Archive: 06/07/2012

Smoother sailing for elite athletes

When it comes to dealing with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, elite athletes are ‘just like us’, and ‘just like us’ they need help, research from The Australian National University ...

Jul 6, 2012

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Introducing the world’s first nutritionally-balanced pizza

(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Glasgow scientist and an entrepreneur have teamed up to create what they claim is the world’s first nutritionally-balanced pizza.

Jul 6, 2012

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Modern medicine and patients' well being

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians looking after patients' ...

Jul 6, 2012

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Researchers decode molecular mechanism that sheds light on how trauma can become engraved in the brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers decode a molecular mechanism that sheds light on how trauma can become engraved in the brain

Jul 6, 2012

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Heat, rainfall affect pathogenic mosquito abundance in catch basins

(Medical Xpress) -- Rainfall and temperature affect the abundance of two mosquito species linked to West Nile Virus in storm catch basins in suburban Chicago, two University of Illinois researchers report.

Jul 6, 2012

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Breakthrough in understanding human immune response has potential for the development of new drug therapies

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Medicine has gained new insights into a protein in the human immune system that plays a key role in the protective response to infection ...

Jul 6, 2012

Sweat glands grown from newly identified stem cells

To date, few fundamentals have been known about the most common gland in the body, the sweat glands that are essential to controlling body temperature, allowing humans to live in the world’s diverse climates. Now, in ...

Jul 6, 2012

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Lung transplant recipient defies all odds

Meara Schmidt, 28, almost died a few weeks ago. Lying in her hospital bed at UCLA, the seriously ill cystic fibrosis patient felt herself slipping away and her life flashing by. But then the image of her husband appeared, ...

Jul 6, 2012

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Is social anxiety a hidden disability for university students?

(Medical Xpress) -- Students are often expected to speak knowledgably in front of groups of unfamiliar people as part of their education. The assessment of student presentations contributes to degree grading, and employers ...

Jul 6, 2012

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India moves closer to rolling out 'drugs for all' plan (Update)

India is moving ahead with ambitious plans to spend nearly $5 billion to supply free drugs to patients -- bringing the nation closer to universal health coverage, officials said on Friday.

Jul 6, 2012

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