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Key to antidepressant response uncovered
Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Results of their...
Traumatic brain injury complications common among U.S. combat soldiers
U.S. soldiers in combat often suffer constricted blood vessels and increased pressure in the brain -- significant complications of traumatic brain injuries, according to new research.
Why flu vaccines may work differently in elderly
Our immune systems respond differently to flu vaccines as we age, a small U.S. study suggests.
Air Pollution Delivers Smaller Babies
Pregnant women who have been exposed to higher levels of some types of air pollution are slightly more likely to give birth to underweight babies, a large international study has...
Children with autism at significant risk for feeding problems and nutritional deficits
A comprehensive analysis of feeding behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders indicates these children are five times more likely to have a feeding problem, including extreme tantrums during meals,...
Video: Hospital robot helps doctors connect with patients
With more and more patients in need of specialized care, doctors are turning to technology to help them be in more than one place at a time. CBS News correspondent...
Vitamin D, omega-3 may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
A team of academic researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system's ability to clear the brain of amyloid plaques, one of the...
Early breast cancer diagnosis, survival rates low in rural India
Women in developed countries survive roughly 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis compared to women in poor-to-middle-income countries, a new study suggests.
Antibody hinders growth of Gleevec-resistant gastrointestinal tumors in lab tests
An antibody that binds to a molecule on the surface of a rare but deadly tumor of the gastrointestinal tract inhibits the growth of the cancer cells in mice, according...
Cells predict onset of graft-versus-host disease in men receiving bone marrow transplants from female donors
Researchers have identified a clutch of cells that -- if seen in a male patient's blood after receiving a brand-new immune system in the form of a bone-marrow transplant from...
Damaged blood vessels loaded with amyloid worsen cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer's disease -- thus accelerating cognitive decline by...
Researchers develop Rx for deafness, impaired balance in mouse model of Usher syndrome
In a new study, researchers report that hearing and balance can be rescued by a new therapy in a mouse model of Usher syndrome (Usher) that contains the mutation responsible...
Drinking milk can prevent garlic breath, study finds
In a recent study, researchers discovered that drinking milk while eating garlic-heavy food can reduce the malodorous breath associated with garlic consumption.
New criteria for automated preschool vision screening
The Vision Screening Committee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the professional organization for pediatric eye care, has revised its guidelines for automated preschool vision screening based...
AB blood type strong risk factor for venous blood clots
The non-O ABO blood type is the most important risk factor for venous thromboembolism (blood clots in veins), making up 20 percent of attributable risk for the condition, according to...
Researchers pioneer treatment for viral infection common in children
Researchers have discovered a new way in which a very common childhood disease could be treated. In the first year of life, 65 per cent of babies get infected by...
Some cancer mutations slow tumor growth
A typical cancer cell has thousands of mutations scattered throughout its genome and hundreds of mutated genes. However, only a handful of those genes, known as drivers, are responsible for cancerous traits such...
Chemical reaction keeps stroke-damaged brain from repairing itself
Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons. When the brain produces too much nitric oxide, it contributes to the severity and progression of stroke and...
Why No One Wants To Participate In Medical Research
Medical research is both derided and essential. In popular television, every show that has a character doing medical research develops giant boils and body tics, it is a humor standby...
Well: Warning Too Late for Some Babies
An F.D.A. warning not to use a thickener with xanthan gum - a common food additive - for any infants comes after a number of deaths from intestinal damage.
Water tubing-related injuries up 250 percent
Water tubing, a recreational activity in which participants ride an inner tube which is pulled behind a boat by a tow rope, has grown in popularity in recent years. Unfortunately,...
Hip Replacement Approach Results in Faster Recovery
A computer-assisted navigation technology with the direct anterior hip replacement technique, potentially results in less pain, faster recovery and fewer dislocations for patients with osteoarthritis and other forms of degenerative...
Medicines Co. Licenses Rights to Cholesterol Drug
The drug inhibits the protein PCSK9 and might one day be used to treat millions of people whose cholesterol is not lowered enough by common statins, such as Lipitor.
Malaria and the diaspora
The African diaspora in the UK could play a key role in malaria prevention awareness in countries where the disease is endemicIn 2011, the UK's Health Protection Agency recorded 1,677 cases of malaria...
APNewsBreak: Catholic hospital acknowledges error
DENVER (AP) -- A Catholic hospital on Monday acknowledged it was "morally wrong" for its attorneys to argue in court that a fetus is not a...
Doctor who admitted dealing drugs to get his license back
The state medical board says Nathan Kuemmerle, who lost his privilege to prescribe drugs after entering guilty plea, will be able to treat patients again.A West Hollywood psychiatrist who pleaded...
Bovine TB in Ethiopia 'threatens health and farm incomes'
High infection rates discovered in central Ethiopian dairy farms could be harming production and putting local people at risk, says study.
L.A. County removing metal detectors from some hospital facilities
The intent is to make them more appealing to patients under the healthcare overhaul. But victims of past violence at hospitals are among many who oppose the change.It was typically...