Posts Tagged ‘health’
Doctor retweets raise red flags
PENN STATE (US) — People will trust health messages tweeted by doctors who have a lot of Twitter followers, but not messages they retweet, according to new research. Continue…
Monday, October 1, 2012 12:48 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2012 12:11 - 4 Comments
Hay fever may be immunity in overdrive
YALE (US) — Seasonal allergies may be a sign that the immune system is doing what nature intended it to do—offering protection against environmental toxins that are far more harmful than pollen. (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 - Mar 29, 2012 12:10 - 0 Comments
Protein ‘jailbreak’ prolongs breast cancer
BROWN (US) — Researchers have traced the molecular interactions that allow a protein to escape the nucleus of a breast cancer cell and extend its life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2012 15:16 - 1 Comment
Gene discovery may soothe chronic pain
MCGILL/U. TORONTO (CAN) — The identification of a gene responsible for the pain receptor changes behind chronic pain could lead to individual treatments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2012 9:14 - 1 Comment
High-fat diet inflames diabetic gut
U. WARWICK (UK) — Recommendations that people with Type 2 diabetes should eat a high-fat, low-carb diet to encourage weight loss may be misguided. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2012 13:33 - 0 Comments
Cloned cheek cells keep immunity in check
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Cells created in the lab from cheek lining tissue could offer the answer to disorders of the immune system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 11:53 - 7 Comments
Protein in overdrive links to autism
VANDERBILT (US) — Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder and other “enduring effects on behavior,” researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2012 10:44 - 4 Comments
Parents of sick kids distrust ‘Dr. Google’
U. BUFFALO (US) — Parents of children with cancer not only don’t trust online medical sites, but fear them as well, preferring instead to receive information from a trusted source, like a doctor. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 10:20 - 0 Comments
‘Optional’ radiation still used to treat breast cancer
YALE (US) — Older women covered by Medicare continue to undergo radiation for breast cancer treatment, despite a large clinical study that shows it has limited benefits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 9:20 - 0 Comments
Wedded bliss is good for the heart
EMORY (US) — Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times more likely to survive the next three months than single people who have the same surgery. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2012 12:32 - 1 Comment
Should pregnant women curtail cell phone use?
YALE (US) — Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring in mice and could potentially lead to hyperactivity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2012 16:36 - 1 Comment
Healthier immigrants keep native tongue
RICE (US) — Immigrants who are proficient in both English and their native language are physically and mentally healthier than unilingual immigrants, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2012 10:05 - 4 Comments
To kill latent HIV, lure it into an ambush
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — AIDS experts have figured out a way to kill off the latent HIV that hides in infected T cells long after antiretroviral drugs suppress it to undetectable levels. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2012 15:34 - 0 Comments
Fix two defects to combat cystic fibrosis
MCGILL (CAN) — To restore normal function to the mutant gene product responsible for cystic fibrosis (CF), two distinct structural defects must be corrected, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 14:59 - 0 Comments
Blood clot buster in atomic detail
MONASH (AUS) — Researchers have discovered how an enzyme that destroys blood clots is switched on, unlocking a century-old atomic riddle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 13:42 - 1 Comment
Early surgery controls epilepsy’s seizures
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who have surgery early in the course of their disease remain seizure free two years later, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments
In DNA, ‘R-loops’ flip the switch on genes
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have figured out how the body keeps essential genes switched “on” but keeps genetic repeats and “junk” DNA turned “off.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
Stopping cell decay may delay Alzheimer’s
MCGILL (CAN) — Researchers have uncovered a critical process in the degeneration of brain cells sensitive to Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery that may help develop alternative therapies for the disease. (more…)
