- Link between depression, abdominal obesity confirmed by new study
- Solution to beading-saliva mystery has practical purposes
- Liposome-hydrogel hybrids: No toil, no trouble for stronger bubbles
- 'Instant acid' method offers new insight into nanoparticle dispersal in the environment and the body
- Shortcut through eyelid gives surgeons less-invasive approach to fix brain fluid leaks
- Drug that restricts blood supply to prostate tumors delays disease progression
- In India, one in 25 people have gene that causes heart failure
- New function discovered in cancer-prevention protein: p53 is activated to control the creation of ova and spermatozoa
- Flu's evolution strategy strikes perfect balance
- Frontal cortex dysfunction may contribute to compulsive sexual behavior, study suggests
- Improving recovery from spinal cord injury
- Is the current recession compromising hospital quality?
- Rapid genome sequencing process effectively identifies hereditary genetic diseases, study shows
- Botox eases nerve pain in certain patients
- Hodgkin lymphoma survivors lack post-treatment screening for other cancers
- Domestic violence: Why some women have real reason to fear the world cup
- Storm elves and sprites recorded on video
- Videoconferencing with family members enriches the lives of nursing home residents
- Collagen manufactured from transgenic tobacco plants
- Making cancer killers: Reprogramming immune system cells to produce natural killer cells for cancer
- Helping the brain's messengers get from A to B
- Strong association between smoking and flat precancerous polyps found
- Diabetes may double cancer risk in women
- Biologists isolate genes that regulate the sleep-feeding conflict: New insights into how brain chooses between critical survival behaviors
- How mutations in presenilin gene cause early onset Alzheimer's disease
- Are senile plaques, the characteristic pathological markers of Alzheimer’s disease, really spherulites?
- Uninsured Americans have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hospital from heart attack or stroke
- Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
- Freezing 'to death' and living to tell about it: Study reveals how suspended animation protects against lethal hypothermia
- Links between hypertension, bipolar disorders identified
- Gout drug benefits kidney disease patients, analysis finds
- Popular cancer drug can cause kidney damage, study finds
- Common gene variants appear to increase risk of vitamin D deficiency
- Family carers share the illness experience of the dying patient
- Inexpensive drug to stop sight loss shown to be effective, study finds
- Scottish people 'living dangerously'
- New type of human stem cell may be easier to manipulate
- Bacteria converted into ‘mini-factories’ for biofuels and vaccines
- Polyphenols in red wine and green tea halt prostate cancer growth, study suggests
- Fresh findings about chickenpox could lead to better blood tests
- Gamma interferon a wake-up call for stem cell response to infection
- Propofol poses low risk in pediatric imaging studies, but risk increases with anesthesia duration, study finds
- Virus infection may trigger unusual immune cells to attack nerves in multiple sclerosis
- Hot spots where heatwaves could pose greater health risk
- How the wrong genes are repressed
- Childhood obesity linked to neighborhood social and economic status, study finds
- Limiting blood flow interruption during kidney surgery avoids chronic kidney disease, study finds
- Monoclonal antibodies: Short-term therapy for long-term treatment of chronic viral infections?
- Alzheimer’s brain protein may provide target for treating mental retardation
- Yellow fever vaccine modified to fight malaria
- Molecular switch prevents cell damage caused by UVB rays from sunlight
- Sense of smell holds the key to diagnosis and treatment in early stage Parkinson's disease
- Understanding genetic mixing through migration: A tool for clinicians as well as geneaologists
- Genetic modifier in Usher syndrome will lead to better diagnosis, experts say
- Directly observed HIV treatment by patient-nominated treatment supporter improves survival
- Significant positive outcomes found following behavioral therapy for depression
- Uninsured more likely to die from trauma than patients with insurance, study finds
- Two-drug phase I trial shows promise in treating late-stage ovarian cancer
- Driving while distracted is a primary-care issue, physician says; Talking or texting behind the wheel is roughly equivalent to driving drunk
- Obstacles to stem cell therapy cleared
- Asthma control? We've got an app for that
- Small genetic variant can predict response to hepatitis C treatment
- Cycad plant depends on insect for multiple services; Moth also triggers the plants into increased frequency of reproduction
- Diabetic potential to create own insulin: Type 1 diabetes patients attempt to replenish beta cells
- The Thunderstone mystery: What's a Stone Age axe doing in an Iron Age tomb?
