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| ADHD News | |
| Unprecedented Reliable Data Reveals That ADHD Is Over-Diagnosed What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Association Between Alcohol And Diabetes Supported By Study Subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ("pre-diabetes") in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Antipsychotics Heart Attack Risk Among Elderly With Dementia A study published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of heart attack in older patients with dementia. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| MRI And Neuropsychological Tests Best Predict Alzheimer's Disease In Older Patients Investigators from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, have shown that in most elderly patients invasive and expensive techniques, i.e. lumbar puncture and PET scan, are not useful to establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Researchers Develop Novel Antibodies To Diagnose And Treat Alzheimer's Disease Under normal circumstances, the tau protein is a hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning. But as is becoming increasingly evident, in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, tau not only ceases to play a productive role in brain health, but actually undergoes a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation to become a misshapen villain that destroys brain cells. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Symptoms Of Dementia Warded Off By The Bilingual Brain New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences examines how being bilingual can offer protection from the symptoms of dementia, and also suggests that the increasing diversity in our world populations may have an unexpected positive impact on the resiliency of the adult brain. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| PTSD Suffered By Some Emergency Dispatchers Dispatchers who answer 911 and 999 emergency calls suffer emotional distress which can lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a new study reports. The research, published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, reveals that direct exposure to traumatic events is not necessary to lead to post-trauma disorders. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Genes That Make Mosquitoes Hungrier Are Targeted By Dengue Virus Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have, for the first time, shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Mechanism Identified That Makes Breast Cancer Invasive A new study has identified a key mechanism that causes breast cancer to spread. The research, published by Cell Press in the journal Molecular Cell, enhances our knowledge about the signals that drive cancer metastasis and identifies new therapeutic targets for a lethal form of invasive breast cancer that is notoriously resistant to treatment. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Critical Regulatory Mechanism Controlling Blood Vessel Growth Discovered That Might Help Solve Drug Resistance Problems In The Future Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, is a complex process during which different signalling proteins interact with each other in a highly coordinated fashion. The growth factor VEGF and the Notch signalling pathway both play important roles in this process. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Researchers Elucidate Molecular Mechanism Contributing To Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy comprises a deterioration of the heart muscle that affects the organ's ability to efficiently pump blood through the body. Previously researchers have tied forms of the disease to the alternative splicing of titin, a giant protein that determines the structure and biomechanical properties of the heart, but the molecular mechanism remained unknown. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Helping To Identify Artery Deposits Using Radioactive Antibody Fragment Creating a radioactive antibody fragment may allow scientists to identify fat and debris deposits in artery walls that are most likely to rupture and cause heart attacks, according to a new study in Circulation: Research, an American Heart Association journal. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Seeking Clues To Colon Cancer In Newly Identified Stem Cells Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer.This new stem cell population, reported in the journal Cell, appears to be relatively quiescent (inactive) - in contrast to the recent discovery of intestinal stem cells that multiply rapidly - and is marked by a protein, Lrig1, that may act as a "brake" on cell growth and proliferation. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Cystic Fibrosis News | |
| In Newborns With Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Variations Linked To Intestinal Blockage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers working as part of the International Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered several regions of the genome that may predispose cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to develop an intestinal blockage while still in the uterus. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| Stroke And TIA Patients Often Under-Treated For Depression People who have experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) experience high rates of depression, but up to two-thirds of them are undertreated, according to new findings from Duke University Medical Center. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Simple Test To Identify MRSA In Wounds Could Quickly Diagnose The Superbug And Help Prevent Spread The test, developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with NHS Lothian, works by taking swabs from a wound or sores.These are then analysed using a strip with electrical sensors that can detect MRSA. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Discovery Of Protective Gene In Fat Cells May Lead To A Therapeutic For Type 2 Diabetes In a finding that may challenge popular notions of body fat and health, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown how fat cells can protect the body against diabetes. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Dieting During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Obesity And Diabetes For Offspring If you're expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins, and babies of mothers who diet around the time of conception and in early pregnancy, may have an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes throughout their lives. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Association Between Alcohol And Diabetes Supported By Study Subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ("pre-diabetes") in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| New Study Emphasizes Importance Of Reducing Human Exposure To Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - such as BPA - can show tangible effects on health endpoints at high dosage levels, yet those effects do not predict how EDCs will affect the endocrine system at low doses, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Endocrine Reviews. