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Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls
BOSTON (AP) -- Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say they've found a way to use the research to...
Drinking In Excess Associated With Increased Risk For Metabolic Syndrome
Those who drink in excess of the US Dietary Guidelines (i.e., men who usually drink more than two drinks per day or women who usually drink more than one drink...
Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease
Biochemists say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. read more
Accelerated Bone Turnover Remains After Weight Loss
When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. In a new...
Lost An Appendage? Grow Another
Cut off one finger from a salamander and one will grow back. Cut off two and two will grow back. It sounds logical, but how the salamander always regenerates the...
Compound That Helps Rice Grow Reduces Nerve, Vascular Damage From Diabetes
Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing the nerve and...
Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Women
Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, appear to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according...
High insulin could indicate ovary syndrome
HERSHEY, Pa., July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say high levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome might...
Current Exercise Recommendations May Not Be Sufficient For Overweight Women To Sustain Weight Loss
In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent...
Researchers Analyze How New Anti-MRSA Antibiotics Function
Researchers provide important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major global health threat that kills approximately 20,000 people in the U.S....
Researchers Tap Into A New And Potentially Better Source Of Platelets For Transfusion
Researchers may be one step closer to improving treatments for bleeding disorders. They have devised a way to maximize the numbers and function of clot-forming blood cells from mice.
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Allowed More Chemotherapy To Reach Brain Tumors In Laboratory Study
In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to...
Study Provides Clues To Preventing And Treating Cancer Spread
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that normal cells, possibly fibrocytes, may travel to distant organs to create pre-metastic niches for the spread of cancer.
Gallbladder Removed Through Uterus Without External Incisions
In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external...
Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men
(AP) -- New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought.
NIH Official: HIV Vaccine Research "Swimming in the Dark" [News]
On July 17, a high-ranking official at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) pulled the plug on a hotly anticipated clinical trial for a government-funded vaccine to combat human...
Doctor injecting patients with stem cells
TORONTO, July 28 (UPI) -- At least four Canadians have gone to India seeking cures through the unsanctioned injection of fresh stem cells into their bodies, medical officials...
Isotope crisis shows need for better balance, communication: report
Avoiding a situation like the Chalk River shutdown and the subsequent shortage of medical isotopes requires a better balance between public safety and the health of patients, says a report...
Spike in salmonella cases concerns B.C. health officials
A spike in salmonella cases in the Vancouver area has health officials concerned.
Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. read more
Los Angeles County reports year's 1st confirmed West Nile virus cases
Three people were hospitalized this month with the virus and are recovering, public health officials say. An infected blood donor with no symptoms was also discovered. ...
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers
Hospitals scramble for pharmacy technicians, lab scientists and other trained workers as baby boomers age and retire. ...
Robert O. Nesheim, 86; Quaker Oats nutritionist helped develop Cap'n Crunch and Life cereals
He also created guidelines for the military and products for the healthcare industry. ...
Foods high in conjugated linoleic acids can enrich breast milk
Have a cookie before breast-feeding, mom? Eating special cookies enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) can increase the level of these potentially healthful fatty acids in breast milk, reports...
Nova Scotia prepares for wait-time health study
The hunt is on for a consultant to oversee an $8-million, two-year pilot project to try to reduce waiting times for surgery and diagnostic imaging in Nova Scotia.
Bovine Tuberculosis In Wildlife Threatens Endangered Lynx And Cattle Health
In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Doñana National Park researchers studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis infection among populations of wild boar, red deer and fallow deer. The infection was...
International Monetary Fund Loans Linked To Higher Death Rates From Tuberculosis
International Monetary Fund loans were associated with a 16.6 percent rise in death rates from tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and...
No Justification For Denying Obese Patients Knee Replacements, Experts Argue
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: they benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study.