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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News

Vanderbilt Emergency Department Urges Responsible Alcohol Consumption While Ringing In The New Year With the countdown to 2012 just around the corner, Vanderbilt's Emergency Department is bracing for what is likely to be one of the busiest weekends of the year. Alcohol-related injuries and deaths typically spike on New Year's Eve, causing physicians and staff to prepare for an influx of patients requiring help after overconsumption.

29 Dec 2011

Allergy News
Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval For Desloratadine Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg).	29 Dec 2011

Biology / Biochemistry News
Lipid Spheres That Mimic Cell Membranes Created By New Device Opening up a new door in synthetic biology, a team of researchers has developed a microfluidic device that produces a continuous supply of tiny lipid spheres that are similar in many ways to a cell's outer membrane.	29 Dec 2011

Blood / Hematology News
Targeted Blocking Of Cell Death Prevents Fatal Condition Septic Shock Researchers of VIB and UGent have discovered a new approach to preventing septic shock, an often fatal extreme inflammatory reaction of the body. It is the most frequent cause of death at intensive care departments in hospitals.	29 Dec 2011
Futuristic Therapy: Steering Microrobots Through Blood Vessels For Disease Treatment Microscopic-scale medical robots represent a promising new type of therapeutic technology. As envisioned, the microbots, which are less than one millimeter in size, might someday be able to travel throughout the human bloodstream to deliver drugs to specific targets or seek out and destroy tumors, blood clots, and infections that can't be easily accessed in other ways.	29 Dec 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
Cellular-Imaging Center Gets Over $8 Million To Speed Search For Earlier Diagnostic Tests And Treatments For Cancer A team of cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins has embarked on a five-year research initiative to speed development of early diagnostic tests and new treatments for breast, prostate and other common cancers.	29 Dec 2011

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
MRI Scans Better For Suspected Heart Disease Patients In recent years, imaging techniques such as the most commonly used single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), have gradually replaced exercise treadmill tests for diagnosing heart disease.	29 Dec 2011

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
Neuralstem's NSI-189 Trial In Major Depressive Disorder Receives FDA Approval To Advance To Phase Ib Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that it has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to advance to Phase Ib in its ongoing clinical trial to test its novel neuroregenerative compound, NSI-189, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).	29 Dec 2011

Dentistry News

Dental Health Experts At Nationwide Children's Hospital Remind Parents About Scheduling Toddlers For Dental Visits While infants under 12 months old may only have a few teeth, experts say they should been seen by a dentist within the first year of life. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's revised guidelines on infant oral health recommend infants 6 to 12 months old should to be seen by a dentist.

29 Dec 2011

Depression News
Neuralstem's NSI-189 Trial In Major Depressive Disorder Receives FDA Approval To Advance To Phase Ib Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that it has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to advance to Phase Ib in its ongoing clinical trial to test its novel neuroregenerative compound, NSI-189, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).	29 Dec 2011

Dermatology News
Durezol And Durasal, Don't Get Them Mixed Up, FDA Warns Eye drug Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) and wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) may sound similar, but getting them mixed up can happen, and with potentially serious consequences, the Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals.	29 Dec 2011

Diabetes News
Student Team's Glucose Sensor Uses DNA Instead Of Chemicals People with diabetes may one day have a less expensive resource for monitoring their blood glucose levels, if research by a group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students becomes reality.	29 Dec 2011
Innovative Hebrew University Research Approach Successfully Maps Susceptibility To Type 2 Diabetes Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has provided the first proof of molecular risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, providing an "early warning" sign that could lead to new approaches to treating this and other human disease conditions.	29 Dec 2011

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval For Desloratadine Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg).	29 Dec 2011

Eye Health / Blindness News
Durezol And Durasal, Don't Get Them Mixed Up, FDA Warns Eye drug Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) and wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) may sound similar, but getting them mixed up can happen, and with potentially serious consequences, the Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals.	29 Dec 2011

