Medical/Pharma
Beef, Oysters, Soy Supplement Fights Brain Disorders
May 21, 2013 12:21 pm | by Tel Aviv Univ. | News | CommentsA nutritional supplement— produced from beef, oysters and soy— delays advancement of Parkinson's and Familial Dysautonomia.
Drug Side Effects Are Inevitable
May 21, 2013 12:17 pm | by Georgia Tech | News | CommentsA new study of proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets– sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins– is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid.
Boycott of Vaccine Causes Measles Surge a Decade Later
May 20, 2013 12:05 pm | by Associated Press, Maria Cheng | News | CommentsMore than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
Ginger Compounds May Treat Asthma
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by American Thoracic Society | News | CommentsResearch shows that purified components of ginger may have properties that help asthma patients breathe more easily.
Coffee May Lower Risk of Liver Disease
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Mayo Clinic | News | CommentsRegular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease.
One Yellow Fever Shot is Enough
May 17, 2013 1:21 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.
Injected Nanogel Can Help Fight Diabetes
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, Anne Trafton | News | CommentsA single injection of nanogel can maintain normal blood-sugar levels for an average of 10 days in mice with Type 1 diabetes.
Parasites ‘Talk’ to Each Other
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | Videos | CommentsMalaria parasites can “talk” to each other– a social behavior to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being transmitted to other humans.
Health Workers Catch SARS-Like Virus from Patients
May 16, 2013 12:01 pm | by Associated Press, Mike Stobbe | News | CommentsA deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS can apparently spread from person-to-person as health care workers fell ill after contact with infected patients in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Stem Cells Recovered from Cloned Human Embryos
May 16, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Malcolm Ritter | News | CommentsScientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.
Speech Valve with Zirconia Lasts Longer
May 16, 2013 7:00 am | by Morgan Technical Ceramics | Articles | CommentsScientists have developed a new valve— made from Zirconia— used to restore vocal function for patients with throat cancer. It lasts eight times longer than silicone valves.
Paper-Thin Flexible 'Skin' Monitors Heart Health
May 15, 2013 12:13 pm | by Stanford Univ., Thomas Sumner | News | CommentsEngineers have combined layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill.
How Sharply Should U.S. Cut Salt?
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Lauran Neergaard | News | CommentsA surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle.
Bright Nanoscale Alloys Have Potential Medical Applications
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Pittsburgh | News | CommentsNanometer-scale alloys possess the ability to emit light so brightly they could have potential applications in medicine.
New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
May 14, 2013 12:40 pm | by Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione | News | CommentsNew approaches are dramatically changing the way breast cancer operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results.
Bed Rest May Be Detrimental to Pregnancy
May 14, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Lauran Neergaard | News | CommentsNew research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies— bed rest— doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk.
Restorative Gel May Be Key to Reversing Paralysis
May 14, 2013 7:00 am | by Tel Aviv Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers have invented a method for repairing damaged peripheral nerves.
Coal Plant Emissions May Increase Suicides
May 14, 2013 7:00 am | by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | News | CommentsNew research finds that suicide, while strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, also correlates with environmental pollution.
Depressed People's Body Clocks are Altered at Cell Level
May 14, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Michigan Medical School | News | CommentsA finding of disrupted brain gene orchestration gives first direct evidence of circadian rhythm changes in depressed brains and opens door to better treatment.
Blood Protein Reverses Heart Aging in Mice
May 13, 2013 8:28 am | by Harvard Univ. | News | CommentsScientists have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for the form of age-related heart failure that affects millions of Americans.
Researchers Find Four Gene Risks for Testicular Cancer
May 13, 2013 8:25 am | by Perelman School of Medicine at the Univ. of Pennsylvania | News | CommentsA new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer.
Cilia Find Has Implications for Hearing, Vision, Kidney Disease
May 13, 2013 8:16 am | by Johns Hopkins | News | CommentsExperiments unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like “antennae,” called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments.
Flu Pandemic is Possible
May 10, 2013 11:52 am | by MIT, Anne Trafton | News | CommentsA study has identified influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.
Infection Renders Mosquitoes Immune to Malaria Parasites
May 10, 2013 7:00 am | by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | News | CommentsScientists have established an inheritable bacterial infection in malaria-transmitting Anopheles mosquitoes that renders them immune to malaria parasites.
Cell Transplant Key to Type 1 Diabetes Cure
May 9, 2013 11:25 am | by Georgia Tech | News | CommentsResearchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes.
