomarker may be Alzheimer’s holy grail
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—An early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease may be evident in the blood levels of a single protein years before symptoms appear, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 10:40 - 0 Comments
Pollution not an added risk to pregnancy
U. BUFFALO (US)—Pregnant women can breathe a little easier about air pollution. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 8:27 - 0 Comments
Measuring DNA identifies hardiest embryos
U. WARWICK (UK)—Scientists have for the first time directly measured a specific region of DNA in human embryos that could be used as a quality marker for embryonic development. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 14:11 - 1 Comment
Lethal ‘fossil’ viruses lurk in marsupials
U. BUFFALO (US)—Wallabies may be cute, but they harbor a “fossil” copy of a gene that codes for filoviruses, which cause Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers and are the most lethal viruses known to humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 12:05 - 1 Comment
Depression hinders recovery from stroke
U. LEEDS (UK)—Depression after stroke is not uncommon, but is expected to be short-lived. When it lasts for several months and becomes severe, physical recovery is affected as well. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 11:59 - 1 Comment
Filling up: Food on every corner
BUFFALO (US)—The greater the number of restaurants within a five-minute walk of a woman’s home, the higher her body mass index (BMI). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 10:02 - 3 Comments
Pay attention, kids: Unplug to tune in
IOWA STATE (US)—Parents looking to get their kid’s attention—or keep them focused at home and in the classroom—should try to limit their television viewing and video game play. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 11:27 - 4 Comments
Is health care reform Robin Hood in reverse?
NYU (US)—Patients in less-advantaged regions of the country could be the losers under the nationwide implementation of institutional bonuses mandated under federal health care reform. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 10:29 - 3 Comments
How moms-to-be tame their immune systems
CALTECH (US)—The concept of pregnancy makes no sense—at least not from an immunological point of view. A fetus is made of cells and tissues that are biologically distinct from its mother—precisely what the immune system is meant to search out and destroy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 9:39 - 4 Comments
Snip eases breastfeeding for some babies
U. FLORIDA (US)—Many doctors don’t perform a simple procedure that would make breastfeeding easier for some babies because they believe it’s not medically necessary. (more…)