Genetics News
Student Team's Glucose Sensor Uses DNA Instead Of Chemicals People with diabetes may one day have a less expensive resource for monitoring their blood glucose levels, if research by a group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students becomes reality.	29 Dec 2011
New Light Shed On Chromosome Fragility Why are certain chromosome regions prone to breakages? The answer is crucial, as this fragility is involved in the development of tumors. A team from the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS/Inserm/Université de Strasbourg) has partially lifted the veil on the mystery.	29 Dec 2011
Oxidative DNA Damage Repair Oxidative stress is the cause of many serious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. It occurs when the body is exposed to excessive amounts of electrically charged, aggressive oxygen compounds.	29 Dec 2011
Altered Gene Tracks RNA Editing In Neurons RNA editing is a key step in gene expression. Scientists at Brown University report in Nature Methods that they have engineered a gene capable of visually displaying the activity of the key enzyme ADAR in living fruit flies.	29 Dec 2011
Rapid Evolution In Domestic Animals Sheds Light On The Genetic Changes Underlying Evolution A new study describes how a complex genomic rearrangement causes a fascinating phenotype in chickens in which a massive expansion of pigment cells not only makes the skin and comb black, but also results in black internal organs.	29 Dec 2011
Spiral Proteins Are Efficient Gene Delivery Agents Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules.A group of University of Illinois researchers, led by professors Jianjun Cheng and Fei Wang, have demonstrated that short spiral-shaped proteins can efficiently deliver DNA segments to cells.	29 Dec 2011
Second-Oldest Gene Mutation Discovered A new study has identified a gene mutation that researchers estimate dates back to 11,600 B.C., making it the second oldest human disease mutation yet discovered. Researchers with the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G.	29 Dec 2011
Key Genetic Error Found In Family Of Blood Cancers Scientists have uncovered a critical genetic mutation in some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - a group of blood cancers that can progress to a fatal form of leukemia.The research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St.	29 Dec 2011

Heart Disease News
MRI Scans Better For Suspected Heart Disease Patients In recent years, imaging techniques such as the most commonly used single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), have gradually replaced exercise treadmill tests for diagnosing heart disease.	29 Dec 2011
A Roundup Of 2011 Global Dairy Research Highlights The Benefits Of Dairy Products As the New Year approaches, resolutions of losing weight and getting healthier are stacking up all over the world. However, with so many different fad diets, experts, websites and TV shows all touting different (and sometimes miraculous!) methods of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, accomplishing your resolution can get quite confusing.	29 Dec 2011

Hypertension News

Intravenous Remodulin Approved For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Most Of The European Union United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Therapeutics Europe, Ltd., announced that the French regulatory agency Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante (AFSSAPS) has approved intravenous use of Remodulin® (treprostinil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

29 Dec 2011

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
Columbus Brought Syphilis Back From The New World According to an article published in the current Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, new research is showing that the origin of Syphilis can be traced definitively back to Columbus crew. It appears that European skeletons thought to show evidence of the disease prior to 1492, when Columbus set sail, are misleading and that the disease did not exist prior to the explorer's return.	29 Dec 2011
The Consequences Of Mycobacterial Infections For Public Health In Rural Communities In Uganda, Seen From A Socio-anthropological Perspective Infections caused by mycobacteria (bacteria which are the cause of diseases such as tuberculosis in humans and animals) have a great impact on public health, animal health and the health of ecosystems in rural areas of Uganda.	29 Dec 2011
Targeted Blocking Of Cell Death Prevents Fatal Condition Septic Shock Researchers of VIB and UGent have discovered a new approach to preventing septic shock, an often fatal extreme inflammatory reaction of the body. It is the most frequent cause of death at intensive care departments in hospitals.	29 Dec 2011
Bacteria Battle Against Toxic Fluoride Regular use of fluoride-containing toothpaste and mouthwash has long been known to strengthen the enamel on teeth. But new research by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists finds that fluoride also has dramatic effects on bacteria inside the mouth -- including those that form plaque and can cause cavities.	29 Dec 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Futuristic Therapy: Steering Microrobots Through Blood Vessels For Disease Treatment Microscopic-scale medical robots represent a promising new type of therapeutic technology. As envisioned, the microbots, which are less than one millimeter in size, might someday be able to travel throughout the human bloodstream to deliver drugs to specific targets or seek out and destroy tumors, blood clots, and infections that can't be easily accessed in other ways.	29 Dec 2011
Improving Online Environment May Be Result Of Greater Public Awareness A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted exposure to pornography.	29 Dec 2011

