- Atmospheric nanoparticles impact health, weather professor says
- Scientists make important discovery in gene regulation
- Quantum dots spotlight DNA-repair proteins in motion
- New Alzheimer's test offers better opportunities for early detection
- Immune cells that fight parasites may promote allergies and asthma
- Brain tumor's 'grow-or-go' switch discovered
- Powerful molecule regulator in blood pressure control system
- Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approach
- Kidney disease a big risk for younger, low-income minorities
- Knee replacement in elderly patients shown to improve balance
- Effects of lifestyle and exposures are mirrored in blood gene expression
- Molecular basis for Pseudomonas aeruginosa persistent infections in CF patients
- Inner workings of the inflammatory response to Leishmaniasis
- Contraceptive pill not associated with increased long-term risk of death, study finds
- Enabling women to use home test kits could increase HPV detection
- Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease
- Researchers characterize stem cell function
- Resource problems in Haiti required ethical decision-making, doctor/disaster expert says
- Barrier in mosquito midgut protects invading pathogens
- Children with chronic respiratory illness are vulnerable to critical H1N1
- Discovery of cellular 'switch' may provide new means of triggering cell death, treating disease
- New way to get physical in fight against cancer
- New tool to help study prostate cancer developed
- High-intensity interval training is time-efficient and effective, study suggests
- Diabetes' link to eating disorders explored
- Get up, get out and go: Research tackles childhood obesity
- Weight-bearing exercise does not prevent increased bone turnover during weight loss
- High-tech armrest: Computer-controlled hand and arm support devise developed for doctors, artists
- End to lice? Effectiveness of new oral treatment demonstrated
- A sporting chance for active total knee replacement patients
- Notch protein: Opposing functions of key molecule in development of organisms
- New tool for operations on people with severe or profound auditory loss
- Pancreatic cancer study reveals mechanism initiating disease, in mice
- 12 Year Olds More Likely to Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants than Cigarettes or Marijuana
- Free hormonal contraception halved termination rate
- A golden bullet for cancer
- Best treatment for childhood epilepsy suggested by new research
- Tumors may respond to extreme and moderate heat
- New research aims to prevent 'sudden cardiac arrest'
- Younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacements
- Different signal paths for spontaneous and deliberate activation of memories
- PEGylated dendrimers: A novel mechanism of drug delivery
- Communication often fumbled during patient hand-offs in hospital
- Chinese medicine societies reject tiger bones ahead of CITES conference
- Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines
- Disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system regulation
- New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease
- 'Microtentacles' on tumor cells appear to play role in how breast cancer spreads
- Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls' bone health
- Scientists identify key protein from mitochondria in energy regulation
- African-Americans have highest stroke rate, southerners more likely to die, study finds
- Scientists identify driving forces in human cell division
- Intensive blood pressure, combined lipid therapies do not help adults with diabetes, study finds
- Caution urged in reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes, coronary disease
- EXCEL trial will determine safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents vs. bypass surgery
- Light activated 'warhead' turns modest molecules into super protein killers
- New risk score tool more accurately predicts patients' risk for cardiac disease and death, study finds
- Regadenoson is safe, effective for use in heart transplant patients, study finds
- Plaque on CT scan is strong predictor of heart disease, worse long-term outcomes
- Repair of torn knee meniscus at the time of ACL reconstruction is safe and effective for children
- 'Tommy John' elbow reconstruction 95 percent successful with grown teen pitchers, study says
- 15 years after ACL knee reconstruction, 84 percent of male patients still highly active, study says
- New study finds 70 percent of able-bodied hockey players have abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs
- Minimally invasive sports hernia repair may get athletes 'back in the game' faster, study says
- Psychopaths' brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences
- Freshwater polyp hydra genome sequenced: Survey finds genes linked to Huntington's, Alzheimer's
- Unlocking the opium poppy's biggest secret: Genes that make codeine, morphine
- New cancer drug screening technique more closely mirrors reality
- Family history is strong predictor of obstructive coronary artery disease using CCTA
- Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
- Vitamin D and calcium interplay explored
- Hospices rarely deactivate defibrillators in patients, survey finds
- Chemical in bananas identified as potent inhibitor of HIV infection
- Better genetic test for autism? Chromosomal microarray analysis picks up more abnormalities than current tests
- Hypoglycemia linked to mortality rates in critically ill
- Why do sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after abstinence?
