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New research identifies risks, interventions for children's GI health

An increasing number of U.S. children are experiencing gastrointestinal issues that require interventions to resolve, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW).

Health created May 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop drug that slows Alzheimer's in mice

A drug developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, known as J147, reverses memory deficits and slows Alzheimer's disease in aged mice following short-term treatment. The findings, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 13, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal drinking champagne could improve memory

(Medical Xpress)—New research shows that drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, ...

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Summer sees a spike in chemical injuries in kids

Hydrocarbons, a chemical compound commonly found in household items from cleaning products to gasoline, are among the top 10 causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the United States. A new study by researchers ...

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Traffic' in our cells works both for and against us

A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a "down side." This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from ...

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Synthetic derivatives of THC may weaken HIV-1 infection to enhance antiviral therapies

A new use for compounds related in composition to the active ingredient in marijuana may be on the horizon: a new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that compounds that stimulate the cannab ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers increase the success rate of tooth implants

Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new prostheses which replace ...

Dentistry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drugs without side effects: Researchers explore novel ways to classify proteins

Janelle Leuthaeuser is on the cutting edge of biophysics. A molecular genetics and genomics Ph.D. student, she is part of a nationwide effort to create a more efficient generation of protein-based drugs.

Medical research created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New designer drug, 'bath salts,' may confer additional risk for adolescents

Use and abuse of "bath salts," a new group of designer drugs, have been increasing in recent years, particularly among teenagers. Poison control centers received over 2,000 calls last year for patients with delusions, hallucinations ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The tablet of youth

At TEDxSydney 2013 the Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School shares a new concept about why we age and how it should be possible to develop medicines to reverse it.

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Prepare your barbeque properly this summer, warn scientists

As we break free from the shackles of an unusually long winter, thoughts may be turning towards that first barbecue of the summer. But before we lay down the season's first slab of meat, scientists are urging ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Atomic-level characterization of the effects of alcohol on a major player of the central nervous system

Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the University of Texas have been able to observe at atomic-level the effects of ethanol (the alcohol present in alcoholic beverages) on central nervous system receptors.

Medical research created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new treatment possibilities for Lou Gehrig's disease

(Medical Xpress)—A team led by Dr. Alex Parker, a professor of pathology and cellular biology and a researcher at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), has identified an important ...

Neuroscience created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin A could prevent the spread of prostate cancer

(Medical Xpress)—Vitamin A could help treat and prevent the spread of prostate cancer, according to research published today (Monday, April 15th) in Oncogenesis.

Cancer created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Resistance is futile: Researchers identify gene that mediates cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer

Platinum compounds, such as cisplatin and carboplatin, induce DNA cross-linking, prohibiting DNA synthesis and repair in rapidly dividing cells. They are first line therapeutics in the treatment of many solid tumors, but ...

Cancer created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0