A major new international study released Friday has found that adolescents who take acetaminophen, better known under the brand name Tylenol, have a higher risk of asthma, allergic nasal conditions and the…
Controversy over NDM-1 ‘Superbug’ Ignites Uproar in India
A study in a British medical journal reporting the existence of a drug-resistant “superbug” has ignited a controversy within Indian medical circles. The Lancet Infectious Diseases reported that antibiotics have proved so…
Angry People Pay More Attention To Rewards Than Threats
Anger is a negative emotion. But, like being happy or excited, feeling angry makes people want to seek rewards, according to a new study of emotion and visual attention. The researchers found…
Ensuring A Good Night’s Sleep For Our Children Means Fixing Technical Problems
Getting a good night’s sleep often comes down to technique. Avoiding late-night technology use and keeping a regular sleep schedule are two important techniques to heed as kids head back to school….
Huntingtin Linked To Neurogenesis
New research finds that a protein that is often mutated in Huntington’s disease (HD) plays an unexpected role in the process of neurogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the August…
Is Bowel Cancer Caused By Tummy Bugs?
A Brighton researcher has won half a million pounds funding from the Medical Research Council to determine whether one of the world’s biggest cancer killers is caused by tummy bugs. Dr Brian…
Shallow Diving Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Injuries
People are putting themselves at risk of “catastrophic” injuries during the summer months by diving into shallow water, says one of the UK’s leading emergency doctors. Dr John Heyworth, president of the…
The Impact Of Commonly Requested Cosmetic Surgery On Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms
A new study finds that while many who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) seek cosmetic procedures, only two percent of procedures actually reduced the severity of BDD. Despite this poor long-term…
Aiming For Earlier Detection Of Melanoma
Scientists are reporting development of a substance to enhance the visibility of skin cancer cells during scans with an advanced medical imaging system that combines ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could…
Heat Shock Protein Can Restore Nerve Damage In Diabetic Mice
Researchers have been able to use a common chaperone protein, Hsp70, to reverse the loss of function in the nerves of mice with diabetes. Writing in ASN NEURO, Michael J. Urban and…
Robots To Help Children With Autism
Interbots, Inc., a high-tech spin-off company associated with the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center has teamed up with the Autism Center of Pittsburgh to provide innovative robot-based therapy for children with…
Cancer Biomarkers Missing in Action
Biomarkers for cancer — often reported with great publicity — routinely fail to be of clinical use, a Canadian researcher said. Despite large investments and investigation by competent researchers, no new major…
Alcohol Ads Reach Fewer Young People
Alcohol companies may have substantially cut down on the amount of magazine ads aimed at underage individuals in recent years — but young people are still being overexposed to such ads —…
Change Promised for Hospital Quality Measures
Many of the metrics currently used to assess quality of hospital care fail to provide true and valuable accountability, according to leaders of a key organization that helped develop them. Quality measures…
Food Poisoning Down, Poultry Tops List
Outbreaks of food-borne disease declined 8 percent in 2007, with a 15 percent drop in the number of illnesses, compared with the four years prior, according to a report released this week…