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Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 33 In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ...

Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system Medicine & Health / Other July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Major drugs companies are using fierce lobbying tactics to protect a pharmaceutical patent system that is "simply morally unacceptable", a world-leading political philosopher will tell a major meeting of UK and European pharmacologists ...

Sweat, luck and eureka: Recipes for scientific discovery Medicine & Health / Other June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Every week thousands of academic articles heralding discoveries in medicine and science are vetted and validated before being published in no-nonsense journals with names such as "Acta Crystallographica," ...

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Doctors must lead by example on climate change, according to experts in this week's BMJ. Health professionals were powerful catalysts in changing society's view of smoking from a normal lifestyle choice to that of ...

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect Medicine & Health / Other June 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day.

Warning for teens: Teeth and jewelry don't mix Medicine & Health / Other June 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Skin piercings might be the rage among teens, but researchers from Tel Aviv University have found good reasons to think twice about piercing one's tongue or lip.

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well

New UGA invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in minutes Medicine & Health / Other June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food. The new antimicrobial wash rapidly kills Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 on foods ranging from ...

'Hibernation-on-demand' drug significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the administration of minute amounts of inhaled or intravenous hydrogen sulfide, or H2S – the molecule that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench – significantly improves ...

Mayo researchers discover how measles virus spreads Medicine & Health / Other June 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Textbooks will require revisions, researchers say Measles, one of the most common contagious diseases, has been thought to enter the body through the surface of airways and lungs, like many other major viruses. ...

China seals off quake town over epidemic fears: report Medicine & Health / Other June 28, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 One of the towns worst hit in last month's devastating China earthquake has been sealed off to prevent epidemics from spreading, after having been opened just briefly, state media said Saturday.

A simple therapy for brain injury Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Severe brain injury due to blunt force trauma could be reduced by application of a simple polymer, Polyethylene glycol or PEG, mixed in sterile water and injected into the blood stream – as reported in BioMed Central's Journal ...

Refusal of suicide order: Why tumor cells become resistant Medicine & Health / Other June 23, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Cells with irreparable DNA damage normally induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, this mechanism often fails in tumor cells so that transformed cells are able to multiply and spread throughout the body. Scientists ...

Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...

Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision ...

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Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 33 In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ...

Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system Medicine & Health / Other July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Major drugs companies are using fierce lobbying tactics to protect a pharmaceutical patent system that is "simply morally unacceptable", a world-leading political philosopher will tell a major meeting of UK and European pharmacologists ...

Sweat, luck and eureka: Recipes for scientific discovery Medicine & Health / Other June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Every week thousands of academic articles heralding discoveries in medicine and science are vetted and validated before being published in no-nonsense journals with names such as "Acta Crystallographica," ...

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Doctors must lead by example on climate change, according to experts in this week's BMJ. Health professionals were powerful catalysts in changing society's view of smoking from a normal lifestyle choice to that of ...

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect Medicine & Health / Other June 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day.

Warning for teens: Teeth and jewelry don't mix Medicine & Health / Other June 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Skin piercings might be the rage among teens, but researchers from Tel Aviv University have found good reasons to think twice about piercing one's tongue or lip.

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well

New UGA invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in minutes Medicine & Health / Other June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food. The new antimicrobial wash rapidly kills Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 on foods ranging from ...

'Hibernation-on-demand' drug significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the administration of minute amounts of inhaled or intravenous hydrogen sulfide, or H2S – the molecule that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench – significantly improves ...

Mayo researchers discover how measles virus spreads Medicine & Health / Other June 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Textbooks will require revisions, researchers say Measles, one of the most common contagious diseases, has been thought to enter the body through the surface of airways and lungs, like many other major viruses. ...

China seals off quake town over epidemic fears: report Medicine & Health / Other June 28, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 One of the towns worst hit in last month's devastating China earthquake has been sealed off to prevent epidemics from spreading, after having been opened just briefly, state media said Saturday.

A simple therapy for brain injury Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Severe brain injury due to blunt force trauma could be reduced by application of a simple polymer, Polyethylene glycol or PEG, mixed in sterile water and injected into the blood stream – as reported in BioMed Central's Journal ...

Refusal of suicide order: Why tumor cells become resistant Medicine & Health / Other June 23, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Cells with irreparable DNA damage normally induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, this mechanism often fails in tumor cells so that transformed cells are able to multiply and spread throughout the body. Scientists ...

Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...

Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision ...

Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report

Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system

Sweat, luck and eureka: Recipes for scientific discovery

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect

Warning for teens: Teeth and jewelry don't mix

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention

New UGA invention effectively kills foodborne pathogens in minutes

'Hibernation-on-demand' drug significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss

Mayo researchers discover how measles virus spreads

China seals off quake town over epidemic fears: report

A simple therapy for brain injury

Refusal of suicide order: Why tumor cells become resistant

Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain

Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells

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