Older adults who enjoy two glasses of wine or cocktails daily may drink a toast to researchers who confirmed that moderate drinkers live longer than teetotalers. A study of 1,824 adults ages…
Month: August 2010
Sports-Related Concussions on the Rise in Kids
The number of young children treated in hospital ERs for concussions they got while playing on sports teams has doubled in just a decade, a new study shows. While the concussion rate…
FDA reports numerous violations at egg farms
Rodents, piles of manure, uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count were found by investigators at Iowa farms at the heart of the recall of more than half a billion eggs,…
Health Department Issues Air Quality Alert
An Air Quality Health Advisory for the Metropolitan New York City region, including Rockland County, has been issued for today, according to Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Joan H. Facelle. Air Quality…
Smoked Marijuana May Ease Chronic Nerve Pain
Smoking cannabis, also known as marijuana, reduced pain in patients with nerve pain stemming from injuries or surgical complications, new research shows. Twenty-one adults with chronic nerve pain were taught to take…
Selection Responsible For Spouses Appearing To Grow More Alike
Contrary to popular belief, married couples do not become more similar over time, according to a team of researchers led by Michigan State University. Instead, people tend to pick their spouse based…
Study Links Cellular Motors To Memory
Functioning much like gears in a machine, cellular motor proteins are critical to dynamic functions throughout the body, including muscle contraction, cell migration and cellular growth processes. Now, neuroscientists from UC Irvine…
Study Shows Brain Trauma Associated With Lifelong Conditions That Affect Quality Of Life And Mortality
Traumatic brain injury, currently considered a singular event by the insurance industry and many health care providers, is instead the beginning of an ongoing process that impacts multiple organ systems and may…
The Physical Effects Of Evolution Measured At Molecular Scale
A unique experiment at Rice University that forces bacteria into a head-to-head competition for evolutionary dominance has yielded new insights about the way Darwinian selection plays out at the molecular level. An…
Scientists Measure Gene Mutation Rate In Autism And Schizophrenia
An international study led by University of Montreal scientists suggests family history may not be a good predictor of the presence of mutations predisposing to autism or schizophrenia. The findings show how…
A Mutation That Restores Health
Errors in the copying of genes during cell division can cause numerous diseases, including cancer. Yale School of Medicine scientists, however, have unraveled the secrets of a much more rare phenomenon with…
Safer Foods For Human Consumption With Potential For Anthrax Protection
An antibacterial enzyme found in human tears and other body fluids could be applied to certain foods for protection against intentional contamination with anthrax, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of…
Scientists identify genetic basis to determine severe asthmatics
Scientists have identified a genetic basis for determining the severity of allergic asthma in experimental models of the disease. The study may help in the search for future therapeutic strategies to fight…
Jefferson receives grant to study genetic variations of platelets
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College have received a four-year, $3 million National Institutes of Health grant funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study variations of platelet function, specifically,…
CAMH appreciates Legislative Assembly’s committee for mental health services
The Legislative Assembly’s committee on mental health and addictions has provided Ontario with a blueprint for improving care, says the province’s largest mental health and addictions hospital. “We would like to congratulate…