- Learning difficulties may be centred in the eye, not the brain
- Functional, transplantable rat liver grafts: Discarded livers have potential to be reengineered into usable replacement organs
- Children born after assisted reproduction at greater risk of congenital malformations, experts say
- How bacteria make syringes: Scientists reconstruct a bacterial transport channel in a test tube
- Spinal cord stimulation may benefit Parkinson's patients
- Recalculating cell sensing
- New promising therapy against systemic sclerosis
- Personalized healthcare: Severe asthma sub-types differentiated with CT scans
- Cost concerns prevent many cancer survivors from getting medical care
- Children with idiopathic new-onset epilepsy: Study confirms favorable long-term prognosis
- Teen boys who attempted suicide more like to abuse partners as adults, study finds
- Brain MRI in children: 'Incidental' findings yield disclosure dilemmas for doctors, patients
- Causes of survival disparities based on insurance among rectal cancer patients
- Cardiologists discover cancer risks in blood pressure medications
- Should the results of individual genetic studies be disclosed to participants?
- New link between pollution, temperature and sleep-disordered breathing
- Neuroblastoma expert reviews progress versus challenging childhood cancer
- IVF linked to autism
- Astrocytes affect brain's information signaling, research finds
- Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
- Genes and pesticide exposure interact to increase men's risk for Parkinson's disease
- Sun-sensitizing medications, sun exposure associated with common type of cataract
- Control of cancer cell pathways key to halting disease spread, study shows
- Antibodies involved in nerve repair in injuries, researchers find
- Carotid artery ultrasound is an effective alternative to more invasive coronary angiography, study finds
- How bacteria boost the immune system
- Adults take their physical activity on the road, study finds
- Sleeping sickness study offers insight into human cells
- Adding nucleic acid testing to HIV screening may help identify more people with HIV
- Association of genetic factors and brain imaging findings in Alzheimer's disease
- Early stages of age-related macular degeneration associated with smoking, cholesterol levels
- Healthy diet associated with lower risk of cataracts in women
- Free clinics provide care for an estimated 2 million Americans annually
- Many clinicians may be screening for cervical cancer too frequently
- Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk
- Use of unproven mammography tool soars with Medicare coverage
- Can mental activity protect against memory problems in multiple sclerosis?
- Apple juice improves behavior but not cognition in Alzheimer's patients, study finds
- Possible link between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease revealed
- Biochemical pathway by which harmful molecule may raise Alzheimer's risk uncovered
- Turning a painkiller into a cancer killer: Pain reliever redirected to trigger death pathways in cancer cells
- Taking aim at metastatic lung tumors
- Findings provide new therapeutic route for rare kidney disease
- Biomarker finding could help treat patients with aggressive type of lung cancer
- Discovery may aid remission of ulcerative colitis
- Delayed arrival of TB-fighting T cells
- Simple injection could save the lives of thousands of accident victims worldwide
- Comic book moms are nutrition heroes to guide migrant family health
- Sequence and structure key to prion disease transmission
- Inflammatory diseases: Scientists identify antiviral defense
- 2009 H1N1 vaccine protects against 1918 influenza virus; Cross-protection helps alleviate bioterrorism concerns
- Elderly patients in need of heart valve replacements have alternative to surgery
- Insomniacs have different brains, researcher says
- Altered virus becomes medicine
- Leaded gasoline predominant source of lead exposure in latter 20th century
- Fundamental process in lysosomal function and protein degradation: Disorder leads to serious diseases
- Molecular imaging shows parathyroid disease in greater detail
- Novel paclitaxel formulation encouraging for treating advanced lung cancer
- Lung cancer research concludes that early diagnosis as key for improving survival
- Specific PTSD symptoms related to anger and aggressiveness among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, study finds
- CT angiography may be unnecessary in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
- Women who choose boiled coffee run lower risk of breast cancer, Swedish study finds
- Tumor target suggests personalized treatment for melanoma
- Over-abundant protein prompts neurodegenerative cascade: Shuts down cell communications, helps cause dementia
- Mediterranean-style diet improves heart function, twin study shows
- Obesity may harm your sexual health, study suggests
- Topical treatments provide effective local pain relief, review finds
- Protein's role in cell division uncovered
- Detection of MRSA in cystic fibrosis patients associated with shorter survival
- Higher anxiety, depression among women may have basis in cell signals
- Inbred sperm fertilize fewer eggs, beetle study finds
- Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid associated with lower risk of lung cancer
- New combination effective against pancreatic cancer: Substance in broccoli supports cancer therapy, study finds
- IUDs reduce pregnancy rates compared to hormonal contraceptives, review finds
- Heart attack: Could giving oxygen be doing more harm than good?
