- Switch that enables Salmonella to sabotage host cells revealed
- From wimp to jock: Cell motor protein finding sheds light on brain malformation that kills infants
- Drug shared by addicts seems to protect against HIV brain dementia
- African-American men with chronic pain at higher risk for depression, disability
- Banning trans fats would save lives, say doctors
- New studies reveal that age-related nerve decline is associated with inflammation, differs by gender
- Questions remain over existence of 'new syndrome' in autistic children
- Better training needed to curb 'fatism' within the health professions, study finds
- Lung virus taking its toll on young lives, study finds
- Genetic signatures provide new direction in liver cancer
- DNA transferred between two fertilized eggs: Breakthrough offers hope of preventing mitochondrial diseases
- New insights into treatment options for patients suffering from severe alcoholic hepatitis
- Texas doctors magnetically lengthen nine-year-old's leg as she grows
- Knowing when poultry goes foul
- ADHD linked to interaction of genetics and psychology
- Discovery could help diabetics and others with slow-to-heal wounds
- Structure of inner-ear protein is key to both hearing and inherited deafness
- Targeted treatment for prostate cancer to be tested
- Who is injured determines who gets the blame
- Dance therapy improves seniors' gait, balance, researcher finds
- Patients gain limb movement years after stroke with help of robotic aids
- First evidence that chitosan could repair spinal damage
- Chronic hepatitis C patients who achieve an early viral response can be successfully treated within 6 months
- High dose UDCA therapy does not improve overall liver histology in obesity related hepatitis, study finds
- New phase II study supports potential of GS-9450 as new treatment option for steatohepatitis
- Chinese scientists discover marker indicating the developmental potential of stem cells
- Women who eat foods with high glycemic index may be at greater risk for heart disease
- Immune molecules target swine- and avian-origin influenza
- Uncovering early stages of Alzheimer's disease
- A brain-recording device that melts into place
- Performing complex tasks under stress activates hidden neuronal circuit in brain
- Factors contributing to health disparities among minority women: Unique breast cancer experience in the Inland Empire, CA
- Impact of race and health insurance on delays in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the District of Columbia
- Secondhand tobacco smoke in bars and restaurants in Guatemala: Before and after indoor smoking ban evaluation
- United States (U.S.)-Mexico border Latinas: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and factors associated with early detection practices
- Fundamental causes of colorectal cancer outcomes
- Vitamin and calcium supplements may reduce breast cancer risk
- Routine breast cancer biopsy might predict lymph node cancer spread
- Additional genes associated with age-related macular degeneration identified
- Four biomarkers important in colerectal cancer treatment prognosis discovered
- MiRNA-21 linked to tumor suppressor loss, herceptin resistance
- Tobacco company's new, dissolvable nicotine products could lead to accidental poisoning
- Day care dilemma: When 'sick' children are unnecessarily sent home
- New explanation for cardiac arrest
- Plastic chips monitor body functions, research suggests
- Substance in breast milk kills cancer cells, study suggests
- Language dysfunction in children may be due to epileptic brain activity
- Inuit children are heavier but just as tall as US counterparts
- Probiotic without effect against Salmonella
- Sensor gives valuable data for neurological diseases and treatments
- Vitamin K may protect against developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, say Mayo Clinic researchers
- Being naughty or nice may boost willpower, physical endurance
- Depression medication: Patients report 20 times more side effects than recorded in charts, study finds
- Tracing Listeria monocytogenes in a commercial chicken cooking plant
- Obesity gene, carried by more than a third of the US population, leads to brain tissue loss
- Gene variant may protect memory and thinking skills in older people
- Metformin may prevent lung cancer in smokers, early research suggests
- Action of protein linked to key molecular switch pinpointed
- New species of human malaria recognized
- Genetic basis for health benefits of the 'Mediterranean diet'
- How genetic mutations may cause type 1 diabetes: Findings point to new drug target
- Secondhand smoke exposure associated with chronic sinus disease
- One in ten drinkers plan on consuming more than 40 units of alcohol in a single evening
- Blood test identifies people at risk for heart attack that other tests miss
- Small molecules mimicking key brain growth factor identified
- Breast cancer risk tied to grandmother's diet
- New gene involved in the development of liver cancer identified
- Statins do not protect patients against risk of colorectal adenoma, research shows
- Gene that ties stress to obesity and diabetes discovered
- Biomarkers accurately predict which men may need treatment for prostate cancer
- Meat, especially if it's well done, may increase risk of bladder cancer
- Magnetic fields drive drug-loaded nanoparticles to reduce blood vessel blockages in an animal study
- Too much insulin a bad thing for the heart?