- Robot teaches stroke survivors
- Imaging fat layer around heart can help predict disease
- New avenue for developing treatments for genetic muscle-wasting disease
- Wealth buys health -- even in China
- Formula for making teeth will soon be found, researchers say
- Neuroimaging study describes Alzheimer's disease-like changes in elderly people without the disease
- How muscle cells control fatty acid uptake
- Oscillations at odds in the heart
- Device advances interventional radiology treatment to clear blocked carotid arteries, prevent stroke
- Vertebroplasty: Integral to treating back pain in blood marrow cancer patients
- Vertebroplasty for patients with osteoporosis provides effective pain relief, study finds
- Vitamin D levels have different effects on atherosclerosis in blacks and whites, study finds
- Emerging interventional radiology treatment with drug-eluting stents saves limbs, study finds
- Interventional radiologists examine simple test that might predict heart attacks
- Interventional radiology: Zapping uterine fibroids with heat from high-energy sound waves
- Uterine fibroid embolization shows fertility rates comparable to myomectomy
- Driving retirement for seniors
- Inappropriate uses of frozen plasma, experts argue
- Private drinking water supplies pose challenges to public health
- Dying cancer patient visits to emergency departments can be avoided
- Researchers uncover new data about protein function in Joubert syndrome
- Cellular pathway could provide evidence of how cancer and obesity are linked
- Environment may impact apes' ability to understand declarative communication, study suggests
- Researchers solve a molecular mystery in muscle
- Female sex chromosomes, not just hormones, help regulate blood pressure
- Chemical that may protect hearts of muscular dystrophy patients discovered
- Potential new use for cancer treatment
- Curriculum on unhealthy substance use recommended for internal medicine residents
- Measuring protein movements with nanosecond resolution
- Key predictor of cardiovascular death identified
- Duffy-negative blood types no longer protected from P. Vivax malaria
- Amniotic fluid cells more efficiently reprogrammed to pluripotency than adult cells
- Cardiac rehabilitation helps survival time in heart patients receiving stent therapy
- Study on how to minimize radiation risks of angioplasty shows highest doses in men
- Mechanomyography to be accurate in detecting nerves during minimally invasive spine surgery, study suggests
- A magical way to move kids: Researcher uses magic tricks to treat children with locomotor disabilities
- Insurance status of gunshot trauma patients affects mortality outcomes
- Palpable breast cancers are more common in women not undergoing annual mammography
- Baby's obesity risk: What's the mother's influence?
- Level of gene alters risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers find
- Potential new drug for type 2 diabetes
- Keeping up with the neighbors speeds vaccine use
- Fruit flies and test tubes open new window on Alzheimer's disease
- Gene may play key role in atherosclerosis and other diseases
- Treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk, studies find
- Guideline issued for treating sleep, constipation, sexual problems in Parkinson's disease
- African-Americans have highest cancer rates of all racial ethnicities, yet feel less at risk, study finds
- Studies provide more support for health benefits of coffee
- Surgeons use neck muscle, surrounding tissue as lip implant
- Erectile dysfunction strong predictor of death, cardiovascular outcomes
- Babies are born to dance, new research shows
- Studies reveal substantial increases in non-melanoma skin cancers
- Trauma of war doubles asthma risk among civilians
- One gene lost = one limb regained? Scientists demonstrate mammalian regeneration through a single gene deletion
- Young Britons see significantly more smoking in movies than US peers
- Brain plaques may explain higher risk of Alzheimer's based on mom's history
- Smoking, but not past alcohol abuse, may impair mental function, study suggests
- New guidelines aim to prevent unnecessary death from thoracic aortic disease
- Family mealtimes help children with asthma breathe easier, study says
- Anti-obesity drugs unlikely to provide lasting benefit according to scientists
- Therapeutics for trauma patients may not be effective if infection is present
- Obesity and passive smoking reduce oxygen supply to unborn baby
- Heart abnormalities diagnosed in World Trade Center workers
- New hormone treatment shows potential to reverse infertility
- Blocking cancer in its path: New cellular defect discovered
- As girth grows, risk of sudden cardiac death shrinks
- HPV vaccine protects from cancer recurrence
- Preventive behaviors limited household transmission of H1N1 influenza during initial outbreak
- Scientists establish leech as model for study of reproductive behavior
- The hot -- and cold -- interventional radiology treatments for recurrent prostate cancer
- Shutting out soft tissue cancers in the cold
- Freezing out breast cancer
- Novel interventional radiology treatment with microspheres shows promise for liver cancer patients
- New TB booster shows promise
- Older patients with colon cancer less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery
- Stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles build new blood vessels to treat peripheral arterial disease
- Direct injection of gold nanoparticles into tumors opens door to new treatment for pancreatic cancer
- Living longer: Colon cancer patients gain time with radiofrequency ablation treatment
- Potent radiation treatment provides tumor control for patients with inoperable lung cancer
- Depression: Antidepressants beneficial in physically ill patients
- Severe acid reflux: Stomach wraps effective in short to medium term
- Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
- Increased radiation dose does not increase long-term side effects for prostate cancer patients, study suggests
- Case managers help low-income women receive more timely breast cancer diagnosis
- Study evaluates costs and benefits associated with new colon cancer therapies
- Media reports may paint overly optimistic view of cancer
- Progress has been made in war on cancer, but still many challenges
- Although most cancer centers have palliative care programs, scope of services varies widely
- Was the recent US stock market drop accompanied by more heart attacks?
