- Rotavirus vaccine greatly reduces hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in children. Study finds
- Sniff of local anesthetic in the dentist's chair could replace the needle
- Building organs block by block: Tissue engineers create a new way to assemble artificial tissues, using 'biological Legos'
- Calcium in early life may prevent obesity later
- Aiming to cure deafness, scientists first to create functional inner-ear cells
- Novel pouch could reduce mother-to-infant HIV infection
- Can Celebrex prevent cancer-causing colon polyps?
- Tibetans developed genes to help them adapt to life at high elevations
- How the brain decides what to eat
- Persistence of melanoma explained through 'dynamic stemness'
- New concerns about radiation and breast cancer raised in study
- Cardiac procedure significantly reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke, researchers find
- Symposium focuses on patient safety in CT scanning
- Cutting-edge vaccine research to be showcased at AAPS National Biotechnology Conference
- Frequent alcohol use linked to faster HIV disease progression
- Children with epilepsy say their quality of life is better than their parents think
- Community approach to smoking bans not effective in Appalachia, study finds
- People who recognize stroke symptoms still may not call 9-1-1
- Potential new strategy for raising 'good' cholesterol levels: MicroRNA and host gene play key role
- Low oxygen levels prevent X chromosome inactivation in human embryonic stem cells
- Genetic ancestry testing challenges identified by American Society of Human Genetics task force
- How microtubules let go of their attachments during cell division
- Consortium recommends microarray testing as new standard for pediatric genetic diagnosis
- New hope for better treatment for rising esophageal and upper stomach cancer
- New forensics research will help identify remains of children
- How dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body's defenses
- Impact sensor provides athletic support: Composite materials generate electricity, reveal impact forces
- Mechanism found that prepares the a newborn's brain for information processing
- Growers can boost benefits of broccoli and tomatoes
- Clue to switch of bladder cancer from locally contained to invasive
- Researchers define traits associated with prescription drug disorders in a primary care setting
- Trials begin on potent new hepatitis C drug
- 3D skin cancer diagnosis
- Mum knows best? Research suggests pregnant women are more likely to follow their mothers’ wisdom than medical advice
- Multivitamins can add sparkle for healthy young people
- Family child care providers' behavior found to affect children's stress
- Poor children more vulnerable to effects of poor sleep
- Parent involvement continues to be important in elementary years
- Immune system compromised during spaceflight, study finds
- Childhood psychological problems create long-term economic losses, study finds
- Muscle mass in elderly boosted by combining resistance exercise and blood flow restriction
- Homeless adults have significant unmet health care needs, study finds
- The fear of falling
- New research reveals Hurricane Katrina's impact on ecological and human health
- Middle-aged men: Could dwindling testosterone levels decrease sleep?
- Men with bigger wallets have bigger waistlines
- New twist on potential malaria drug target acts by trapping parasites in cells
- Belly fat or hip fat: It really is all in your genes, says researcher
- 'Votes' of sub-cellular variables control cell fate
- Important mechanism behind breast cancer metastasis: 'Architectural' protein helps regulate cell motility and migration
- Noroviruses identified as common cause of travelers' diarrhea
- Unhealthy patterns of innate oral bacteria may cause bad breath
- Temperature and humidity may effect virus survival on surfaces
- Statins decrease risk of clot-related diseases, study finds
- False positives in TB diagnosis lead to real negatives for HIV patients, study finds
- Pulmonary rehabilitation effective for both obese and slim COPD patients, study finds
- New technique may quickly distinguish between active and latent TB
- MP-376 safe and effective for treatment of P. aeruginosa in CF patients, study finds
- More active lifestyle crucial for day-to-day function in COPD patients, research finds.
- Higher blood pressure found in people living in urban areas
- Children with severe asthma at increased risk of developing COPD, study finds
- Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk, study finds
- Internet monitoring strategy for severe asthma patients shown to be effective
- High-fat meals a no-no for asthma patients, researchers find
- Estrogen may reduce airway constriction in women patients with asthma
- Control of cell movement with light accomplished in living organisms
- Team validates, extends functional MRI research on brain activity
- One-a-day heart polypill to be tested in new international trial
- Resilience factor low in depression, protects mice from stress
- Higher oxygen levels improve preterm survival, increase risk for eye condition, studies find
- Varicose vein study shows radiofrequency ablation causes less post-operative pain
- Mobile phone use and brain cancer risk: Inconclusive results from international study
- Immune system transplanted to cure rare disease
- Lung disease may be genetic, despite lack of family history
- Caffeine may slow Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, restore cognitive function, according to new evidence
- Healing for hospital signs that don't work
- Stripes offer clues to superconductivity
- 'Fountain of youth' steroids could protect against heart disease
- Gene loss can cause leukemia, researchers find
- Challenging the use of routine repeated chest X-rays in certain patients
- Google Flu Trends estimates off, study finds
- Sleep apnea may increase insulin resistance
- Direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) unreliable in H1N1 testing in critically ill patients, study finds
- Traditional aerobic fitness training trumps pedometer-based walking programs for health benefits
- Pesticide exposure may contribute to ADHD, study finds
- Combination therapy targets stubborn leukemia stem cells
- Women clear winners with heart failure device, study finds
- New freehand ultrasound system improves work flow and reduces scan time
- New 'Tree of Life' established for one of the largest groups of bacteria
- A fat cell grows up: Stages from early to mature cell offer clues for anti-obesity drug development
- The role of nurses in physician-assisted dying
- Stem cells restore tissue affected by acute lung injury
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation reduces muscle atrophy in COPD, researchers find
- Euthanasia and the use of end-of-life drugs without explicit request
- Good oral health is essential during pregnancy
- Switching medications and continuing treatment could help teens with severe depression, study suggests
- Nomadic people's good health baffle scientists
- High-fat ketogenic diet effectively treats persistent childhood seizures, study finds
- Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk of heart disease and diabetes, study finds
- Falling in old age linked to altered blood flow in brain
- Like parent, like child: Good oral health starts at home
- Cochlear implants slightly less beneficial in older patients
- Minimally invasive sinus surgery becoming more common in Medicare population
- Most patients survive common thyroid cancer regardless of treatment
- Retinoid use not associated with fracture risk, study finds
- Focusing on appearance may reduce tanning in young women
- Medicalizing human conditions: A growth industry -- but what does it cost?
