Researchers uncover attack mechanism of illness-inducing bacterium August 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An infectious ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have ... | |
Lack of tuberculosis trials in children unacceptable 17 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of tuberculosis treatment is critical as we move forward in developing effective responses to active and drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB), argues a new essay in this ... | |
Many US public schools in 'air pollution danger zone' August 18, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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One in three U.S. public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). UC researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are ... | |
Immune response to human embryonic stem cells in mice suggests human therapy may face challenge August 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Human embryonic stem cells trigger an immune response in mice, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine report. The finding suggests that the effectiveness of human therapies derived from the cells could ... | |
 Chemical liberated by leaky gut may allow HIV to infect the brain August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In up to 20 percent of people infected with HIV, the virus manages to escape from the bloodstream and cross into the brain, resulting in HIV-associated dementia and other cognitive disorders. Now, scientists ... | |
Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder August 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A large genetic study of bipolar disorder has implicated machinery that balances levels of sodium and calcium in neurons. The disorder was associated with variation in two genes that make components of such ion channels. ... | |
1918 flu antibodies resurrected from elderly survivors August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Ninety years after the sweeping destruction of the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have recovered antibodies to the virus – from elderly survivors of the original outbreak. | |
Chewing gum associated with enhanced bowel recovery after colon surgery August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Chewing gum is associated with enhanced recovery of intestinal function following surgery to remove all or part of the colon, according to an analysis of previously published studies in the August issue of Archives of ... | |
Limbs saved by menstrual blood stem cells 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Cells obtained from menstrual blood, termed 'endometrial regenerative cells' (ERCs) are capable of restoring blood flow in an animal model of advanced peripheral artery disease. A study published today in BioMed Central's ... | |
 Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder. | |
Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure, lead to CVD August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Teenagers who don't sleep well or long enough may have a higher risk of elevated blood pressure that could lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ... | |
 Cells in eye could help control sleep August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A set of nerve cells in the eye control our levels of sleepiness according to the brightness of our surroundings, Oxford University researchers have discovered. The cells directly regulate ... | |
When the patient can't decide August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Family members are often called upon to make medical choices for patients who are unable to do so themselves. Researchers led by Alexia Torke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, ... | |
Good long-term prognosis after West Nile virus infection August 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study appearing in the August 19, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians' flagship ... | |
New approach needed to help street-based sex workers August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Integrated multi-agency work will be needed to address the poor physical and mental health experienced by street-based sex workers (SSWs), according to recent research including a new study by . | |
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