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
Key Genetic Error Found In Family Of Blood Cancers Scientists have uncovered a critical genetic mutation in some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - a group of blood cancers that can progress to a fatal form of leukemia.The research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St.	29 Dec 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
FDA Targets Risks From Reused Medical Devices Some medical devices are reused many times in surgical and exploratory procedures. They include instruments used in surgery (like clamps and forceps), and endoscopes (like bronchoscopes and colonoscopes) used to visualize areas inside the body.	29 Dec 2011
MRI Scans Better For Suspected Heart Disease Patients In recent years, imaging techniques such as the most commonly used single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), have gradually replaced exercise treadmill tests for diagnosing heart disease.	29 Dec 2011

Mental Health News

School Absenteeism, Mental Health Problems Linked School absenteeism is a significant problem, and students who are frequently absent from school more often have symptoms of psychiatric disorders. A new longitudinal study of more than 17,000 youths has found that frequently missing school is associated with a higher prevalence of mental health problems later on in adolescence, and that mental health problems during one year also predict missing additional school days in the following year for students in middle and high school.

29 Dec 2011

MRI / PET / Ultrasound News
Cellular-Imaging Center Gets Over $8 Million To Speed Search For Earlier Diagnostic Tests And Treatments For Cancer A team of cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins has embarked on a five-year research initiative to speed development of early diagnostic tests and new treatments for breast, prostate and other common cancers.	29 Dec 2011

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Pigeons Can "Count" As Well As Monkeys Although many species, from bees to elephants can distinguish among stimuli of varying quantities, apart from humans, only primates such as lemurs and chimps, were thought to have the ability to employ abstract numerical rules and reason numerically.	29 Dec 2011
Nutrients May Stop Brain Shrinkage Linked To Alzheimer's A study of elderly people finds that those whose diets were high in certain essential nutrients were less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease and more likely to score better on tests of mental performance.	29 Dec 2011
New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory New research links 'silent strokes,' or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011
New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory New research links 'silent strokes,' or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011
Diet Patterns May Keep Brain From Shrinking People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011
Altered Gene Tracks RNA Editing In Neurons RNA editing is a key step in gene expression. Scientists at Brown University report in Nature Methods that they have engineered a gene capable of visually displaying the activity of the key enzyme ADAR in living fruit flies.	29 Dec 2011
Scripps Research Scientists Discover A Brain Cell Malfunction In Schizophrenia Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic subjects. The findings suggest that drugs already in development for other diseases might eventually offer hope as a treatment for schizophrenia and related conditions in the elderly.	29 Dec 2011
Be Aware Of Concussion As Winter Sports Season Gets Under Way Every winter, hundreds of thousands of sport enthusiasts, many of them teenagers and young adults, head out to ice and ski slopes to practise, enjoy and compete in many kinds of winter sport.	29 Dec 2011
Researchers Discover How The Brain Merges Sights And Sounds In order to get a better picture of our surroundings, the brain has to integrate information from different senses, but how does it know which signals to combine? New research involving scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tubingen, the University of Oxford, and the University of Bielefeld has demonstrated that humans exploit the correlation between the temporal structures of signals to decide which of them to combine and which to keep segregated.	29 Dec 2011

Nursing / Midwifery News

Midwives Use Rituals To Send Message That Women's Bodies Know Best In reaction to what midwives view as the overly medicalized way hospitals deliver babies, they have created birthing rituals to send the message that women's bodies know best.The midwife experience uses these rituals to send the message that home birth is about female empowerment, strengthening relationships between family and friends, and facilitating participatory experiences that put mothers in control, with the ultimate goal of safe and healthy deliveries less focused on technological intervention.

