Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments

‘Heat shock’ protein halts muscle disease

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Researchers have found that increasing a specific protein in muscles could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2012 8:40 - 4 Comments

Breast cancer ‘fingerprint’ in blood drop

MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists have come up with a way to accurately measure protein biomarkers to detect breast cancer’s fingerprint in a single drop of blood. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2012 14:24 - 0 Comments

Gold nanostars hitch a ride to attack cancer

NORTHWESTERN (US) — A simple but specialized nanoparticle delivers drugs directly to a cancer cell’s nucleus—offering new possibilities for effective, targeted therapies. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2012 12:40 - 0 Comments

More women want to reset biological clock

YALE (US) — Many women don’t fully appreciate the consequences of delaying motherhood and believe that their aging ovaries can be revived by assisted reproductive technologies, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2012 11:55 - 0 Comments

Weight a mystery for college applicants

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Out of 3,500 college applicants, a third couldn’t report their weight accurately, according to a new study in Mexico. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2012 9:27 - 0 Comments

‘Pixie dust’ limits post-surgery spine infections

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scattering a gram of a powdered antibiotic directly into a spinal surgery wound appears to be a safe, cost-effective way to achieve low post-operative infection rates, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 14:44 - 1 Comment

Breast cancer risk gene may predict odds

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Researchers have used new technology to fast track the discovery of a breast cancer risk gene that could assist in the discovery of other cancer genes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 14:28 - 1 Comment

Detect epilepsy seizures with fewer false alarms

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — New brain implant software can more accurately detect imminent epileptic seizures, which should significantly cut false alarms and unneeded electrical jolts. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 10:15 - 4 Comments

RNA discovery offers clue in autism puzzle

USC (US) — Scientists have discovered the first gene associated with autism that has genome-wide significance—findings that could lead to new treatments. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 10:13 - 1 Comment

Can red wine help fight obesity?

PURDUE (US) — A compound found in red wine, grapes, and other fruits is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 15:33 - 1 Comment

Smartphones track smokers’ urge to quit

PENN STATE (US) — Some people never lose the urge to smoke, which may be why they fail to quit over and over again while others are immediately successful. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 15:09 - 0 Comments

Protein’s ‘long-haul’ signals build the body

BROWN (US) — Biologists have found a new molecule in fruit flies that is key to the information exchange needed to build wings properly. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 13:43 - 2 Comments

Stressed body can’t control inflammation

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A new study finds that chronic psychological stress is associated with the body losing its ability to regulate inflammatory response. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 10:20 - 0 Comments

Autism more severe in kids born early or late

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Children with autism who were born several weeks early or late have more severe symptoms, including being at higher risk for self-injury, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2012 8:47 - 0 Comments

Via proteins, morphine effects and abuse

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Understanding morphine’s effects on two protein receptors in the central nervous system could help make the drug more effective and less likely to be abused.

Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2012 11:06 - 0 Comments

Protein’s wrong turn tied to childhood disease

RUTGERS (US) — Scientists may have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare childhood disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2012 11:03 - 2 Comments

No hitch in the ethics of health incentives

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Concerns about the ethics of offering people incentives for healthy behaviors may be unnecessary, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2012 8:56 - 1 Comment

Dengue turns mosquitoes into eating machines

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Dengue virus infection triggers genes that make mosquitoes hungrier, better at smelling hosts to feed on, and perhaps more likely to spread disease to human populations. (more…)

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