Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 12:24 - 0 Comments

Defiant bacteria found in drinking water

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause cholera and dysentery have been discovered in the drinking water supply in the India capital of New Delhi. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 10:17 - 0 Comments

Avoiding fear hikes soldiers’ PTSD risk

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Looking only briefly at expressions of fear may indicate a susceptibility to post traumatic stress
disorder, a finding particularly concerning for soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2011 12:18 - 2 Comments

Compulsive eaters think like addicts

YALE (US) — Both lean and overweight people who are addicted to food have brain patterns that are similar to those of drug addicts. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2011 9:24 - 0 Comments

Protein reveals HIV vaccine targets

UC DAVIS (US) — A component of a potential vaccine opens to rearrange proteins and to possibly reveal new targets to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments

Stem cell switcharoo heals skin

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Bone marrow cells that transform into skin cells could be used to repair damaged skin tissue. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 13:41 - 0 Comments

Job loss raises risk of early death

MCGILL (CAN) / STONY BROOK (US) — Facing unemployment early in a career increases the chances of dying prematurely by as much as 63 percent. While the risk is true for both sexes, men most particularly are affected. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 11:26 - 0 Comments

Heart drug may also treat prostate cancer

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A heart drug taken from the leaves of flowering foxglove may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 10:40 - 1 Comment

Gay teens at increased risk of suicide

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Gay teens are almost three times as likely to report attempting a suicide as straight teens, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2011 16:48 - 0 Comments

ICU docs key to more transplant organs

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A small study showed that the number of organs available for transplant as much as doubled when an intensive care physician remained involved with donor bodies after brain death occurred. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2011 14:08 - 0 Comments

Alzheimer’s may meet insulin’s match

U. BUFFALO (US) — Low doses of insulin may prove to be a powerful tool in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments

Boys need motivation to move it

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A lack of available equipment and a strong desire to play video games are keeping adolescent boys on the couch and away from physical activity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2011 11:23 - 1 Comment

Horses hold clues to human disease

U. MINNESOTA (US) — Horses need to be able to efficiently store energy to do the work they are bred for, but doing so too well can lead to disease—some that mirror human conditions. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 31, 2011 13:13 - 6 Comments

Cocaine causes memory drain

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Using cocaine contributes directly to a host of cognitive deficits, including loss of visual memory and the ability to adapt to rule changes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 16:45 - 3 Comments

HIV organs could be safe for transplant

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Legally allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after death could ensure that as many as 500 HIV-positive kidney or liver failure patients each year would only wait months—not years—for a transplant. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 15:15 - 0 Comments

Folate-gene link tied to colon cancer

CORNELL (US) — Scientists have identified a gene that when combined with a folate deficiency increases the risk of colon cancer in mice. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 13:34 - 1 Comment

Asthma: Only 1 in 4 kids pass inhaler test

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Most children and teens with asthma have trouble using inhalers correctly, making it difficult to manage symptoms, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments

Past abuse linked to low-weight births

U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mothers who were abused as children have increased risk for giving birth to low-weight babies, a condition linked to infant mortality and chronic health problems. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2011 15:21 - 2 Comments

Some kids confuse mad and sad

EMORY (US) — Children suffering from extreme social anxiety are often trapped in a nightmare of misinterpreted facial expressions, confusing angry faces with sad ones. (more…)

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