Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments

Longer body, longer life?

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) —The way we live directly affects the length of our bodies, according to new research that confirms a link between height and longevity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2011 12:03 - 0 Comments

Why ‘close’ causes some to panic

EMORY (US) — People with a distorted sense of personal space are more likely to experience claustrophobic fear, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 14:10 - 2 Comments

Breast cancer awareness in the pink

U. OREGON (US) — Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October has little effect on the number of diagnoses of breast cancer in November—but that is viewed as a good thing. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 12:49 - 0 Comments

Freeway air may speed up Alzheimer’s

USC (US) — If mice had to commute, exposure to vehicle pollution could make it progressively harder to navigate the maze of Los Angeles freeways. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 11:52 - 4 Comments

After stroke, add antidepressants

U. IOWA (US) — Taking a short course of antidepressants after a stroke appears to boost physically recovery months after the medication is stopped. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2011 14:50 - 0 Comments

French Canadians traded furs—and TB

STANFORD (US) — Stealthy and patient, tuberculosis is able to lie dormant for decades, waiting for the right time to break out in epidemic proportions. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2011 11:02 - 2 Comments

Hookah smoking hikes CO levels

U. FLORIDA (US) — Patrons who frequent hookah cafés have carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than those who visit traditional bars. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 16:26 - 0 Comments

Racial gaps persist in VA health care

BROWN (US) — Despite dramatic overall improvements at Veterans Affairs medical centers, health outcomes of African-Americans remains at a level below that of whites. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 12:24 - 1 Comment

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…)

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