Health & Medicine
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 13:44 - 0 Comments
Gene warps cells in common heart defect
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have uncovered how mutations cause the distorted muscle cells behind a common congenital heart disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments
At cash-strapped schools, obesity rules
PENN STATE (US) — Going to a financially impoverished school may have more of a negative impact on a child’s weight than poverty in their own home, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
No-clump proteins may change drug delivery
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A new form of proteins could improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, and deliver drugs to patients more effectively, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 11:39 - 0 Comments
From stem cells, grow patch to heal infant heart
RICE (US) — Researchers have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels—a step toward patches to repair infants’ hearts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
After new radiation, better quality of life
UC DAVIS (US) — A study finds that newer radiation therapy technology offers head and neck cancer patients better ongoing quality of life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Coping with trauma may be genetic
RUTGERS (US) — Scientists have uncovered why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful, a finding that may help people suffering from PTSD. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 11:37 - 1 Comment
Some silver is toxic to cancer cells
U. LEEDS (UK) — Certain silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the leading chemotherapy drug, without the negative side effects, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 16:00 - 0 Comments
For better mammogram readings, direct the gaze
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new technique called “subtle gaze direction” could lower the learning curve for reading mammograms, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 12:48 - 2 Comments
Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:39 - 3 Comments
When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:02 - 2 Comments
Birth control shot risky for the obese?
USC (US) — A small study suggests obese women may increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by using the Depo-Provera birth control shot. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment
Vitamin B6 may beat malaria pathogen
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — New research on vitamin B6 could lead to drugs that target the pathogen that causes malaria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:19 - 1 Comment
Guys, it’s not healthy to be so vain
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Use liquid lasers to find cancer genes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new technique could offer a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:16 - 0 Comments
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. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:08 - 1 Comment
Stress raises kids’ risk for teen obesity
CORNELL (US) — The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 17:30 - 0 Comments
Younger couples more stressed about divorce
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Divorce at a younger age hurts people’s health more than divorce later in life, researchers have found. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:05 - 3 Comments
Lifelong musicians may keep ears in tune
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study. (more…)
