Archive: 25/01/2012
Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune conditions after vaccination
Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple ...
Jan 25, 2012
In schizophrenia research, a path to the brain through the nose
A significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience ...
Jan 25, 2012
Walnut diet slows tumor growth in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Mice genetically programmed to develop prostate cancer had smaller, slower growing tumors if they consumed a diet containing walnuts, UC Davis researchers report in the current issue of the British Journal ...
Jan 25, 2012
Being ignored hurts, even by a stranger
(Medical Xpress) -- Feeling like youre part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when were left out. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Jan 25, 2012
Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference
(Medical Xpress) -- Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support all have an impact on ...
Jan 25, 2012
Researchers say patients leave ER with poor understanding of how to care for themselves
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new review article, researchers at the University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Childrens Hospital Boston have found there frequently is a lack of patient-family ...
Jan 25, 2012
Survey of pet dogs indicates Lyme disease risk much greater than previous estimates suggest
Ticks infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme disease may be considerably more prevalent in the UK than expected, according to new research from the University of Bristol that used pet dogs as sentinels for ...
Jan 25, 2012