- Increased risk of miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women with inherited thrombophilia is small, study finds
- New estimates of the global Plasmodium falciparum clinical malaria burden
- Why black patients with lung cancer have surgery less often than whites
- Digestive disorder in infants may be genetic, findings indicate
- Different dosing, administration of corticosteroids for severe COPD shows comparable outcomes
- Tapping into sorghum's weed-fighting capabilities to give growers more options
- Scientists find hormone influences sensitivity to sweetness
- GPS not just for driving: Tool for crowd management and medical follow-up
- Mutations on three genes could predispose people to suicidal behaviour
- Some people do not taste salt like others
- Little is understood about alcohol's effect on fetal development, researchers say
- Experts explore emerging evidence linking diabetes and cancer
- Insulin peptide may point to a solution for type 1 diabetes
- Certain proteins extend life span in worms by 30%
- Incidence of malaria jumps when Amazon forests are cut, study finds
- Understanding robustness in organisms -- a potential weapon against infectious diseases
- Defects in immune system enzyme may increase risk of autoimmune disorders
- Bone replacement from laser melting
- It's in the bones: Human bone as a biological material for environmental monitoring
- Computer intelligence predicts human visual attention for first time
- Symptoms of 'male menopause' unzipped
- AIDS drugs given to pregnant women block 99 percent of HIV transmission to breastfed babies
- Maternal or infant antiretrovirals both effective in preventing HIV transmission through breast milk
- Action of modern drug demonstrates how two ancient human systems interact
- Gabapentin opens window of communication
- Late-onset Pompe patients in US begin receiving new therapy
- First genes for susceptibility to cerebral malaria in Angolan children identified
- Gene mutation increases thromboembolism risk in women taking tamoxifen
- Male desire to be strong and protect family key to preventing suicides, study finds
- Blood relations: New study explores early detection of ovarian cancer
- Sexual trauma may spark mental health problems
- Hints from Taiwan that free-range eggs may be less healthy than regular eggs
- New evidence that smokeless tobacco damages DNA and key enzymes
- New world Helicobacter pylori genome sequenced, dynamics of inflammation-related genes revealed
- Mechanism behind three cancer-causing genes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Physical fitness may help reduce chronic disease risk in college students
- More action needed to prevent stomach problems in NSAID users, despite recent progress
- Malaria threat is as old as humanity, new research shows
- Battle of the bugs leaves humans as collateral damage
- Gut-residing bacteria trigger arthritis in genetically susceptible individuals
- Father involvement in pregnancy could reduce infant mortality
- Dental pulp cells for stem cell banking
- Connection elucidated between obesity, salt sensitivity and high blood pressure
- Orphaned elderly serious casualty of African AIDS epidemic, study finds
- Protein identified that modulates metabolic dysfunction in obesity
- When do newborns first feel cold?