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| In Newborns With Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Variations Linked To Intestinal Blockage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers working as part of the International Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered several regions of the genome that may predispose cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to develop an intestinal blockage while still in the uterus. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Genes That Impact On Remembering, Forgetting And Learning According to a study published in the March 30 issue of the journal Cell, biologists at the University of Utah have discovered that certain genes and proteins that promote growth and development of embryos also help transmit chemical signals that help individuals learn, forget, remember, and maybe even become addicted. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Discovery Of Protective Gene In Fat Cells May Lead To A Therapeutic For Type 2 Diabetes In a finding that may challenge popular notions of body fat and health, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown how fat cells can protect the body against diabetes. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| In Newborns With Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Variations Linked To Intestinal Blockage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers working as part of the International Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered several regions of the genome that may predispose cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to develop an intestinal blockage while still in the uterus. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Clue To Preventing, And Possibly Reversing, Rare Childhood Genetic Disease May Have Wider Implications For Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease that leaves children with slurred speech, unable to walk, and in a wheelchair before they reach adolescence. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Genes That Make Mosquitoes Hungrier Are Targeted By Dengue Virus Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have, for the first time, shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| 3 New Lupus Genes Discovered Through International Collaboration Three newly confirmed lupus genes are opening new avenues of research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.A paper published in the April 6 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics describes three lupus genes discovered by OMRF researchers as part of a massive international collaboration. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Researchers Elucidate Molecular Mechanism Contributing To Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy comprises a deterioration of the heart muscle that affects the organ's ability to efficiently pump blood through the body. Previously researchers have tied forms of the disease to the alternative splicing of titin, a giant protein that determines the structure and biomechanical properties of the heart, but the molecular mechanism remained unknown. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| The Next Frontier In Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Immune Therapies New strategies injecting cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients with vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to combat atherosclerosis could soon change the treatment landscape of heart disease. Both approaches, Professor Jan Nilsson told delegates at the Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2012 meeting, can be considered truly ground breaking since for the first time they target the underlying cause of CVD. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Helping To Identify Artery Deposits Using Radioactive Antibody Fragment Creating a radioactive antibody fragment may allow scientists to identify fat and debris deposits in artery walls that are most likely to rupture and cause heart attacks, according to a new study in Circulation: Research, an American Heart Association journal. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| HIV Infection From Two Strains Increase Immune Response The March 29 issue of the online Open Access journal PLoS Pathogens reveals that women with HIV superinfection, i.e. who have been infected by two different strains of HIV from two different sexual partners have more potent antibody responses that inhibit the virus from replicating compared to women who have only been infected once. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| HIV Infection From Two Strains Increase Immune Response The March 29 issue of the online Open Access journal PLoS Pathogens reveals that women with HIV superinfection, i.e. who have been infected by two different strains of HIV from two different sexual partners have more potent antibody responses that inhibit the virus from replicating compared to women who have only been infected once. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| The Next Frontier In Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Immune Therapies New strategies injecting cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients with vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to combat atherosclerosis could soon change the treatment landscape of heart disease. Both approaches, Professor Jan Nilsson told delegates at the Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2012 meeting, can be considered truly ground breaking since for the first time they target the underlying cause of CVD. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Artificial Thymus Tissue Enables Maturation Of Immune Cells The thymus plays a key role in the body's immune response. It is here where the T lymphocytes or T cells, a major type of immune defence cells, mature. Different types of T cells, designated to perform specific tasks, arise from progenitor cells that migrate to the thymus from the bone marrow. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| 'Living' Micro-Robot Has Potential To Detect Diseases In Humans A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely used to pinpoint diseases within the human body.Called 'Cyberplasm', it will combine advanced microelectronics with latest research in biomimicry (technology inspired by nature). | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Improving Medication Alerts In Electronic Medical Record Systems A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Lupus News | |
