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Suckling Infants Trigger Surges Of Trust Hormone In Mothers' Brains
Researchers have for the first time been able to show exactly how, when a baby suckles at a mother's breast, it starts a chain of events that leads to surges...
New Approach To Cancer: Find Most Tightly Controlled Genes
Scientists have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against tumors and possibly many other diseases. A data analysis revealed which...
Drug restores speech in Alzheimer's: experts worry
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alzheimer's patients given a popular rheumatoid arthritis drug showed seemingly dramatic improvements in a small study, but some doctors worried that the early findings will raise premature...
Congressional committee will probe health insurers that cancel sick members' coverage
A congressional committee will investigate health insurers' practice of canceling coverage when policyholders get sick, its chairman said Thursday.
New report warns current policies will not avert health workforce crisis
Without immediate action to develop an integrated, comprehensive, national health workforce policy, the U.S. is at risk of losing its status as the global health care leader, states a new...
HIV conquers immune system faster than previously realized
New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According...
The benefits of a little resistance for older adults
University of Queensland research is showing the benefits of resistance training in keeping older Australians in tip top form.
Hay fever pill may aid Alzheimer's patient
LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- A potential new weapon against Alzheimer's is nothing to sneeze at because it's a hay fever medication, British doctors said.
Traditional Chinese doctors fight proposed federal regulation
Doctors of Chinese Medicine across Canada have joined forces to fight the federal government's controversial Bill C-51, a proposed law that critics say will make many natural health products unavailable,...
Title IX Takes on Science
Men once greatly outnumbered women in collegiate athletics—Title IX brought equality. Men currently outnumber women in science—could Title IX have the same effect? read more
Cancer Drug Resistance: Enzyme Expression Levels Correlated With Chemotherapy Drug Response
Why do cancer patients develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs, sometimes abruptly, after a period in which the drugs seem to be working well to reduce tumors or hold them in...
A Potential Metastatic Disease Target?
Researchers have identified a type of cancer stem cell that might initiate metastatic cancer, which spreads beyond the original, primary tumor site and to other locations within the body. For...
Wii-habilitation: Using Video Games To Heal Burns
Video games — often regarded as nothing more than mindless entertainment for lethargic kids and teens — are proving to be an effective, new tool to motivate patients to perform...
Avoiding Spleen Removal For Cooley's Anemia Sufferers
Researchers may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most common blood disorders, beta-thalassemia, commonly known as Cooley's anemia. Along with sickle-cell anemia, Cooley's...
Understanding How Neurons Communicate May Help Treat Brain Disorders
Scientists have learned important details illustrating how neuronal cells in the brain communicate at a microcellular level. Such knowledge may help in the development of drug compounds used to treat...
Stem Cells Heal Chronic Inflammation In The Gut
Stem cells are being studied to heal the gut in subjects suffering from Crohn's disease. Physician-scientists believe that these cells might help to restore the ability of the immune system...
Regular Walking Protects The Masai -- Who Eat High Fat Diet -- From Cardiovascular Disease
There is strong evidence that the high consumption of animal fats increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Many scientists have therefore been surprised that the nomadic Masai of Kenya...
US activists praise Senate for lifting HIV travel ban
Gay advocates and commentators have hailed a vote by US senators to repeal a travel ban on HIV-positive visitors or immigrants to the United States.
Food safety worries change buying habits
(AP) -- Troubled by the tainted tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they may get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would...
Heart attack not a death sentence
Survivors of cardiac arrest who received intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at reasonable expense to the health care system. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access...
Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine
The UK government may save up to £18.6 million a year by deciding to use the HPV vaccine Cervarix, given that it is equally effective as the more expensive Gardasil...
Researchers discover primary sensor that detects stomach viruses
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the primary immune sensor that detects the presence of stomach viruses in the body. They show that the...
Flexible ECG Patch Extended To Enable Arrhythmia Detection
Researchers have extended the functionality of the wireless ECG patch for cardiac monitoring. The innovative ECG patch is intended to monitor single-lead ECG in daily-life conditions, opening new perspectives for...
Golf Technique Challenged: When It Comes To Putting, Tiger Might Not Have The Best Advice
Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The findings...
Gene Produces Hormones That Lead To Obesity
Obesity and common weight gain share a genetic basis. Scientists have discovered a new obesity gene that plays an essential role in the maturation of several key hormones that control...
'Snapshots' Of Eyes Could Serve As Early Warning Of Diabetes
A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications,...
Drugs: Decision on cervical cancer vaccine is false economy, say health groups
Mass vaccination of 12 to 13-year-old girls won't give protection from common sexual disease
Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists
Drugs cost more and take longer to get to patients because of regulations bought in after Alder Hey scandal