- Education matters: Women with college degrees more likely to have health insurance
- Puffing in public housing poses serious health risks to tenants, report says
- Physicists help biologists to understand protein folding
- Body-image distortion predicts onset of unsafe weight-loss behaviors
- Huge pelvi-abdominal malignant inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
- Experience of arterial reconstruction in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
- Blueberry ameliorates hepatic fibrosis, study finds
- Neonatal diarrheal diseases are challenging clinical conditions
- Nutritional supplement for treating chronic hepatitis C: Viusid
- Key enzyme in melanoma cell development identified
- From head to toe: Deep insights from whole body MRI
- Why do certain diseases go into remission during pregnancy?
- Feared side effect of Alzheimer's drugs is unlikely, new model suggests
- First large-scale analysis of pro-eating disorder websites
- NT-proBNP is a predictor of CV risk in arthritis patients taking NSAIDs
- Biologics-naive juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients have elevated risk of cancer
- Smoking cigarettes is a predictor of rheumatoid arthritis and may negatively impact on efficacy of anti-TNFs
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: Serotonin system influences vulnerability and treatment
- New complication seen in stem cell therapy: Stem cell recipient developed mysterious masses at injection sites
- Anxiety/panic disorder most frequent disabling comorbid disorder in Tourette syndrome patients, study finds
- Fuzzy logic predicts cell aging
- Sequencing a single genome yields cause of inherited bone disorder
- Alternative pathway to malaria infection identified
- In predominantly African-American communities, people of all races miss out on kidney care
- Experimental Marburg vaccine prevents disease two days after infection
- Probiotic therapy cuts risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in half for some in ICU, study finds
- Possible mechanism identified for how lithium treats bipolar disorder
- Sex lives of patients are negatively affected by rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, French study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency confirmed as common across a range of rheumatic conditions
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients face double the risk of suffering heart attack, study finds
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients in rich countries are three times more likely to receive biologic treatment than those in poor countries
- Expression of certain transporter proteins may predict resistance to drug therapy
- Partners grieve rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis as much as patients
- Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, study finds
- Circadian clock in pancreas directly linked to diabetes
- Oral bacteria may offer probiotic potential against upper respiratory infections
- Prior exposure to seasonal influenza may explain the mildness of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic
- LCD television waste could help prevent bacterial infections
- New test may simply and rapidly detect Lyme disease
- Investigators perfect new version of blood-regulator thrombin
- Model predicts individual's vitamin D needs
- Genealogy may affect clinical differences in systemic lupus erythmatosus patients
- Low calcium intake linked with increased risk of osteoporosis and hypertension in postmenopausal women
- Deadly effect of arsenic in drinking water measured in Bangladesh study
- Awake sedation for brain surgery may shorten hospital stay
- Therapeutic potential of embryonic stem cells
- Surveillance may be suitable treatment option for patients with low-risk prostate cancer
- Coffee or tea: Enjoy both in moderation for heart benefits, Dutch study suggests
- WHO guidelines on Buruli ulcer need adjustment, experts say
- In pursuit of the energy of life: Researchers decipher makeup of generators in cellular power plants
- More than just baby blues: How postpartum depression arises and how it could be prevented
- Molecular discovery suggests new strategy to fight cancer drug resistance
- Bioengineers create simulator to test blood platelets in virtual heart attacks
- Certain obese people are not at high risk of heart disease, diabetes, study finds
- Cutting carbs is more effective than low-fat diet for insulin-resistant women, study finds
- Targeting disease remission has socio-economic benefits over low disease activity
- Primary Sjogren's Syndrome: Blood deficiencies are strong predictors of poor outcome
- Physical model describes structures of viral capsids
- Flame retardant linked to altered thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy
- New drugs to relieve cancer pain
- 1000 Genomes Project releases data from pilot projects on path to providing database for 2,500 human genomes
- Child welfare services need radical changes to guard against abuse, experts urge
- Wearable sensors with diagnostic capabilities
- New possibility to determine the severity of appendicitis