Health
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Why science writing is like learning tango and Chinese brush painting
This is an odd title and I am stuck with it. Worse, I am compelled to explain why this is so.
Jun 27, 2010
Health
Scientific expertise lacking among 'doubters' of climate change, says Stanford-led analysis
The small number of scientists who are unconvinced that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in…
Jun 25, 2010
Health
Antioxidants may help prevent malaria complicaton that leads to learning impairment
SALT LAKE CITY -- Using an experimental mouse model for malaria, an international group of scientists has discovered that adding antioxidant therapy to traditional antimalarial treatment may prevent long-lasting cognitive impairment in cerebral malaria.
Jun 25, 2010
Brain & Behavior
Friendships, family relationships get better with age thanks to forgiveness, stereotypes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Part of what makes those relationships so golden during the golden years is that people of all ages are more likely to forgive and respect one's elders, according to research from Purdue University.
Jun 25, 2010
Health
Messenger RNAs are regulated in far more ways than previously appreciated, CSHL team finds
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. -- One way of regulating protein levels in cells is to shorten the lifespan of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). These are intermediary…
Jun 25, 2010
Health
Team led by LA BioMed scientist develops novel approach to study neurological disorders
LOS ANGELES (June 24, 2010) -- A team led by a Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researcher developed a novel approach to efficiently…
Jun 24, 2010
Health
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy
(PHILADELPHIA) Reporting in the journal Urology, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found that a pre-emptive multimodal pain regimen that included…
Jun 24, 2010
Health
Hallmark Alzheimer's disease changes found in retinas of humans and imaged in live animals
LOS ANGELES (June 24, 2010) -- The nerve cell-damaging plaque that builds up in the brain with Alzheimer's disease also builds up in the retinas of the eyes --…
Jun 24, 2010
Technology
'Quantum computer' a stage closer with silicon breakthrough, reports Nature journal
The remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once has been controlled in the most common electronic material – silicon - for the first time.
Jun 24, 2010
Health
Traditional neurologic exams inadequate for predicting survival of cardiac arrest patients
PITTSBURGH, June 23 -- Traditional methods for assessing patients after cardiac arrest may be underestimating their chances for survival and good outcomes…
Jun 23, 2010
Health
Tool manipulation is represented similarly in the brains of the blind and the sighted
Blind people think about manipulating tools in the same regions of the brain as do people who can see, according to a new study.
Jun 23, 2010
Health
Risk factors for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism differ between races
A new study of 1,960 White-Americans and 368 Black-Americans with objectively diagnosed venous thromboembolism (VTE) showed that, compared to Whites, Blacks…
Jun 23, 2010
Health
Migraine sufferers who experienced childhood abuse have greater risk of cardiovascular disease
LOS ANGELES (June 23, 2010) -- Migraine sufferers who experienced abuse and neglect as children have a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including…
Jun 22, 2010
Health
Implementing comparative effectiveness research: Lessons from the mammography screening controversy
(Garrison, NY) The firestorm that followed the November 2009 release of guidelines that would have reduced use of screening mammograms in women aged 40 to 49…
Jun 22, 2010