29 Dec 2011

Nutrition / Diet News
New Year's Eve Hangover Cure With New Year's Eve party time fast approaching, people all over the world are set to enjoy themselves on what is one of the only global holiday events, observed in pretty much every nation. Fireworks will erupt around the planet, from Auckland to Los Angeles as the clocks click over into 2012.	29 Dec 2011
Poor Diet Of Shift Workers An "Occupational Health Hazard" The editors of a leading journal suggest that the poor diet of shift workers should be considered an occupational health hazard. They argue that working patterns should be treated as a specific risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes, which have reached epidemic proportions in the developed world, with the developing world not far behind.	29 Dec 2011
Nutrients May Stop Brain Shrinkage Linked To Alzheimer's A study of elderly people finds that those whose diets were high in certain essential nutrients were less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease and more likely to score better on tests of mental performance.	29 Dec 2011
Diet Patterns May Keep Brain From Shrinking People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011
A Roundup Of 2011 Global Dairy Research Highlights The Benefits Of Dairy Products As the New Year approaches, resolutions of losing weight and getting healthier are stacking up all over the world. However, with so many different fad diets, experts, websites and TV shows all touting different (and sometimes miraculous!) methods of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, accomplishing your resolution can get quite confusing.	29 Dec 2011

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Poor Diet Of Shift Workers An "Occupational Health Hazard" The editors of a leading journal suggest that the poor diet of shift workers should be considered an occupational health hazard. They argue that working patterns should be treated as a specific risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes, which have reached epidemic proportions in the developed world, with the developing world not far behind.	29 Dec 2011
Regaining Weight Bad For The Health Recent research has shown that even after dieting and losing weight, the body tends to try its best to regain the lost fat stores. Holiday times tend to be tough for those trying to stay trim, and New Year resolutions often don't stick.	29 Dec 2011
A Roundup Of 2011 Global Dairy Research Highlights The Benefits Of Dairy Products As the New Year approaches, resolutions of losing weight and getting healthier are stacking up all over the world. However, with so many different fad diets, experts, websites and TV shows all touting different (and sometimes miraculous!) methods of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, accomplishing your resolution can get quite confusing.	29 Dec 2011

Ovarian Cancer News

Ovarian Cancer Study Proves Drug Delays Disease Progression, May Improve Survival Treating ovarian cancer with the drug bevacizumab ("Avastin") delays the disease and may also improve survival, show the results of an international clinical trial co-led by Drs. Amit Oza of the Princess Margaret Cancer Program, University Health Network and Timothy Perren, St James's Institute of Oncology, Leeds, UK.

29 Dec 2011

Pain / Anesthetics News
New Year's Eve Hangover Cure With New Year's Eve party time fast approaching, people all over the world are set to enjoy themselves on what is one of the only global holiday events, observed in pretty much every nation. Fireworks will erupt around the planet, from Auckland to Los Angeles as the clocks click over into 2012.	29 Dec 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Be Aware Of Concussion As Winter Sports Season Gets Under Way Every winter, hundreds of thousands of sport enthusiasts, many of them teenagers and young adults, head out to ice and ski slopes to practise, enjoy and compete in many kinds of winter sport.	29 Dec 2011
Teens Who Express Own Views With Mom Resist Peer Pressures Best Teens who more openly express their own viewpoints in discussions with their moms, even if their viewpoints disagree, are more likely than others to resist peer pressure to use drugs or drink.	29 Dec 2011
School Absenteeism, Mental Health Problems Linked School absenteeism is a significant problem, and students who are frequently absent from school more often have symptoms of psychiatric disorders. A new longitudinal study of more than 17,000 youths has found that frequently missing school is associated with a higher prevalence of mental health problems later on in adolescence, and that mental health problems during one year also predict missing additional school days in the following year for students in middle and high school.	29 Dec 2011
Improving Online Environment May Be Result Of Greater Public Awareness A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted exposure to pornography.	29 Dec 2011

