Amazon tribe sighting raises contact dilemma

Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior To One

A study of cochlear implant patients seen by physicians shows evidence that cochlear implants in both ears significantly improves quality of life in patients with profound hearing loss and that...

Alzheimer's Protection? Appealing The Death Sentence For Brain Cells

A new drug candidate could provide protection against Alzheimer's disease. This compound could also treat a number of diseases where patients suffer from cognitive deficits, such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s,...

Combination Of Two Novel Anti-cancer Agents May Help Fight CML Resistant To Current Therapy

Researchers have identified that a combination of novel anti-cancer compounds is able to kill chronic myelogenous leukemia cells previously resistant to conventional forms of therapy.

Young Age May Give Survival Advantage To Children With Certain Brain Tumors

Investigators have shown that children under 3 years old who have a brain tumor called diffuse pontine glioma appear to have a better outcome than older children with the same...

Rett Syndrome Gene Is Full Of Surprises

A new study has transformed scientists' understanding of Rett syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes autistic behavior and other disabling symptoms. Until now, scientists thought that the gene behind Rett...

Ecstasy Deaths Linked To Raised Body Temperature

A new study has revealed that effects of the drug ecstasy are compounded when taken in warm environments. Preclinical research shows that ecstasy deaths, which are invariably related to elevated...

New Method Effective In Detecting Dangerous Coronary Plaque

A new non-invasive method has shown success in detecting and measuring non-calcified plaque, a buildup of soft deposits embedded deep within the walls of the heart's arteries, undetectable by angiography...

Bacteria linked to SIDS deaths

LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- Researchers at a British hospital said bacterial infection may be a significant cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Inflammation, Depression And Antidepressant Response: Common Mechanisms

In findings published electronically in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers found polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes that are associated with susceptibility to major depression and antidepressant response. Two genes critical for T-cell function...

Lack Of Dental Care May Have Life-threatening Implications

Admissions for the surgical treatment of dental abscess have doubled in the last ten years in the UK despite the fact that these serious, potentially life-threatening, infections are preventable with...

7 in 10 patients surveyed hadn't heard of the Summary Care Record

Despite an extensive public information campaign only three in ten people living in the areas piloting the NHS Summary Care Record (SCR) have heard about the programme, according to a...

British Cabinet had warning of cancer-smoking link

(AP) -- The British Cabinet discussed the early warnings about a link between smoking and lung cancer more than 50 years ago, but viewed the threat as minor and...

Dot Earth: White House: Poor Face Health Risks from Warming

The Bush administration, pressed by a court order, released new warnings on climate and health.

Pregnancies Linked To Tooth Loss

Women who have more children are more likely to have missing teeth, according to a nationwide study of 2,635 women. Profound biological and behavioral changes related to pregnancy and child...

Genetic Cause For A Type Of Childhood Epilepsy Identified

Researchers have discovered the genetic cause of a type of childhood epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy, which accounts for 10-12 percent of epilepsy cases in children under age 16. The...

Even Low Levels Of Air Pollution May Pose Stroke Risk

A new study investigated the association between short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and the risk of stroke. Researchers found that recent exposure to fine particulate matter may increase...

Cot death link to bacteria

10-year study at Great Ormond Street hospital supports association between SIDS and presence of bacterial infection

FDA proposes change to physician labeling

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is proposing major revisions to the physician labeling of prescription drugs.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

NASA finds a ring around an exploded star … Scientists closer to new HIV treatments … New nanoscale assembly technology created … Absence of gene causes male-male courtship ... Health/Science...

Rapid wound healing

In Germany alone, about three million – mostly elderly – patients suffer from poorly healing large-area wounds caused by complaints such as diabetes, burns or bedsores. The wounds can be...

New HIV browser gives researchers access to valuable data from vaccine trials

A new HIV data browser developed by the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the nonprofit organization Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) will give researchers access to a wealth...

Energy Drinks May Promote Risky Behavior

Energy drinks like Monster, Full Throttle, Red Bull and others account for more than $3 billion in annual sales in the U.S., and roughly one-third of people between the ages...

Researchers gain new insights on spinal muscular atrophy

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the effect of a protein deficiency, which is the basis of the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is...

NIH awards Harvard Medical School $117.5 million, five-year grant for patient-centered research

The National Institutes of Health today announced that Harvard Medical School (HMS) will receive $117.5 million over the next five years for the establishment of a Clinical and Translational Science...

Children's diet not the main cause of ADHD

Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions such as smoking may be just as important.

NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx....

South Asia News in brief: 16–29 May 2008

Bangladesh confirms its first human bird flu case, mapping estimates the numbers affected by the Myanmar cyclone, and more.