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Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective Medicine & Health / Research 20 hours ago \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ...

Rapid changes in key Alzheimer's protein described in humans Medicine & Health / Research 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human brain. A collaborative team of scientists ...

Tiny 3-D ultrasound probe guides catheter procedures Medicine & Health / Research 14 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance.

Sleight of hand and sense of self Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ...

Kids may be hardwired to 'share and share alike': study Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Humans are selfish in earliest childhood but by the age of seven or eight are keen to share equally, a developmental change so sudden that it can only be explained, at least in part, by genes, according to a study released ...

Subliminal learning demonstrated in the human brain Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the August 28 issue of the ...

Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Previous research has found that when vision is lost, a person's senses of touch and hearing become enhanced. But exactly how this happens has been unclear.

Scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words – the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns.

Study points to potential new use for Viagra Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A "basic science" breakthrough by Queen's University researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Bones get mended with high tech glass-of-milk Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend.

Scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes ...

Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Brain scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why some people may be more prone to depression than others.

Discovery opens door for drugs to fight bird flu, other influenza epidemics Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at Rutgers University and The University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight the much-feared bird flu and other virulent strains of influenza.

New study shows health benefits of probiotic could extend to the entire body Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have ...

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Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective Medicine & Health / Research 20 hours ago \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ...

Rapid changes in key Alzheimer's protein described in humans Medicine & Health / Research 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human brain. A collaborative team of scientists ...

Tiny 3-D ultrasound probe guides catheter procedures Medicine & Health / Research 14 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance.

Sleight of hand and sense of self Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ...

Kids may be hardwired to 'share and share alike': study Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Humans are selfish in earliest childhood but by the age of seven or eight are keen to share equally, a developmental change so sudden that it can only be explained, at least in part, by genes, according to a study released ...

Subliminal learning demonstrated in the human brain Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the August 28 issue of the ...

Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Previous research has found that when vision is lost, a person's senses of touch and hearing become enhanced. But exactly how this happens has been unclear.

Scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words – the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns.

Study points to potential new use for Viagra Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A "basic science" breakthrough by Queen's University researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Bones get mended with high tech glass-of-milk Medicine & Health / Research August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend.

Scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes ...

Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Brain scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why some people may be more prone to depression than others.

Discovery opens door for drugs to fight bird flu, other influenza epidemics Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at Rutgers University and The University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight the much-feared bird flu and other virulent strains of influenza.

New study shows health benefits of probiotic could extend to the entire body Medicine & Health / Research August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have ...

Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective

Rapid changes in key Alzheimer's protein described in humans

Tiny 3-D ultrasound probe guides catheter procedures

Sleight of hand and sense of self

Kids may be hardwired to 'share and share alike': study

Subliminal learning demonstrated in the human brain

Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential

Scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words

Study points to potential new use for Viagra

Bones get mended with high tech glass-of-milk

Scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics

Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness

Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression

Discovery opens door for drugs to fight bird flu, other influenza epidemics

New study shows health benefits of probiotic could extend to the entire body

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