Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer's-like plaques in fly brain 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 ... | |
Stem cells are good for the brain July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For some years, scientists have been speculating over why stem cells exist in the brain, as brain regeneration is limited. A German team of neuroscientists believe these stem cells help keep the brain healthy and active. | |
Weeding out the highs of medical marijuana July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Research exploring new ways of exploiting the full medicinal uses of cannabis while avoiding unwanted side-effects will be presented to pharmacologists today (Tuesday, 15 July) by leading scientists attending the Federation ... | |
More kidney stone disease projected due to global warming July 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of the population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk region known as the "kidney-stone belt" into neighboring states, researchers at UT Southwestern ... | |
Do mammals think in 3-D? 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 ... | |
Battle of sex in genes and the brain July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sex is good for a lot of things. One of the most important is the way in which sex leads to a shuffling of the genetic cards in every individual. Scientists in Cardiff are beginning to build up a picture of what certain genes ... | |
'Healthy' sterols may pose health risk July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Plant sterols have been touted as an effective way to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. However, a research study in the July JLR has uncovered that these compounds do have their own risks, as they can ... | |
Formula predicts emergency admissions in adults older than 40 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 ... | |
Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows 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 ... | |
Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
'Snapshots' of eyes could serve as early warning of diabetes July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications, a new study shows. | |
Excavated Jericho bones may help researchers combat tuberculosis July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Six-thousand year old bones excavated in Jericho may help a joint Israeli-Palestinian-German research group combat tuberculosis. | |
 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. | |
Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages 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. | |
Sounding out heart problems automatically July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sounding the chest with a cold stethoscope is probably one of the most commonly used diagnostics in the medical room after peering down the back of the throat while the patient says, "Aaaah". But, research published in the ... | |
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