- Cardiac adaptation in elite female athletes
- Heart attacks jump in young Italian women, study finds
- PTSD and dementia: More study needed to determine why veterans with PTSD are more at risk than others
- Major study finds no evidence that statins cause cancer
- Ultra-endurance running may not be good for the heart, study suggests
- Ultra-endurance athletes suffer no cardiac fatigue, even after six days of non-stop exercise, Swedish study finds
- Marathon running is unlikely to cause long-term heart damage, German study shows
- Brain uses eyes to pick up things: Unraveling the calculations
- Stress resilience returns with feeling for rhythm
- Hospitals face legal dilemma if they test incapacitated patients after needle accidents
- Success stops drug trial: Apixaban prevents stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for warfarin
- Lower-dose heparin use during coronary procedure does not appear to reduce risk of major bleeding
- Infectious diseases experts call for mandatory flu vaccine for all health-care personnel
- Combining resistance and endurance training best for heart health
- Study shows increased risk of heart attack from physical exertion at altitude and low temperatures during winter sports vacations
- Moderate coffee consumption improves aortic distensibility in hypertensive elderly individuals, study finds
- Study into teenage diet quality, physical activity and lifestyle characteristics shows the need to encourage better behaviours
- Exploring the health benefits of increased physical activity in schoolchildren from different socio-educational backgrounds
- Our lungs are 'innately prone' to silicosis and related diseases, new study suggests
- Newly discovered protein gets to the roots of obesity and osteoporosis
- Bone hormone levels linked to risk of death for patients with heart failure
- Iron deficiency in heart failure
- Vitamin D is a prognostic marker in heart failure, study finds
- Treatment for S. aureus skin infection works in mouse model
- Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California, study finds
- LEDs illuminate eye for ocular disease screening
- Diverse diet of veggies may decrease lung cancer risk
- Increasing selenium intake may decrease bladder cancer risk
- Buying common medicines can push poor people further into poverty, study finds
- Nanobiotechnology advances point to medical applications
- Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, study finds
- Why females fare better than males after traumatic injury
- High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life
- Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
- Home-based intervention may provide some benefit to patients with dementia and their caregivers
- Prophylactic surgeries associated with lower risk of cancer for women with BRCA1/2 gene mutations
- DASH eating plan lowers long-term heart attack risk, especially among African-Americans
- Analysis sees higher death rate for very low-birth-weight infants born at less-specialized hospitals
- Babies born past term associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy
- Hooked on headphones? Personal listening devices can harm hearing
- Researchers exploring 'fusion strategy' against e-coli
- Virus related to smallpox rising sharply in Africa
- New light on the mechanism of Parkinson’s disease
- Ten minutes could prevent one-third of road deaths, Spanish study finds
- Problem of fake medicines in developing countries could be solved, experts say
- New infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer, Tay Sachs
- Staggered radiologist work shifts improve patient care, study suggests
- Risk of surgery for Crohn's disease lower than reported in recent studies, new research suggests
- People want to be asked before sharing genetic data, study finds
- Shorter sleep durations linked to greater risks of mental distress in young adults
- Increased risk of death in men with insomnia and a short sleep duration
- Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections
- Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use, study suggests
- Tumor budding identified as predictor for unfavorable outcome in lung cancer
- Lung cancer survival rates improved through use of individualized chemotherapy
- Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows
- Mindfulness meditation increases well-being in adolescent boys, study finds
- Revaccination could benefit HIV-infected children, review suggests
- Violence in inner city neighborhoods contributes to trouble with asthma, study finds
- Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence
- Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers
- Capacity for exercise can be inherited: Finding suggests pharmaceutical drugs can be used to alter activity levels in humans
- Infant's gaze may be an early, but subtle, marker for autism risk
- New study singles out factors linked to cognitive deficits in type 2 diabetes
- Surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in the elderly can reduce pain and improve function
- New pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
- Too much aluminum in infant formulas, UK researchers find
- Finding variants in the human genome
- Charitable behavior found in bacteria
- New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
- Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
- New app shows 2-D structure of thousands of RNA molecules
- Brain exercises may slow cognitive decline initially, but speed up dementia later
- Stopping smoking cessation treatments too soon may reduce odds of success for 45 percent of smokers
- 'Smart materials' process promises to revolutionize manufacturing of medical devices, other products
- 'You kick like a girl': Men and women use different leg and hip muscles during soccer kick
- Link between everyday stress and obesity strenthened with study using an animal model
