Health & Medicine

Posted August 1, 2013:

• Re-Learning How to See: Researchers Find Crucial on-Off Switch in Visual Development


• New Type of Protein Modification May Play a Role in Cancer and Diabetes


• Blocking Key Enzyme in Cancer Cells Could Lead to New Therapy


• Advance in Regenerative Medicine Could Make Reprogrammed Cells Safer While Improving Their Function


• As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts


• Long-Sought Method to Efficiently Make Complex Anticancer Compound Developed


• The When and Where of the Y: Research on Y Chromosomes Uncovers New Clues About Human Ancestry


• Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia


• We Each Live in Our Own Little World -- Smellwise


• Catching Cancer Early by Chasing It: Portable Diagnostic Device That Can Travel to the Patient


• Potential Nutritional Therapy for Childhood Neurodegenerative Disease


• Efficient Model for Generating Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells


• New Model for Staph Bone Infections Outlined


• Antibiotic Resistance Among Hospital-Acquired Infections Is Much Greater Than Prior CDC Estimates


• A New Tool for Brain Research


• New Target Identified for Food Allergy Therapy


• Breath Analysis Reliably Indicates Presence, Level of Infection in Mice


• New Analysis Sheds Light on the Links Between Chemicals in Our Body and Income


• Fatty Acids Could Aid Cancer Prevention and Treatment


• For Lung Transplant, Researchers Surprised to Learn Bigger Appears to Be Better


• Scientists Discover a Molecular 'Switch' in Cancers of the Testis and Ovary


• What Causes a Small, Benign Polyp to Develop Into Severe Invasive Bladder Cancer?


• Ultrasound Patch Heals Venous Ulcers in Human Trial


• Fly Study Finds Two New Drivers of RNA Editing


• Novel Molecules to Target the Cytoskeleton


• Both Parents Experience Highs and Lows in Sexuality After Childbirth


• The Rise of Deadly Insect Sting Allergies: Is There a Cure?


• Target for Drug Development for Chronic Jaw Pain Disorder Revealed

Posted July 31, 2013:

• Fertility Therapy Not Associated With Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease


• Breast Cancer Cells' Sugar Craving Is Target for New Type of Treatment


• Understanding the Effects of Genes on Human Traits


• A Glass of Milk After Eating Sugary Cereals May Prevent Cavities


• Anemia Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia


• One in Three U. S. Youths Report Being Victims of Dating Violence


• New Variants at Gene Linked to Kidney Disease, Sleeping Sickness Resistance


• Digest This: Cure for Cancer May Live in Our Intestines


• Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells


• Cross-Country Collaboration Leads to New Leukemia Model


• New Therapy Improves Life Span in Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases


• Physicists Discover Theoretical Possibility of Large, Hollow Magnetic Cage Molecules


• Promising New Direction for Organ Regeneration and Tissue Repair


• New Protein Discovered With Vast Potential for Treatment of Cancer and Other Diseases


• Tiny, Brightly Shining Silicon Crystals Could Be Safe for Deep-Tissue Imaging


• Insect-Inspired Super Rubber Moves Toward Practical Uses in Medicine


• Computational Biology: Cells Reprogrammed on the Computer


• Scientists Analyze Genetic Makeup of Human and Mouse Embryos in Amazing Detail


• Ancient Viruses That Function in Early Human Development May Play Role in Cancer


• Autism Symptoms Not Explained by Impaired Attention


• BPA Exposure Disrupts Human Egg Maturation


• 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin: Difference in Social Perception Between Men and Women