Positive thinking is prescription for the heart July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for ... | |
 Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers. | |
 Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people July 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll - it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods. | |
An ID for Alzheimer's? July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every aging baby boomer listens for the footsteps of Alzheimer's, and for good reason: It's estimated that 10 million American boomers will develop the disease. The need to develop preventative strategies, ... | |
Plans for large-scale AIDS vaccine trial dropped July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday. | |
Calcium may be the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. The two proteins, called ... | |
Food safety worries change buying habits July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Troubled by the tainted tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they may get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would buy, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll has found. | |
Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking. | |
New approach to cancer: Find most tightly controlled genes July 18, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at a Duke University medical school in Singapore have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases. | |
Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine July 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The UK government may save up to £18.6 million a year by deciding to use the HPV vaccine Cervarix, given that it is equally effective as the more expensive Gardasil in preventing cervical abnormalities, according to a study ... | |
Bullying-suicide link explored in new study July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International ... | |
Too much, too little sleep increases ischemic risk in postmenopausal women July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | |
Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday. | |
Doctors' orders lost in translation July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't fully understand what ... | |
How cells die determines whether immune system mounts response July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Every moment we live, cells in our bodies are dying. One type of cell death activates an immune response while another type doesn't. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Jude's ... | |
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