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Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, ...

Breakthrough in the fight against deadly superbug Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- The week the government's chief medical officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, has announced that the NHS aims to create immunisation against two of the most common superbugs, MRSA and Clostridium ...

Asthma and other allergies tied to absence of specialized cells Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet When it comes to allergies, both the problem and the solution are found within us. Our immune systems respond to foreign substances with an arsenal of cells. Some are programmed to "remember" invaders they've encountered ...

As rates rise, researchers find better way to identify melanoma Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women.

Protein transports nutrients believed to protect against eye disease Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly ...

D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety Medicine & Health / Research July 16, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder. ...

Do mammals think in 3-D? Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A team of neuroscientists at University College London (UCL) has begun to discover how the brain maps three-dimensional space. The work could one day aid in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, which involves ...

Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.

Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University at Buffalo -- the first to identify the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective properties of insulin -- now have discovered one pathway through which the hormone produces this ...

Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 13 Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...

Research identifies brain cells related to fear Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that in any given year, about 40 million adults (18 or older) will suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, including debilitating conditions such as phobias, panic ...

Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism Medicine & Health / Research July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Research involving large Middle Eastern families, sophisticated genetic analysis and groundbreaking neuroscience has implicated a half-dozen new genes in autism. More importantly, it strongly supports the emerging idea that ...

Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer's-like plaques in fly brain Medicine & Health / Research July 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are part of a collaboration that has succeeded in demonstrating that overexpression of an enzyme in the brain can reduce telltale deposits causally linked with Alzheimer's ...

Formula predicts emergency admissions in adults older than 40 Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Using data from clinical encounters and drug prescriptions over three years, researchers have devised a model to predict emergency hospital admissions in the following year in individuals age 40 and older, according to a ...

Researchers use needle-thin probe to get first look at working muscle fiber Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Using an unusual microscope with a tip the size of a needle, Stanford researchers are now able to look at tiny fibers of working muscles in live humans, with minimum discomfort to the patient—a development patients are sure ...

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Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, ...

Breakthrough in the fight against deadly superbug Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- The week the government's chief medical officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, has announced that the NHS aims to create immunisation against two of the most common superbugs, MRSA and Clostridium ...

Asthma and other allergies tied to absence of specialized cells Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet When it comes to allergies, both the problem and the solution are found within us. Our immune systems respond to foreign substances with an arsenal of cells. Some are programmed to "remember" invaders they've encountered ...

As rates rise, researchers find better way to identify melanoma Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women.

Protein transports nutrients believed to protect against eye disease Medicine & Health / Research July 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly ...

D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety Medicine & Health / Research July 16, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder. ...

Do mammals think in 3-D? Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A team of neuroscientists at University College London (UCL) has begun to discover how the brain maps three-dimensional space. The work could one day aid in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, which involves ...

Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.

Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University at Buffalo -- the first to identify the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective properties of insulin -- now have discovered one pathway through which the hormone produces this ...

Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 13 Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...

Research identifies brain cells related to fear Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that in any given year, about 40 million adults (18 or older) will suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, including debilitating conditions such as phobias, panic ...

Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism Medicine & Health / Research July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Research involving large Middle Eastern families, sophisticated genetic analysis and groundbreaking neuroscience has implicated a half-dozen new genes in autism. More importantly, it strongly supports the emerging idea that ...

Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer's-like plaques in fly brain Medicine & Health / Research July 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are part of a collaboration that has succeeded in demonstrating that overexpression of an enzyme in the brain can reduce telltale deposits causally linked with Alzheimer's ...

Formula predicts emergency admissions in adults older than 40 Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Using data from clinical encounters and drug prescriptions over three years, researchers have devised a model to predict emergency hospital admissions in the following year in individuals age 40 and older, according to a ...

Researchers use needle-thin probe to get first look at working muscle fiber Medicine & Health / Research July 11, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Using an unusual microscope with a tip the size of a needle, Stanford researchers are now able to look at tiny fibers of working muscles in live humans, with minimum discomfort to the patient—a development patients are sure ...

Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease

Breakthrough in the fight against deadly superbug

Asthma and other allergies tied to absence of specialized cells

As rates rise, researchers find better way to identify melanoma

Protein transports nutrients believed to protect against eye disease

D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety

Do mammals think in 3-D?

Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages

Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows

Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral

Research identifies brain cells related to fear

Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism

Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer's-like plaques in fly brain

Formula predicts emergency admissions in adults older than 40

Researchers use needle-thin probe to get first look at working muscle fiber

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