- Newborn infants learn while asleep; Study may lead to later disability tests
- The psychology of food cravings
- Push to understand basis of childhood brain tumors leads to a new treatment target
- Well-tolerated radiotherapy provides longer life to patients with recurrent brain cancer
- Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the explosive spread of HIV?
- Scientists identify mechanism T-cells use to block HIV
- Electrical muscle stimulation can prevent limb and respiratory muscle weakness in ICU patients, study finds
- Health insurance status linked to mortality risk in Pennsylvania ICUs
- ICU infection rates not a good measure of mortality risk, researchers find
- Factors that may predict if patients will be satisfied with facial plastic surgery
- Family status and gender associated with career planning among surgical residents
- New study characterizes cognitive and anatomic differences in Alzheimer's disease gene carriers
- Kidney function and damage markers predict mortality risk
- Urinary tract infections becoming harder to treat, researchers find
- New breakthrough in fight against lethal CCHF virus
- Gene network associated with vitamin A deficiency and lung birth defects
- Noninvasively seeing a clear picture of immune cell function in vivo
- Protein GRP78 opens the door to life-threatening fungal infection
- Low umbilical cord pH at birth linked to death and brain damage
- Dopamine system in highly creative people similar to that seen in schizophrenics, study finds
- Non-invasive technique could distinguish fertile and infertile human sperm cells
- Long-lasting sensory loss in World Trade Center workers from airborne toxins after 9/11 attacks
- Spicing the meat also cuts the cancer risk
- Viagra may be linked to hearing loss, study suggests
- Surprising infection inducing mechanism found in bacteria
- Receptor variant influences dopamine response to alcohol
- Hope for patients with mild idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Body's own molecular protection against arthritis discovered
- Supramolecular architecture explains the incredible strength of fibrin blood clots
- Gene fusions may be the 'smoking gun' in prostate cancer development
- Oncolytic viruses mediating anti-tumor immunity in human cancer patients
- Good results of bad habits? Research explains paradox
- Time to rethink causes, possible treatments of mental disorders, experts say
- Significant number of fathers experience prenatal, postpartum depression, study finds
- High prevalence of depression after traumatic brain injury, study finds
- Flexible treatment intervention associated with greater improvement in anxiety symptoms
- Results of physician cost profiling can vary widely, study finds
- Nerves under control: Potential treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Heavy exercise may produce asthma-like symptoms even in healthy children, study finds
- Majority of young victims of unintentional shootings shot by another youth, study finds
- Cholesterol crystals incite inflammation in coronary arteries, research finds
- Quickly evolving bacteria could improve digestive health
- Early vs. late tracheotomy does not reduce mortality in ICU patients, study finds
- Behavior therapy effective in reducing tics in children with Tourette syndrome, study finds
- Genetic secrets of common kidney cancer
- Researchers call for 'social offset' to tackle neglected tropical diseases
- Pandemic flu containment measures bought valuable time, Vietnam study suggests
- Progress in exploring new avenues for brain repair: Astroglia reprogrammed to generate synapse-forming neurons
- Between the genes: Making sense of genomic 'dark matter'
- Preserving memory with age: Two methods of extending life span have very different effects
- Suicide risk for seniors moving into residential homes
- Asking 'why' instead of 'how' helps consumers achieve goals of saving money or losing weight
- Some patients with hepatitis B faring better after liver transplant
- Altered brain development found in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy
- Stem cells from adipose tissue turned into cardiac myocytes: Achievement paves way for future heart disease therapies
- Viruses found in untreated East Tennessee drinking water
- First study examines postpolypectomy bleeding in colonoscopy patients on uninterrupted clopidogrel
- Signaling protein spurs spread of prostate cancer, scientists find
- New technique enables drugs tests via exhaled breath
- Experts call for urgent action to tackle strong links between impotence and heart disease
- New method could stop shark oil being used in cosmetics and vaccines
- Particulate air pollution affects heart health, research finds
- More than 60 percent of teachers have voice problems, Spanish study finds
- At-home sleep testing equal to overnight in a sleep lab in treatment results, study finds
- Gene therapy may be effective in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension
- CPAP use reduces incidence of cardiovascular events and hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea patients, study finds
- Formation of plexiform lesions in experimental severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
- New microneedle antimicrobial techniques may foster medical tech innovation
- New role for zebrafish in human studies