- Protecting nerve cells from death in a model of stroke
- Airline passengers in developing countries face 13 times crash risk as US
- When it comes to the immune system, we're all more alike than previously thought, study finds
- Targeted strategies needed to find, prevent and treat breast cancer among Mexican-origin women
- Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating
- Microsoft Excel-based algorithm predicts cancer prognosis
- Researchers receive largest single collection of psoriasis DNA samples
- New TB diagnostic proves effective, expedient, study finds
- Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney function in some patients
- Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
- Scientists identify protein that spurs formation of Alzheimer's plaques
- Surgeons impact whether a woman gets breast reconstruction
- Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
- Head start for migraine sufferers
- New guidelines to ease sleepless nights
- Risk of marijuana's 'gateway effect' overblown, new research shows
- Biomedical research policy needed for therapies, economic growth, education and security
- Safety cultures in emergency medical services agencies vary widely, study finds
- Adding value to data: BioMed Central calls for greater researcher sharing
- Increased risk for lupus in men with certain form of immune receptor
- Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing healthcare professionals
- Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
- Gene doping detectable with a simple blood test
- Capsaicin can act as co-carcinogen, study finds; Chili pepper component linked to skin cancer
- Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
- Why fish oils work swimmingly against inflammation and diabetes
- Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds
- 'Basal-like' breast cancer does not originate from basal stem cells
- Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells
- Molecules involved in 'touch' identified: Could lead to new treatments for pain, deafness and cardiac function
- Protecting the lungs against 'collateral damage' from the immune system
- Mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell discovered
- New type of anti-malarial compound discovered
- Social networks influence health behaviors
- Model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis unveiled
- Roll-out of electronic patient records in England likely to be a long and complex process
- Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet, study finds
- New model may simplify high-dose radiosurgery planning
- Cigarette smoke may contribute to lung inflammation through a new chemical pathway
- Computer models suggest treatments for fractures that won't heal
- Computer technique could help partially sighted 'see' better
- Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
- Value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care challenged in new study
- New warning signs may predict kidney transplant failure
- Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer, study finds
- Satellite Data Reveals Why Migrating Birds Have a Small Window to Spread Bird Flu
- International effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
- US neurologists agree on protocols for treatment of infantile spasms
- How bone-marrow stem cells hold their 'breath' in low-oxygen environments
- Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack
- Cognitive effects of Parkinson's disease: Automated tasks easier, but task switching difficult
- Americans struggle with long-term weight loss
- Potent new hepatitis C drug: First clinical trials successfully completed
- Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
- New animal model for hemophilia A developed
- What's causing life-threatening blood clots in brain surgery patients?
- Race, insurance status cited in uneven death rates among pedestrians hit by cars
- Role of key genetic catalyst for human diversity discovered
- Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment
- Non-invasive therapy significantly improves depression, researchers say
- Talented bacteria make food poisoning unpredictable
- Backstabbing bacteria: A new treatment for infection?
- Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome, study finds
- 'Jailbreak' bacteria can trigger heart disease
- How physical environment influences stem cell development
- More infants should receive iron supplements, researchers urge
- What are babies made of? Research shows for some it is sugar, salt and not all things nice
- Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens
- Conditional small RNA molecules can kill cancer cells and leave healthy cells alone
- Parents at highest risk for depression in the first year after child's birth
- Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with obesity in later life
- Combining medication and psychosocial treatments may benefit patients with early-stage schizophrenia
- Study examines association between urban living and psychotic disorders
- Visual pattern preference may be indicator of autism in toddlers
- Are white homosexual men still taking too many HIV risks?
- Hallucinogen can safely ease anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients, study suggests
- Blood signatures to diagnose infection
- Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics
- Interrupting death messages to treat bone disease
- Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death
- Cells can eat parts of themselves, with help from one protein
- Researchers define role of CEP290 in maintaining ciliary function
- Golf: Evidence of how 'loading the hips' improves golf drives
- First Irish genome sequenced
- Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?
- What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth?
- Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury
- Unrelated kidney donor study shows age and obesity increase complications
- Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds
- Carbohydrate claims can mislead consumers, study finds
- Gambling on breast scans: Monte Carlo analysis could help reduce number of cancers missed by mammography
- Short sleepers at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, study finds
- Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime, Swedish study suggests
- Ritalin improves brain function, task performance in cocaine abusers, study finds
- More Americans bypassing their personal physician when immediate treatment required, study finds
- Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes, study finds
- Chemical for keeping human pluripotent stem cells alive identified
- New robotic head and neck cancer surgery preserves speech, without scarring, study shows
- Activation signal for Aurora-A oncogene: Discovery may lead to more potent drug combinations
- Scientists create new process to 'program' cancer cell death
- Report on top-selling diabetes drug raises concerns about the drug regulatory system
- At least 1 in 10 athletes injured during 2010 Winter Olympics, study finds
- Primary care financial incentives cut heart disease deaths and admissions, UK study finds
- How German palliative care physicians act at the end of life
- New target to improve pain management identified
- New lymphoma treatment shows promise in dogs
- Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens profoundly, study suggests
- Gene set that shows which patients benefit from chemo after surgery identified
- Quality measurement programs could shortchange physicians caring for at-risk patients
- Higher education predicts better cardiovascular health outcomes in high-income countries
- Diet-induced obesity accelerates leukemia, study shows
- Novel model for rheumatoid arthritis research
- Decision-making deficits related to driving under the influence are often undetected
- Chronic drinking increases levels of stress hormones, leading to neurotoxicity
- Excessive drinking may lead to poor brain health via obesity
- A new role for insulin in cell survival, cell metabolism and stress response
- A missing link from obesity to infertility: Researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women
- Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
- Antibiotics: Longer treatment times that benefit children may cost society, review finds
- Morning sickness: Still no relief, review finds
- Fungal threat to archived film
- Acamprosate prevents relapse to drinking in alcoholism, review finds
- Sexual health: Computer-based approaches increase knowledge, study finds
- Addressing negative thoughts most effective in fighting loneliness
- Regular statin use is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
- Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: What is the likelihood of a risk?
- Low-income neighborhoods experience far more injuries than high-income areas, study finds
- Bariatric operations reduce odds of gestational diabetes, cesarean section, study finds
- An important genetic cardiovascular risk factor explained
- Wrist splints in children as effective as casts, study finds
- After resection, common treatment of pancreatic cancer as effective as chemotherapy drug dose, study suggests
- Indoor and outdoor fall risks are different for the elderly, study finds
- Brain cells determine obesity -- not lack of willpower
- New class of peptides may protect against septic shock
- Self-administered vaccine patch may protect against potentially pandemic flu viruses
- Frog skin may provide antimicrobial peptides effective against multidrug-resistant infections
- Does the Impact of Psychological Trauma Cross Generations?
- Chopping and changing in the microbial world: How mycoplasmas – the simplest bacterial pathogens – stay alive
- Multi-resistant skin bacteria spreading in hospitals in Sweden, researcher finds
- Micro-RNA determines malignancy of lung cancer
- Energy drinks may give young sports teams an edge, study says
- Adults demonstrate modified immune response after receiving massage, researchers show
- Use of informatics, electronic medical records enable genetic study of vascular disease
- Scientists make leap forward in early detection for Alzheimer's and cancer
- Questioning the safety of certain 'healthful' plant-based antioxidants
- Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread of HIV in Africa, study finds
- Reading food labels, combined with exercise, can lead to weight loss, study finds
- Muscle wasting in cancer does not spare the heart
- New gene for memory identified in fruit fly; May shed light on human neurological disorders
- More accurate method of determining premature infants' risk of illness
- New compound safely reduces plaques in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
- Why the biological clock? Aging reduces centromere cohesion, disrupts reproduction, biologists discover
- Potential new drug for neurodegenerative disease identified
- Why chromosomes never tie their shoelaces
- Novel sensing mechanism discovered in dendritic cells to increase immune response to HIV
- Critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous system identified
- Molecular gatekeeper of arthritis identified: Removal of key protein leads to initiation of disease
- Interneurons are not all created equally: Some classes of interneurons may underlie distinct brain disorders
- Single gene regulates motor neurons in spinal cord
- Brain mechanism linked to relapse after cocaine withdrawal
- Structure for three intrinsically disordered proteins determined
- Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection
- Parents report a widely prescribed antibiotic is effective for fragile X treatment
- Investigating better endpoints for immunotherapy trials
- New model to measure disease burden of postmenopausal osteoporosis
- Twins are intriguing research subjects for biometircs researchers
- How insulin stimulates fat cells to take in glucose
- Massachusetts health reform fails the disadvantaged, study finds
- Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
- Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients
- Genomic study of malaria parasite in Peru reveals evidence of antibiotic resistance
- Genes tied to deadliest ovarian cancers identified