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
Neuralstem's NSI-189 Trial In Major Depressive Disorder Receives FDA Approval To Advance To Phase Ib Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that it has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to advance to Phase Ib in its ongoing clinical trial to test its novel neuroregenerative compound, NSI-189, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).	29 Dec 2011
Intravenous Remodulin Approved For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Most Of The European Union United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Therapeutics Europe, Ltd., announced that the French regulatory agency Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante (AFSSAPS) has approved intravenous use of Remodulin® (treprostinil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).	29 Dec 2011

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Pigeons Can "Count" As Well As Monkeys Although many species, from bees to elephants can distinguish among stimuli of varying quantities, apart from humans, only primates such as lemurs and chimps, were thought to have the ability to employ abstract numerical rules and reason numerically.	29 Dec 2011
The Silver Lining To Adversity Your parents were right: Hard experiences may indeed make you tough. Psychological scientists have found that, while going through many experiences like assault, hurricanes, and bereavement can be psychologically damaging, small amounts of trauma may help people develop resilience.	29 Dec 2011

Public Health News
The Consequences Of Mycobacterial Infections For Public Health In Rural Communities In Uganda, Seen From A Socio-anthropological Perspective Infections caused by mycobacteria (bacteria which are the cause of diseases such as tuberculosis in humans and animals) have a great impact on public health, animal health and the health of ecosystems in rural areas of Uganda.	29 Dec 2011

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
Durezol And Durasal, Don't Get Them Mixed Up, FDA Warns Eye drug Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) and wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) may sound similar, but getting them mixed up can happen, and with potentially serious consequences, the Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals.	29 Dec 2011
Poor Diet Of Shift Workers An "Occupational Health Hazard" The editors of a leading journal suggest that the poor diet of shift workers should be considered an occupational health hazard. They argue that working patterns should be treated as a specific risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes, which have reached epidemic proportions in the developed world, with the developing world not far behind.	29 Dec 2011
FDA Targets Risks From Reused Medical Devices Some medical devices are reused many times in surgical and exploratory procedures. They include instruments used in surgery (like clamps and forceps), and endoscopes (like bronchoscopes and colonoscopes) used to visualize areas inside the body.	29 Dec 2011
Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval For Desloratadine Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg).	29 Dec 2011
Intravenous Remodulin Approved For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Most Of The European Union United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Therapeutics Europe, Ltd., announced that the French regulatory agency Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante (AFSSAPS) has approved intravenous use of Remodulin® (treprostinil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).	29 Dec 2011

Schizophrenia News
Scripps Research Scientists Discover A Brain Cell Malfunction In Schizophrenia Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic subjects. The findings suggest that drugs already in development for other diseases might eventually offer hope as a treatment for schizophrenia and related conditions in the elderly.	29 Dec 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Nutrients May Stop Brain Shrinkage Linked To Alzheimer's A study of elderly people finds that those whose diets were high in certain essential nutrients were less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease and more likely to score better on tests of mental performance.	29 Dec 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News

Columbus Brought Syphilis Back From The New World According to an article published in the current Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, new research is showing that the origin of Syphilis can be traced definitively back to Columbus crew. It appears that European skeletons thought to show evidence of the disease prior to 1492, when Columbus set sail, are misleading and that the disease did not exist prior to the explorer's return.

29 Dec 2011

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
Be Aware Of Concussion As Winter Sports Season Gets Under Way Every winter, hundreds of thousands of sport enthusiasts, many of them teenagers and young adults, head out to ice and ski slopes to practise, enjoy and compete in many kinds of winter sport.	29 Dec 2011

Stroke News
New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory New research links 'silent strokes,' or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011
New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory New research links 'silent strokes,' or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	29 Dec 2011

Tuberculosis News
Research Suggests New Way To Ensure Effectiveness Of TB Treatment A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated "glass mouse" research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent doses, as is widely believed.	29 Dec 2011

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