| 3 New Lupus Genes Discovered Through International Collaboration Three newly confirmed lupus genes are opening new avenues of research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.A paper published in the April 6 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics describes three lupus genes discovered by OMRF researchers as part of a massive international collaboration. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| 'Living' Micro-Robot Has Potential To Detect Diseases In Humans A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely used to pinpoint diseases within the human body.Called 'Cyberplasm', it will combine advanced microelectronics with latest research in biomimicry (technology inspired by nature). | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Simple Test To Identify MRSA In Wounds Could Quickly Diagnose The Superbug And Help Prevent Spread The test, developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with NHS Lothian, works by taking swabs from a wound or sores.These are then analysed using a strip with electrical sensors that can detect MRSA. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Melanoma / Skin Cancer News | |
| Alarming Rise In Skin Cancer Rates Science and better living habits are starting to conquer some types of cancers, but skin cancer seems to be becoming rather prevalent. Mayo Clinic researchers published their study in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, showing that the incidence of melanoma has escalated dramatically, especially amongst young women. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| MRI And Neuropsychological Tests Best Predict Alzheimer's Disease In Older Patients Investigators from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, have shown that in most elderly patients invasive and expensive techniques, i.e. lumbar puncture and PET scan, are not useful to establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| EU-Specific Guidelines On Tuberculosis Care The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ESTC). | 02 Apr 2012 |
| MRSA Found At Low Levels In Chicago-Area Ambulances Treatment areas of ambulances fared well when tested for dangerous bacteria, according to a new study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Simple Test To Identify MRSA In Wounds Could Quickly Diagnose The Superbug And Help Prevent Spread The test, developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with NHS Lothian, works by taking swabs from a wound or sores.These are then analysed using a strip with electrical sensors that can detect MRSA. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Critical Regulatory Mechanism Controlling Blood Vessel Growth Discovered That Might Help Solve Drug Resistance Problems In The Future Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, is a complex process during which different signalling proteins interact with each other in a highly coordinated fashion. The growth factor VEGF and the Notch signalling pathway both play important roles in this process. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Genes That Impact On Remembering, Forgetting And Learning According to a study published in the March 30 issue of the journal Cell, biologists at the University of Utah have discovered that certain genes and proteins that promote growth and development of embryos also help transmit chemical signals that help individuals learn, forget, remember, and maybe even become addicted. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Clue To Preventing, And Possibly Reversing, Rare Childhood Genetic Disease May Have Wider Implications For Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease that leaves children with slurred speech, unable to walk, and in a wheelchair before they reach adolescence. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| CDC Announces People In The US Have Healthy Vitamin And Mineral Levels Whilst pointing out that certain groups of the population have deficiencies, the CDC announced in a press release today, that in all, the US population has good levels of the main essential vitamins and minerals. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| No BPA Ban On Cans And Food Packaging, Says FDA Bisphenol A, also known as BPA will not be banned from cans and other food/drinks packagings, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, saying that those who requested the ban had not provided enough compelling data. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Discovery Of Protective Gene In Fat Cells May Lead To A Therapeutic For Type 2 Diabetes In a finding that may challenge popular notions of body fat and health, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown how fat cells can protect the body against diabetes. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Dieting During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Obesity And Diabetes For Offspring If you're expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins, and babies of mothers who diet around the time of conception and in early pregnancy, may have an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes throughout their lives. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Pancreatic Cancer News | |
| Mechanism Identified That Makes Breast Cancer Invasive A new study has identified a key mechanism that causes breast cancer to spread. The research, published by Cell Press in the journal Molecular Cell, enhances our knowledge about the signals that drive cancer metastasis and identifies new therapeutic targets for a lethal form of invasive breast cancer that is notoriously resistant to treatment. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Asthmatic Children Had Lung Function Deficits As Newborns According to a new study from researchers in Denmark published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, children who develop asthma by the time they are seven years old have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Newborn And Maternal Health In Developing Nations According to a study that tracks the progress towards the Millennium Development that promotes maternal and child health (Goals 4 and 5), researchers from the University of Pelotas in Brazil discovered that the most equitable intervention was early initiation of breast feeding, and that the attendance of a skilled person at birth proved to be the least equitable intervention. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Clue To Preventing, And Possibly Reversing, Rare Childhood Genetic Disease May Have Wider Implications For Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease that leaves children with slurred speech, unable to walk, and in a wheelchair before they reach adolescence. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Improving Quality Of Life For Lab Mice Leads To Better Science Nine out of 10 drugs successfully tested in mice and other animal models ultimately fail to work in people, and one reason may be traced back to a common fact of life for laboratory mice: they're cold, according to a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Improving Medication Alerts In Electronic Medical Record Systems A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Dieting During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Obesity And Diabetes For Offspring If you're expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins, and babies of mothers who diet around the time of conception and in early pregnancy, may have an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes throughout their lives. