Keys to Surviving Stroke
• Stroke • Apr 11 08
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Every year, about 700,000 Americans suffer…
Dr. Mom was right—and wrong—about washing fruits and vegetables
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 10 08
Washing fresh fruits and vegetables before eating may reduce the risk of food poisoning and those awful episodes of vomiting and diarrhea. But according…
Two Stroke-prevention Procedures are Neck-and-Neck
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 10 08
Like horses running down the long stretch of a race track, two different artery-opening treatments appear to be running neck-and-neck when it comes to…
Adults Who Eat Apples, Drink Apple Juice Have Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
• Dieting • Apr 08 08
Not eating your apple a day? Perhaps you should be. Adults who eat apples, apple juice and applesauce have a significantly reduced risk of…
Your Baby’s Brain on Drugs (And Alcohol and Tobacco)
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Cocaine Addiction • Apr 08 08
Although behavioral studies clearly indicate that exposure to drugs, alcohol and tobacco in utero is bad for a baby’s developing brain, specific anatomic brain…
Research Suggests Long-term Effects of Fetal Cocaine Exposure
• Cocaine Addiction • Apr 08 08
Are the estimated 1 million young adults who were exposed to cocaine before birth more vulnerable to drug abuse today? New research indicating long-lasting…
Depression Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Depression • • Neurology • Apr 08 08
People who have had depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who have never had depression, according to a study published…
Study Suggests Genetic Factors Associated With Common Fears
• Genetics • Apr 08 08
Genetic factors that are associated with fears appear to change as children and adolescents age, with some familial factors declining in importance over time…
Study Finds Biological Link Between Pain and Fatigue
• Pain • Apr 08 08
A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are…
More Genes for Lou Gehrig’s Disease Identified
• Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 08 08
In recent months a spate of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43 that is implicated in two neurodegenerative disorders: amyotrophic…
First diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease on the horizon
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • Apr 07 08
A new blood test that can give an early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and distinguish between Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease could be launched this…
Environmental enrichment can reduce cocaine use, researchers find
• Cocaine Addiction • Apr 07 08
Simple environmental enrichment and increased social stress can both affect the level of individual drug use, according to new monkey research at Wake Forest…
Early Neglect Predicts Aggressive Behavior in Children
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 07 08
Children who are neglected before their second birthday display higher levels of aggressive behavior between ages 4 and 8, according to a University of…
Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections
• Infections • Apr 07 08
Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine,…
Ibuprofen or acetaminophen in long-term resistance training increases muscle mass/strength
• Drug News • Apr 07 08
Taking daily recommended dosages of ibuprofen and acetaminophen caused a substantially greater increase over placebo in the amount of quadriceps muscle mass and muscle…
Animal research suggests new strategy for treating cocaine addiction
• Cocaine Addiction • Apr 07 08
New research in monkeys suggests the feasibility of treating cocaine addiction with a “replacement” drug that mimics the effects of cocaine but has less…
Walking speed may predict stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 05 08
An older woman’s walking speed may help predict her risk of suffering stroke, over and above traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.
Researchers…
Are there too many female medical graduates?
• Public Health • Apr 04 08
More women now graduate from medical school than men, and soon male doctors will be in the minority. But are we risking future staffing…
Vietnam starts human trials for bird flu vaccine
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 03 08
Vietnam has started clinical trials for developing a human vaccine for the H5N1 virus, researchers said on Thursday in the Southeast Asian country that…
Hospital Expands Intensive Care for Premature Babies
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 03 08
On April 2, 2008, UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest celebrated the opening of an expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) designed for the 24-hour…
Children ignoring safety rules on social networks
• Children's Health • Apr 03 08
Millions of children who use Internet social networking sites are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by leaving personal details open for all to see,…
A coffee with your doughnut could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Apr 03 08
A daily dose of caffeine blocks the disruptive effects of high cholesterol that scientists have linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A study in the open…
Symposium to Explore Role Nanoparticles May Play in Disease
• Public Health • Apr 03 08
Two Mayo Clinic researchers who study the role nanoparticles may play in hardening of the arteries and in the formation of kidney stones, will…
A Plan to Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain
• Pain • Apr 03 08
Pain all over, fatigue and difficulty sleeping - and no measurable answer for what could be wrong.
That scenario may be familiar for the…
Tooth loss may predict accelerated aging
• Dental Health • Apr 02 08
Having few or no natural teeth at the age of 70 may be an early indicator of accelerated aging, Danish researchers suggest.
“It…