- Antiseptic cloths associated with reduced rate of treatment-resistant bacteria in the trauma center
- The mode of action of certain toxins that accumulate in seafood
- Parents may not understand or recall risks associated with children's surgery
- Study assesses complications associated with nasal ventilation in newborns
- Underpriveleged patients not as likely to be referred to specialty hospitals for brain tumors
- Age, gender can affect risk to radiation treatment
- How cells protect themselves from cancer
- Integrated care can cut chronic back pain work disability by four months
- Staples lead to higher risk of infection after joint surgery than traditional stitches
- Older non-smokers gain most from tobacco ban, study suggests
- Some 40 percent of surface disinfectants ineffective in eliminating viruses that cause gastroenteritis
- Drug metabolism: How enzymes interact is important to toxicity and effectiveness
- Low levels of vitamin D linked to higher rates of asthma in African-American kids
- Could regulating intestinal inflammation prevent colon cancer?
- Nurses' research settles a common cancer concern: Skin care
- An apple a day? Study shows soluble fiber boosts immune system
- Kidney injury linked to greater risk of death among pneumonia patients
- Parkinson's disease makes it harder to figure out how other people feel
- Feeling lonely adds to rate of blood pressure increase in people 50 years old and older
- Difficulty trusting and reaching out to others may shorten diabetes patients' lives
- High levels of mercury found in Cataraqui River, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Behind a child with aggressive behavior there is a negative family environment
- Fungi can change quickly, pass along infectious ability
- Disabling Skp2 gene helps shut down cancer growth
- Evolution of primordial chemical sensor, nociception, sniffed out
- When mom has an eating problem
- Urban pollution affects cardiac function: Initial results in the healthy rat
- Targeting blood vessels, immune system may offer way to stop infection-caused inflammation
- New chemotherapy combination shows promise in endometrial cancer, researchers find
- Chemists influence stem-cell development with geometry
- Selenium protects men against diabetes, study suggests
- Hypnotherapy eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, expert says
- Omega 3 curbs precancerous growths in those prone to bowel cancer, study suggests
- Efforts to steer patients to lower-cost physicians may be based on misleading rankings, study finds
- Some clinical trials explicitly exclude gay and lesbian patients
- Switch mechanism for controlling traffic in cells discovered
- Genes linked to ulcerative colitis identified
- Significant amount of inappropriate CT and MRI referrals from primary care physicians, study finds
- Mother is 'more essential' to orphans than breadwinner father, research suggests
- Brain naturally follows scientific method? Less effort to register 'predictable' images
- Drug dramatically reduces nausea and vomiting in bone marrow transplant patients
- Newer cornea transplant surgery shows short- and long-term promise
- Cells of aggressive leukemia hijack normal protein to grow
- If you take simvastatin to control cholesterol, watch out for infection, says new report
- Another serious eye disease, uveitis, linked to smoking
- 'Smart Hip' monitors real-time performance of bone implants, stimulates bone growth
- Ghrelin mitigates liver fibrosis in animal models; regulates human fibrosis
- Modified home video game shows promise for improving hand function in teens with cerebral palsy
- New technique reduces tobacco smoke damage to lungs in mice
- Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma
- Deep brain stimulation reduces epileptic seizures in patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures
- France's national program to reduce health-care-associated infections reports important successes
- Looming unemployment harms older workers' health
- Stem cells used to model infant birth defect
- Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting possibilities
- Shift workers at more risk for irritable bowel syndrome, study finds
- What makes you unique? Not genes so much as surrounding sequences, study finds
- Electronic assistant to detect stress
- Revisiting the need to detect circulating tumor cells
- 'Flying vaccinator': Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?
- Broad application of bipolar diagnosis in children may do more harm than good
- Clinician and patient preferences clash over information sharing before transplantation
- Extreme obesity affecting more children at younger ages
- Residency match results not encouraging for adults needing primary care
- Implantation of a Ventricular Assist Device may aid in Weight Loss for Obese Patients Awaiting a Heart Transplant
- Machinery of immune protection against inflammatory diseases like colitis detailed
- Manufacturing antibodies
- Feedback loop explains inflammatory effect on intestinal lining
- Versatility of optogenetics brain-research technique vastly expanded
- Medicaid patients 5.5 times more likely to get cataract surgery than VA patients, study finds
- Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas
- Breakthrough for babies born with severe cleft palates after experiments at ISIS
- Urban CO2 domes increase deaths, poke hole in cap-and-trade proposal
- Vitamin A: Key mechanism that guides cells to form heart tissue
- Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half
- Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
- Perils of plastics? Survey of risks to human health and the environment
- Young men and elderly women at biggest risk for shoulder dislocations
- Women with swine flu 13 times more likely to suffer critical illness if they are pregnant, study finds
- Tool to measure severity of chronic graft-vs.-host disease symptoms
- Supermarket lighting enhances nutrient level of fresh spinach
- Causes found for stiff skin conditions
- Acne drug prevents HIV breakout
- Sleep deprivation influences drug use in teens' social networks, study finds
- Brain Waves and Mediation