- Oncology: Fanconi anemia pathway dysregulated in non-FA cancers
- Nephrology: New insight into common kidney disease
- GASTROENTEROLOGY: Putting your BEST(2) channel forward to maintain a healthy colon
- Breathe easy with the protein LPCAT1
- Promoting recovery from effects of severe allergic reaction
- Exercise therapy for low back pain
- Airway obstructions uncommon but deadly in children
- Children with cochlear implants appear to achieve similar educational and employment levels as peers
- Taped consultations help patients understand heart surgery
- Teaching hospital status associated with death rate after colon surgery
- Patients with acne may get electronic follow-up care
- Indoor tanning may be an addictive behavior
- Gene test shows who could benefit from statins to reduce colon cancer risk
- First-in-class drug tested in patients with advanced cancer; targets stem-like properties of certain cancer cells
- Monocyte turnover predicts speed and severity of AIDS and onset of brain disease
- For older adults, flu season tends to peak first in Nevada, last in Maine
- Adverse drug effects in epileptic patients not correlated with number of prescribed medications, study shows
- New data on the regulation of a protein that is altered in all cancers
- Protein plays a critical role in the development of aggressive breast cancer
- Outcomes of patients dismissed from the hospital with non-cardiac chest pain
- Psychotropic medications overprescribed to children, study suggests
- Artificial human skin with biomechanical properties created using tissue engineering
- OB/GYN offices may offer ideal venue for improving vaccine rates among women
- Remarkable effects of fat loss on the immune system
- Promising new drug target for Alzheimer's disease
- New insights into the implications of autism onset patterns
- Children's cognitive ability can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants
- Carbon nanotubes boost cancer-fighting cells
- Vitamin D status not predicted by surrogate markers, researchers find
- New methods identify thousands of new DNA sequences missing from the human genome reference map
- Scientists sever molecular signals that prolific parasite uses to puppeteer cells
- Long-term elder care patients and HIV infected patients may carry MRSA in their noses
- Body mass index gain throughout adulthood may increase risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
- Increased EGFR levels may be an early marker of breast cancer
- Couples therapy can be the best choice for alcohol-dependent women with supportive spouses
- In breasts considered 'healthy,' too much of one protein identifies abnormal growth
- Sharing the load: Individual fibrin fibers distribute strain across a network in blood clots
- Researchers identify the source of 'noise' in HIV
- Association of fiber and colorectal cancer risk differs depending on dietary assessment method
- Chicken antibodies may help prevent H5N1 pandemic
- Uncommon eye injury in autistic children has common cause
- Amount of physical activity needed to prevent long-term weight gain
- Chemical cocktail affects humans and the environment
- Age dramatically delays recovery of the sense of taste
- Excessive alcohol consumption may lead to increased cancer risk
- New breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene identified
- Breast density change linked to cancer development, study suggests
- Mammographic density and risk of breast cancer
- Gene therapy cures canines of inherited form of day blindness
- How red wine may shield brain from stroke damage: researchers discover pathway in mice for resveratrol's apparent protective effect
- Physics strategy tested as solution for antibiotic resistance
- Key molecular step to fighting off viruses identified
- Toward a urine test for detecting colon cancer
- Fish oil supplements provide no benefit to brain power in elders, study shows
- In developing countries, shorter maternal height associated with higher death rates for children
- Ethnicity key to accurate obesity measurements, researchers find
- Researchers successfully lower radiation dose associated with pediatric chest CT scans, study suggests
- Telephone counseling increases daily servings of fruit, vegetables
- Coronary CTA a cost-effective alternative to cardiac catheterization for the evaluation of CAD, study suggests
- Patient-physician compatibility increases odds of following doctor's orders
- Student research team sequences genome of bacterium discovered in college garden
- Children who lose a parent to suicide more likely to die the same way, study finds
- Micro-RNA can move, new evidence in plants shows
- Carbon, nitrogen link may provide new ways to mitigate pollution problems
- Among deaths from H1N1, pregnant women appear to have high risk
- Martial arts training for elderly patients gets the green light
- Lengthier treatment for very preterm babies has not improved survival rates
- Simple, low-cost steps enhance adolescents' health
- Ovarian cancer study offers vital clues for new therapies
- British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems
- Chloride channels render nerve cells more excitable: Scientists discover how nerve cells may influence their own activity
- Nitric oxide-donating naproxen can boost colorectal cancer prevention, study suggests
- Does the weather cause northerners to get more prostate cancer?
- Smell your way to a longer life? Odors that represent food or indicate danger can alter an animal's lifespan
- Higher amounts of added sugars increase heart disease risk factors, study finds
- New genetic framework could help explain drug side effects
- Does a man's estrogen level impact his risk of prostate cancer?
