Paradox Of Aging: Older People Report Better Cognitive Functioning, Well-Being

Presently, there are about 40 million Americans over the age of 65, with the fastest-growing segment of the population over 80 years old. Traditionally, aging has been viewed as a...

Antibiotic-Eating Bug Unearthed In Soil

Bacteria exposed to antibiotics for long periods find ways to resist the drugs — by quickly pumping them out of their cells, for example, or modifying the compounds so they're...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Works Where Antidepressants Alone Don't - Study

Antidepressants are the most widely used treatment for people with moderate to severe depression but up to two thirds of people with depression don't respond fully to antidepressants. A new...

Fasting may benefit patients with epilepsy

Children with persistent and drug-resistant seizures treated with the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet may get an added therapeutic benefit from periodic fasting, according to a small study.

Lenalidomide offers an effective alternative treatment for cutaneus lupus erythematosus, study suggests

Although rare there are several treatments available for cutaneus lupus erythematosus (CLE). However other options are needed for people who do not respond to medication or relapse. A new study...

Proposed medical marijuana changes have doctors on edge

The federal government is expected to unveil its new regulations for the medical marijuana program in the next few weeks and the expected changes have some doctors and other stakeholders...

New antidepressant acts very rapidly and is long lasting

A first-of-its-kind antidepressant drug now tested on adults who have failed other antidepressant therapies has been shown to alleviate symptoms within hours, have good safety and produce positive effects that...

New IDSA guidelines aim to reduce death, disability, and cost of prosthetic joint infections

Of the one million people each year who get hips and knees replaced, as many as 20,000 will get an infection in the new joint, a number that is expected...

Severe acute kidney injuries rise rapidly in U.S.

Severe acute kidney injuries are becoming more common in the United States, rising 10 percent per year and doubling over the last decade, according to a retrospective study.

UT MD Anderson, GlaxoSmithKline to Collaborate on New Approach to Cancer Immune Therapy; Success Could Earn Cancer Center $335 Million Plus Royalties

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have signed a research collaboration and license agreement to develop new therapeutic antibodies that promote an immune system attack...

Ultra-Shortened Radiation Treatment with Novel Dosing Schedule is Tolerated

Research from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows that an ultra-shortened, accelerated breast irradiation treatment using a balloon device is both logistically achievable and tolerable. The work will...

Recipes for Health: Warm Hummus — Recipes for Health

A lighter, Turkish version of the classic hummus dish.

App Smart: Nursing the Flu With Help From Apps

Apps can do more than keep you company when you’re sick; they can give you medical advice.

Queens Doctor Is Charged in 2 Patients’ Deaths

Dr. Stan Xuhui Li is accused of prescribing pain medicine for medically unsound reasons to 20 patients, seven of whom have died.

"Begging" dolphins at risk

Dolphins that interact with humans for food are at greater risk of entanglement and boat strikes, researchers found.

New study sheds light on how Salmonella spreads in the body

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism used by bacteria to spread in the body. The mechanism offers the potential to identify targets to prevent the dissemination of the infection process.

Asian Cities’ Air Quality Getting Worse, Experts Warn

Pollution levels in 70 percent of the cities examined were found to exceed even the most lenient of several targets recommended by the World Health Organization.

Vaginal microbicide gel may offer a promising strategy for prevention and protection against HIV transmission

A new study shows that a microbicide gel is highly effective in block infection by the AIDS virus in a non-human primate model. Scientists have described the gel's key ingredient,...

Low fat diet is key to a slimmer figure, study suggests

Exchanging fatty foods for lower fat alternatives will help people shift around three-and-a-half pounds -- without any other form of dieting. People taking part in trials also saw their waist-lines...

The New Old Age: How the 'Death With Dignity' Law Failed in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters seemed poised to pass a "Death With Dignity" law in November. Then came the opposition, with large spending and ads that took aim at certain provisions of the...

December 2012 Story Tips

Residential and commercial buildings of tomorrow could use less energy. Detecting parasites in biological or medical samples. Medical scans of children and people with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's...

Telephone Talks with Nurse Can Reduce Hospital Re-Admissions

Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study.

Experts Needed, Recommended Topics: 1) Rising Tension in Egypt 2) Escalating Syria Conflict 3) Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

Shu Receives Presentation Award at National Nanotechnology Meeting

University of Kentucky researcher Yi Shu was awarded the Best Poster Presentation at the National Cancer Institute Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer's Annual Principal Investigators' Meeting last month.

EPO unlikely to help elite cyclists

The hormone EPO is banned from sports as performance enhancing but there's no scientific basis to conclude it helps elite cyclists, according to a new review.

Treadmill testing can predict heart disease in women

Although there is a widespread belief among physicians that the exercise treadmill test is not reliable in evaluating the heart health of women, researchers have found that the test can...

One-Year Study Outcomes Show Stenting in the Lower Limb Arteries Is a Reliable Treatment

A dozen years ago, controversial clinical trial results caused an international medical society to warn against the use of stents in leg arteries. But recent years have brought significant improvements...

Quebec health director won't lay blame for legionnaires' outbreak

Last summer's deadly legionnaires outbreak was "without precedent" according to Quebec City's public health director, François Desbiens.