Health & Medicine..

Posted July 16, 2013:

• Multiple Sclerosis Drug Shows Promise for Preventing Heart Failure


• Distinctive Brain Blood Flow Patterns Associated With Sexual Dysfunction


• People With Pre-Diabetes Who Drop Substantial Weight May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes


• Bioengineers Develop New Approach to Regenerate Back Discs


• How Patients Experience Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing


• Tide Is Turning in Skin Cancer Battle


• Mathematical Models Target Disease With Drugs Chosen by Your DNA


• Prostate Cancers Are Fewer, Smaller on Walnut-Enriched Diet


• Genetic Changes That May Contribute to the Onset of Schizophrenia Identified


• Even Healthy-Looking Smokers Have Early Cell Damage Which Destroys Necessary Genetic Programming


• Updated Results from Phase 3 Trial of IVIG for Alzheimer's Disease


• Nanoparticles With Protein 'Passports' Evade Immune System, Deliver More Medication to Tumors


• H7N9 Influenza Strain Resistant to Antivirals, but Tests Fail to Identify Resistance


• Fat in Organs and Blood May Increase Risk of Osteoporosis


• Exercising During Pregnancy Reduces the Risk of High Birth Weight Newborns and of Caesarean Delivery, Study Suggests


• Artificial Organelles Transform Free Radicals Into Water and Oxygen


• Step Forward in Understanding Arterial Disease


• New Mode of Cellular Communication Discovered in the Brain


• Intestinal Bacteria Linked to White Blood Cell Cancer

Posted July 15, 2013:

• People Who Eat Nuts More Than Three Times a Week Have Reduced Risk of Dying from Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease


• Electronic Health Records Slow the Rise of Healthcare Costs


• New Insights on Cancer Cell Signaling


• Fear Factor: Missing Brain Enzyme Leads to Abnormal Levels of Fear in Mice, New Research Reveals


• Music Decreases Perceived Pain for Kids in Pediatric ER


• Researchers Generate Long-Lasting Blood Vessels from Reprogrammed Human Cells


• Elevated Blood Pressure Increasing Among Children, Adolescents


• Chinese People May Be at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Caucasians


• Common Autism Supplement Affects Endocrine System


• Chemical Compound Shows Promise as Alternative to Opioid Pain Relievers


• CSI-Style DNA Fingerprinting Tracks Down Cause of Cancer Spread


• Comprehensive List of Gene Variants Developed for Cancer Cells from Nine Tissue Types


• In Children With Fever, Researchers Distinguish Bacterial from Viral Infections


• Scientists Construct Visual of Intracellular 'Zip Code' Signaling Linked to Learning, Memory


• Lunar Cycle Affects Cardiac Patients Undergoing Acute Aortic Dissection: Waning and Full Moon Cycles Impact Length of Stay, Mortality


• Chew More to Retain More Energy


• Spicing Up Food Can Make Up for Missing Fat


• Solving DNA Puzzles Is Overwhelming Computer Systems, Researchers Warn


• How Cranberries Impact Infection-Causing Bacteria


• Brain Discovery Could Help Schizophrenics


• Path of Plaque Buildup in Brain Shows Promise as Early Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease


• Neural Origins of Hot Flashes Identified in Menopausal Women


• Drug Shows Dramatic Reduction in Seizures in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex


• Cancer Researchers Discover How BRCA Mutation Starts Breast, Ovarian Cancers


• Surprise Finding Reveals How Adaptive Our Immune Systems Can Be


• Black-Legged Ticks Linked to Encephalitis in New York State


• Findings Offer Alternative Approach to Creating a Universal Influenza Vaccine


• Physicists Offer Novel Insight Into Experimental Cancer Treatment


• Very Preterm Babies Show Bonding Difficulties Despite Parental Sensitivity

Posted July 14, 2013:

• Artificial Cells to Study Molecular Crowding and Gene Expression Created


• Antiviral Enzyme Contributes to Several Forms of Cancer