- Preschool depression: The importance of early detection of depression in young children
- New steps toward a universal flu vaccine
- Sari cloth a simple sustainable protector from cholera
- Malaria control to overcome disease’s spread as climate warms
- Active and healthy schools get kids moving
- Data on potential new treatment targets for malaria released
- Putting teeth into forensic science
- 80 percent autism-divorce rate debunked in first-of-its kind scientific study
- Popular autism diet does not demonstrate behavioral improvement
- How a normally defensive immune response can help HIV
- Androgen receptor may explain male dominance in liver cancer
- Daily ginger consumption eases muscle pain by 25 percent, study suggests
- Detection of potentially deadly atrial fibrillation dramatically improved by new algorithm, experts say
- Parallel brainstem circuit discovery suggests new path in Parkinson's research
- Easily blocked signaling protein may help scientists stop parasites
- Irregular medication use puts seniors at risk for falling
- Muscle loss in elderly linked to blood vessels' failure to dilate
- Living wills are poor predictors of actual treatment preferences at the end of life
- Over-diagnosis of bipolar disorder and disability payments -- a link?
- Depressed chronic kidney disease patients more likely to face complications
- Manmade antibodies hold biomedical promise
- Genetic link to infectious disease susceptibility revealed
- Proposed diagnostic change not enough to help children currently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, experts say
- Nuclear magnetic resonance aids in drug design
- Drug in new class of targeted therapies shows early promise against blood-related cancers
- Post-transplant drug may also help patients with common genetic kidney disease
- Abdominal fat at middle age associated with greater risk of dementia: Obesity linked to lower total brain volume
- Nanotech breath sensor detects diabetes and potentially serious complication
- First ever high resolution observations of DNA unfolding
- Young infants are not sufficiently protected against measles, research finds
- Depression care program eliminates suicide
- Heavy alcohol use, binge drinking, might increase risk of pancreatic cancer, researcher reports
- Lessons from 9/11: Psychiatrists are indispensible in first-response teams
- Patients at high risk of recurrences of heart disease: Breakthrough in prevention
- Arsenic in playgrounds nothing to worry about, study suggests
- First drug to demonstrate therapeutic effect in a type of autism
- Gene discovery potential key to cost-competitive cellulosic ethanol
- Gene found that may be key to kidney cancer
- Poll finds concerns about pace of medical and health research
- Human microbiome project: Diversity of human microbes greater than previously predicted
- 3-D model of blood flow by supercomputer predicts heart attacks
- Blood-clot-related strokes decrease among whites, but not blacks, in long-term study
- Smoking cessation treatments work and are safe for people with severe mental illness
- Disagreement on symptom-reflux association analysis parameters in infants
- Reducing niacin intake can prevent obesity, study finds
- Patients have misconceptions and high levels of anxiety about general anesthesia
- New blood test shows promise as screening tool for early detection of ovarian cancer
- New associations between diabetes, environmental factors found by novel analytic technique
- Caregivers of brain cancer patients play a key role
- Exercise may keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment
- Tai Chi gets cautious thumbs up for psychological health
- Experimental vaccine protects monkeys from new Ebola virus
- Synthetic biomaterials mimic cellular membranes: Use in nanomedicine, drug delivery
- Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients, study finds
- Study finds Alzheimer's disease link in eyes of children with Down syndrome
- Kidney weight matters when it comes to transplantation
- Patients in 'stroke belt' satisfied with care, but many doctors lack cultural awareness
- Nationwide smoking ban would help reduce heart attack admissions, slash costs
- Better ways to inhibit blood clots revealed by new study
- More physical activity leads to less obesity -- often, but not always
- Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
- In the green of health: Just 5 minutes of 'green exercise' optimal for good mental health
- Antibiotic resistance lasts up to a year, primary care patient study finds
- Researchers develop computer-based system to automatically track radiation dose exposure from CT scans
- Finding the soft spot: Researcher develops tool to measure tissue damage in the bedridden and paralyzed
- New vision needed for combating and preventing TB among migrants, experts urge
- Switch protein also influences the cytoskeleton
- Increased cancer risk of people with type 2 diabetes, large study finds
- Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer
- Better prognosis for children born with severe acute asphyxia
- Sexual activity declines for heart attack patients not getting doctors' advice, study finds
- New blood test for newborns to detect allergy risk
- Presence of chemical in smoker's breath indicates person has smoked in last three days
- Invention regulates nerve cells electronically