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Improving Medication Alerts In Electronic Medical Record Systems A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Antipsychotics Heart Attack Risk Among Elderly With Dementia A study published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of heart attack in older patients with dementia. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Unprecedented Reliable Data Reveals That ADHD Is Over-Diagnosed What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| PTSD Suffered By Some Emergency Dispatchers Dispatchers who answer 911 and 999 emergency calls suffer emotional distress which can lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a new study reports. The research, published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, reveals that direct exposure to traumatic events is not necessary to lead to post-trauma disorders. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| CDC Announces People In The US Have Healthy Vitamin And Mineral Levels Whilst pointing out that certain groups of the population have deficiencies, the CDC announced in a press release today, that in all, the US population has good levels of the main essential vitamins and minerals. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Self Examination and Private Screening - The Pros And Cons, UK GP Margaret McCartney has investigated whether customers of private screening companies fully understand what they let themselves in for. In an article published in bmj.com McCartney asks whether private screening companies' adverts and 'personal-looking' letters offer something that is indeed beneficial to their customers given that promoting these services "contrasts with the stance of the NHS". | 02 Apr 2012 |
| MRSA Found At Low Levels In Chicago-Area Ambulances Treatment areas of ambulances fared well when tested for dangerous bacteria, according to a new study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| New Study Emphasizes Importance Of Reducing Human Exposure To Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - such as BPA - can show tangible effects on health endpoints at high dosage levels, yet those effects do not predict how EDCs will affect the endocrine system at low doses, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Endocrine Reviews. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| PTSD Suffered By Some Emergency Dispatchers Dispatchers who answer 911 and 999 emergency calls suffer emotional distress which can lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a new study reports. The research, published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, reveals that direct exposure to traumatic events is not necessary to lead to post-trauma disorders. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Helping To Identify Artery Deposits Using Radioactive Antibody Fragment Creating a radioactive antibody fragment may allow scientists to identify fat and debris deposits in artery walls that are most likely to rupture and cause heart attacks, according to a new study in Circulation: Research, an American Heart Association journal. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Tell People What Is In Your Cigarettes, Tobacco Makers Told Tobacco companies will have to inform purchasers about all the harmful substances they place in their products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled. They will also have to back up any "reduced harm" claims with compelling proof, the Agency added. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| No BPA Ban On Cans And Food Packaging, Says FDA Bisphenol A, also known as BPA will not be banned from cans and other food/drinks packagings, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, saying that those who requested the ban had not provided enough compelling data. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Asthmatic Children Had Lung Function Deficits As Newborns According to a new study from researchers in Denmark published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, children who develop asthma by the time they are seven years old have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Tell People What Is In Your Cigarettes, Tobacco Makers Told Tobacco companies will have to inform purchasers about all the harmful substances they place in their products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled. They will also have to back up any "reduced harm" claims with compelling proof, the Agency added. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Seeking Clues To Colon Cancer In Newly Identified Stem Cells Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer.This new stem cell population, reported in the journal Cell, appears to be relatively quiescent (inactive) - in contrast to the recent discovery of intestinal stem cells that multiply rapidly - and is marked by a protein, Lrig1, that may act as a "brake" on cell growth and proliferation. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Stroke News | |
| Stroke And TIA Patients Often Under-Treated For Depression People who have experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) experience high rates of depression, but up to two-thirds of them are undertreated, according to new findings from Duke University Medical Center. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| Genes That Make Mosquitoes Hungrier Are Targeted By Dengue Virus Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have, for the first time, shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Tuberculosis News | |
| EU-Specific Guidelines On Tuberculosis Care The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their jointly developed European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ESTC). | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Vascular News | |
| Critical Regulatory Mechanism Controlling Blood Vessel Growth Discovered That Might Help Solve Drug Resistance Problems In The Future Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, is a complex process during which different signalling proteins interact with each other in a highly coordinated fashion. The growth factor VEGF and the Notch signalling pathway both play important roles in this process. | 02 Apr 2012 |
| Veterinary News | |
| Improving Quality Of Life For Lab Mice Leads To Better Science Nine out of 10 drugs successfully tested in mice and other animal models ultimately fail to work in people, and one reason may be traced back to a common fact of life for laboratory mice: they're cold, according to a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | 02 Apr 2012 |
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