Protein plays Jekyll and Hyde role in Lou Gehrig's disease July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movements from walking ... | |
SKorea cat had bird flu: officials July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Tuesday. | |
Alzheimer's disease patients show improvement in trial of new drug July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new drug has been shown to improve the brain function of people with early stage Alzheimer's disease and reduce a key protein associated with the disease in the spinal fluid, in a small study published today in the journal ... | |
Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease ... | |
Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. Their research ... | |
Simian foamy virus found in several people living and working with monkeys in Asia July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A research team led by University of Washington scientists has found that several people in South and Southeast Asian countries working and living around monkeys have been infected with simian foamy virus (SFV), a primate ... | |
New discovery may lead to immunization against cardiovascular disease July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Low levels of naturally occurring antibodies may represent an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke in men. This discovery, published in the academic journal Atherosclerosis, has ... | |
Living with a partner reduces risk of Alzheimer's July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Håkansson, researcher in psychology at Växjö University and Karolinska Institutet, ... | |
 FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm July 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday. | |
Giving an additional early vaccination may reduce measles outbreaks July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published ... | |
Researchers identify virus behind mysterious parrot disease July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have identified a virus behind the mysterious infectious disease that has been killing parrots and exotic birds for more than 30 years. | |
 A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. | |
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American ... | |
Daily walk can help control diabetes July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Just an extra 45 minute walk a day can help people control Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study at Newcastle University. Dr Michael Trenell and Prof Roy Taylor, who led the research, showed that people ... | |
Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters July 28, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ... | |
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