A new study reveals an exciting potential benefit of the rapidly accumulating databases of health care information, the ability to make unprecedented links between genomic data and clinical medicine.
Apr 1, 2010
Arlington, Va. (March 31, 2010) -- Healthy pre-and post-menopausal Japanese women who took a supplement of SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy…
Apr 1, 2010
Dear EarthTalk: What is the potential for carbon “nanotubes” in battery technology?
Apr 1, 2010
A nanometer-scale probe designed to slip into a cell wall and fuse with it could offer researchers a portal for extended eavesdropping on the inner electrical activity of individual cells.
Apr 1, 2010
CINCINNATI -- A minimally invasive endoscopic procedure holds promise for safely removing large brain tumors from an area at the bottom of the skull, near the…
Apr 1, 2010
More than half of donor kidneys in the United State infected with hepatitis C are thrown away, despite the need among hepatitis C patients who may die waiting for an infection-free organ, Johns Hopkins research suggests.
Apr 1, 2010
Research published in the April edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to compare the outcomes of a sleeve lobectomy and a pneumonectomy procedure…
Apr 1, 2010
In a world first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two separate groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing.
Apr 1, 2010
With the college admission season upon us, teens across the country are glued to college websites in hopes of learning whether they have been admitted to their school of choice.
Apr 1, 2010
When New York-based Professor Leslie Citrome sets off for his latest conference or speaking engagement, he isn't just armed with a stack of medical journals and his passport.
Mar 31, 2010
Ann Arbor, Mich. -- More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people to be published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mar 31, 2010
MERELBEKE, BELGIUM -- In Belgium, ornamental plants account for almost 0.46 billion euro in sales, or about 34% of total horticultural production output.
Mar 31, 2010
The first sequenced drafts of the human genome were announced 10 years ago this June.
Mar 31, 2010
Dear EarthTalk: Some time ago there were issues with Native American tribes storing nuclear waste on their land, something that was both unhealthy to the communities and caused considerable controversy among tribal leaders.
Mar 31, 2010
