Health & Medicine..

Posted July 12, 2013:

• Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy


• On the Trail of Bacteria: Infrared Light Allows Characterization of Pathogens


• Drug Delivery: Small Packages Delivering Huge Results


• Brain Region Implicated in Emotional Disturbance in Dementia Patients


• Where Do Muscles Get Their Power? Fifty-Year-Old Assumptions About Strength Muscled Aside


• Marital Status Reduces Risk of Death from HIV/AIDS for Men


• Potential Markers for Severity of Childhood Arthritis


• Promise of 'Human Computing Power' Via Crowdsourcing to Speed Medical Research


• Early Financial Arguments Are a Predictor of Divorce


• Women at Risk of Developing Postpartum Psychosis Need Close Monitoring, Says New Review


• Gang Members Found to Suffer Unprecedented Levels of Psychiatric Illness


• Air Pollution Responsible for More Than 2 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year, Experts Estimate


• Novel Bicycle Saddle Prevents Chafing, Pain and Other Damage Associated With the Genital Area

Posted July 11, 2013:

• Use Redistricting Maps to Make Organ Allocation More Equitable, Researchers Advocate


• Gene Therapy Using Lentivirus to Treat Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising


• Nerves Play Key Role in Triggering Prostate Cancer and Influencing Its Spread


• Cry Analyzer Seeks Clues to Babies' Health


• Engineers Develop Novel Method to Increase Lifespan of Joint Replacements


• Ground-Breaking New Method of 'Starving' Cancer Cells


• Obese Dads Pass on Predisposition to Obesity and Metabolic Disorders to Their Kids


• Whole Chickens from Farmers Markets May Have More Pathogenic Bacteria


• First Full Genome Sequencing for Autism: Promise for Future Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment


• Hippo Pathway to Better Cancer Treatment? Unusual Key to Regulating Cell Growth


• Critical Pathway in Cell Cycle May Lead to Cancer Development


• Researchers Regenerate Retina in Mice Using Neuronal Reprogramming


• Molecular Discovery Puts Cancer Treatment in a New Perspective


• Delayed Puberty: First Estrogen Receptor Mutation Found in a Young Woman


• Higher BMI Increases Risk of Gallstones, Especially in Women, Study Finds


• Factors That May Cause Fluctuations in Deep Brain Stimulation Levels Over Time


• Cells in the Early Embryo Battle Each Other to Death for Becoming Part of the Organism


• Ship Noise Impairs Feeding and Heightens Predation Risk for Crabs


• Hidden Strains of HPV Found in 'Virus-Negative' Genital Warts


• New Insight Into the Human Genome Through the Lens of Evolution


• Acceptance of What Cannot Be Changed Predicts Satisfaction in Later Life


• Prisoners Doing Yoga May See Psychological Benefits


• Later Cord Clamping After Birth Increases Iron Levels in Babies


• Do Antibiotics in Animal Feed Pose a Serious Risk to Human Health?


• Combination of Smoking and Heavy Drinking 'Speeds Up Cognitive Decline'


• Over 70% of Children Who Drowned Could Not Swim and Were Not Using Flotation Devices, Spanish Study Finds


• Parental Divorce in Childhood Is Linked to Raised Inflammation in Adulthood


• Cells Make Costume Changes for Cardiac Regeneration


• Surprising Detail About Skin Cancer Uncovered


• Second ACL Injuries Six Times More Likely After Reconstruction, Study Finds