http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Purdue University (Medical Xpress)—As the bird flu outbreak in China worsens, a Purdue University expert is working on vaccines that offer broader protection against multiple strains of the virus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bird-flu-expert-vaccine-multiple.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 May 2013 07:30:01 EST news287388846 Researchers have discovered that rising temperature induces key changes in the dengue virus when it enters its human host, and the findings represent a new approach for designing vaccines against the aggressive mosquito-borne pathogen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-discovery-approach-dengue-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:02:52 EST news284918563 (Medical Xpress)—A Purdue University study found an agricultural herbicide alters reproductive and neuroendocrine genes during embryonic development in fish, a finding that will help establish a genetic profile to determine atrazine's specific effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-legal-atrazine-neuroendocrine-reproductive-genes.html Medical research Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:50:47 EST news284197783 Researchers have learned the precise structure of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen while it is bound to antibodies, showing how the infection is likely neutralized. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveals-antibodies-neutralize-mosquito-borne-virus.html Medical research Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:37:59 EST news284125062 (Medical Xpress)—Through the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, several types of bacteria have become resistant to drugs that were designed to kill them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that some of these "superbugs" are linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States annually, including 14,000 for C. difficile and 19,000 for MRSA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-technology-solution-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:03 EST news283677980 New research findings may help scientists design drugs to treat a virus infection that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-drugs-virus-childhood-illnesses.html Medical research Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:44:59 EST news283088688 (Medical Xpress)—Young adults in abusive and controlling dating relationships were happier when their relationships were over than they expected to be, according to a Purdue University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-young-people-abusive-dating-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:30:02 EST news282982273 Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing images like a jigsaw puzzle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-approach-imaging-technologies.html Medical research Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:55:23 EST news279298517 (Medical Xpress)—Before spouses take their first step toward fitness, their partner's interest or willingness to participate can sway them, says a Purdue University family studies expert. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-spouses-illness.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:40:01 EST news279267840 (Medical Xpress)—A Purdue University scientist is studying the way cells repair damaged DNA in the hopes of making cancer cells more susceptible to treatment and normal tissue better able to withstand it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientist-dna-breast-cancer-treatment.html Cancer Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:49:02 EST news277552135 Doctors may soon be using a system in the operating room that recognizes hand gestures as commands to tell a computer to browse and display medical images of the patient during a surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-surgeons-gestures-mri-images.html Surgery Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:21:59 EST news277039310 (Medical Xpress)—A steak slapped onto a hot barbecue will leave the meat with black grill lines that add flavor and aroma, but the chemicals contained in charred, seared and fried foods may over time kick-start the body's ability to add new fat cells and increase the risk of age-related diseases, a Purdue University study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-grilled-seared-foods-waistlines-disease.html Medical research Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:00:01 EST news274524314 (Medical Xpress)—A Purdue University biochemist has determined the function of a gene that when mutated leads to a genetic variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-disruption-gene-proteins-als.html Neuroscience Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:11:06 EST news274439447 (Medical Xpress)—Blacks who feel mistreated and discriminated against are more likely to abuse alcohol and illegal drugs, and a new study from Purdue University shows this usage can become a problematic pattern. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-unkindness-linked-alcohol-drug-abuse.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:58:50 EST news272185123 (Medical Xpress)—A Purdue University medication safety expert said it is important to look at the larger system surrounding medication use, as well as the facilities where drugs are made to avoid tragedies like the meningitis outbreak that has claimed 15 lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-drug-makers-tragedies-meningitis-outbreak.html Medications Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:11:50 EST news269676703