Frontpage » 12/06/2012 » page 5 »

Archive: 12/06/2012

Court ruling may open door to more drug marketing

A decision by a federal appeals court this week could have a dramatic impact on the marketing of prescription drugs in America, potentially affecting patient care and everything from TV drug advertising to future government ...

Medications created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overestimation of abortion deaths in Mexico hinders maternal mortality reduction efforts

A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers of the University of West Virginia-Charleston (USA), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico), Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Molecular ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexican paradox: While opinion surveys overestimate abortions 10-fold, abortion mortality clearly decreases

A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers from the West Virginia University-Charleston (US), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (México), Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Molecular ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ERA results: Medical research is Australia's best

Australia's medical and health sciences are leading the country in research quality, according to the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report. ...

Health created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover adverse effects of Bisphenol A on calcium channels

(Medical Xpress)—Bisphenol A, a substance found in many synthetic products, is considered to be harmful, particularly, for fetuses and babies. Researchers from the University of Bonn have now shown in experiments on cells ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers claim NIH grant process is 'totally broken'

(Medical Xpress)—John Ioannidis, a researcher at Stanford University has, along with graduate student Joshua Nicholson, published a commentary piece in the journal Nature, taking the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

Other created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Darfur's yellow fever shows 'no sign of stopping'

A rare outbreak of mosquito-borne yellow fever which has killed 165 people in Sudan's Darfur region in the past three months continues to spread, the UN warned on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mild vitamin B12 deficiency associated with accelerated cognitive decline, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA ...

Health created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic technology detects CHARGE syndrome in prenatal sample

Brief Report in the December 6, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) focuses on findings from Cynthia Morton, PhD, director of Cytogenetics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and senior study author, and c ...

Genetics created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use microRNAs to induce regeneration of heart tissue

(Medical Xpress)—A research team working at Italy's International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology has succeeded in causing heart tissue to regenerate by introducing two microRNAs into damaged mice hearts. ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Antiseptic products can be contaminated, study says

(HealthDay)—Antiseptics are meant to keep bacteria and other pathogens from entering the body through breaks in the skin, but sometimes these products can be contaminated with the very organisms they're ...

Medications created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Extra support needed for younger dementia sufferers, report finds

(Medical Xpress)—The unique needs of people with younger onset dementia have been addressed for the first time in new research by the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC). ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain mutations give HIV infection an advantage that sticks

(Medical Xpress)—Varieties of HIV that replicate more quickly can cause infected individuals' immune systems to decline faster, new research demonstrates. The results were published by the journal PLOS Pathogens.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Professor works toward a better brainwave monitor

The elec­trical out­puts of the brain con­tain mas­sive amounts of infor­ma­tion that could be a pow­erful resource if we could fully tap into it. Our brain processes things we see before any con­scious ...

Neuroscience created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Assistive technologies market growing rapidly in US

Assistive technology research and commercialization needs to greatly speed up, said the executive director of Assistive Technology Partners (ATP), because the demand for devices to help people with disabilities and the elderly is poised t ...

Health created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0