- Contact lens capable of correcting hyperopia without surgery
- Smoke exposure alters gene expression and estrogen metabolism in the lungs of mice
- Urine test for kidney cancer a step closer to development
- The promise of DNA vaccines
- Enzyme found to be a predictive marker of survival in head and neck cancer
- Health impacts of cell phone use to be explored in huge new study
- Simplifying complexity – new insights into how genomes work
- Safe weight gain for heavier moms-to-be depends on level of obesity, study suggests
- Useful stroke trials left unpublished
- Family caregiving stress filled and isolating
- More common ground in U.S. health care reform law disagreement than meets the eye
- Potential new test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis identified
- Non-smokers put on less weight, study suggests
- Domestic robot to help sick elderly live independently longer
- How viruses manipulate host cells by means of molecular mimics
- New carbon composite holds promise for bionics
- Risk of stroke associated with bypass surgery technique designed to prevent organ damage, study suggests
- Biosensor chip enables high-sensitivity protein analysis for disease diagnosis
- Key step for regulating embryonic development discovered
- Brains, worms and computer chips have striking similarities
- Periodic heart rate decelerations in premature infants
- Computer model better than clinical judgment for diagnosing fever in young children
- Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
- New strain of virulent airborne fungi, unique to Oregon, is set to spread
- Electronic health records critical to effective reporting of quality measures, say experts
- Potential for new cancer detection and therapy method described
- Microfluidic integrated circuit could help enable home diagnostic tests
- For children with hearing loss: The earlier the better for cochlear implants, study finds
- Cloud technology to combat cancer
- Experts call for accelerated national sodium reduction initiatives
- 1976 'swine flu' shot linked to stronger immune response to 21st century pandemic flu
- Extremely preterm children are three times as likely to have psychiatric disorder
- Subtle changes in PTEN tumor suppressor gene can determine cancer susceptibility
- Starry-eyed Hubble celebrates 20 years of awe and discovery
- Singapore scientists make breakthrough findings on early embryonic development
- Long-sought protein subunits of a key receptor of the central nervous system discovered
- Death rates not best judge of hospital quality, researchers say
- People with diabetes are at higher risk of atrial fibrillation
- Prostate cancer: Risk increases with the number of affected family members
- Complete revascularization improves outcomes for coronary artery disease patients
- Forecasting rates of overweight
- New computational method to uncover gene regulation
- Lengthening time a drug remains bound to a target may lead to improving diagnostics, therapy
- Targeting a microscopic pathogen lurking in water
- Better vitamin D status could mean better quality of life for seniors
- Gene silencing may be responsible for induced pluripotent stem cells' limitations
- Studying altered brain cells sheds light on epilepsy
- Ethnic differences in precursors of type 2 diabetes apparent at an early age
- How we can sense temperatures: Discovery could lead to novel therapies for acute and chronic pain
- Strep steps up in urinary tract infections
- Electronic medical record technology aids marathon participants
- Breast cancer risk factors differ among races
- Selecting high-risk patients for heart screening
- Is patient coding making hospitals appear better than they are?
- Putting bacterial antibiotic resistance into reverse
- Chokeberry extract found to regulate weight gain, blood glucose, and inflammation in rats
- Study suggests a much earlier onset for bone problems
- Clinical study supports benefit of breastfeeding support for obese women
- Comfortable technique to predict premature birth
- Follicle-stimulating hormone may affect bone loss in menopausal women
- Scientists favor needles over tablets for global vaccinations
- Cellular mechanical forces may initiate angiogenesis
- Baby boomers aging to be self-reliant
- Intelligence gene? Study reveals specific gene's role in Williams Syndrome patients
- Scientists develop zebrafish model for studying Parkinson's disease
- Body's response to repetitive laughter is similar to the effect of repetitive exercise, study finds
- Botox reduces wrinkles even in less frequent doses
- Do the blind have a more acute sense of smell?
- New hope exists in treating inherited disease by suppressing DNA mutations
- New device helps monitor low-level physical activity with a cell phone
- SSRIs and cardiovascular health: Popular antidepressants may have beneficial side effects for cardiovascular health
- Predicting risk for high blood pressure: Factors of hormone metabolism that may make African-Americans more susceptible
- Blessing in disguise: Factors that cause a high blood pressure condition in pregnant women protect against breast cancer
- New therapy for cocaine toxicity: Enzyme break downs cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than human body does
- Phosphorous in sodas and processed foods accelerates signs of aging, study suggests
- Immune cells predict success of head and neck cancer treatment
- Location of stem cells near cartilage-rich regions in bones confirmed
- Brown rice and cardiovascular protection
- New technique reinforces immune cells that seek and destroy cancer
- Botany: Final piece in phytate jigsaw discovered
- Magnitude of overdiagnosis in cancer indicates need for strategies to address the problem
- Novel nanoparticles prevent radiation damage
- Reward-driven people win more, even when no reward at stake
- Researchers identify early ovarian cancers: Discovery may facilitate development of screening test
- Researchers develop technique to visualize 'your brain on drugs'
- New study: The kitchen-counter diet
- Race and empathy matter on neural level
- MDS, a blood cancer, strikes nearly 5 times more Americans than previously thought
- Interruptions associated with medication errors by nurses
- Four unhealthy behaviors combine to increase death risk
- Patients, clinicians favor disclosure of financial ties to industry
- People with depression eat more chocolate, a mood food
- Scientists learn to block pain at its source: New non-addictive painkillers from substance similar to ingredient in hot chili peppers
- Molecular marker could help spot pancreatic cancer early
- New requirements for male fertility
- Visualizing brain invasion by a fungus
- Understanding how a rare genetic mutation causes a severe brain disorder
- Mechanisms underlying 2 genetically distinct forms of cleft palate linked
- Understanding how folic acid might help heal brain and spinal cord injuries
- New tool may help improve organ donation rates