Stopping male mosquitoes from sealing their sperm inside females with a 'mating plug' could prevent mosquitoes from reproducing, and offer a potential new way to combat malaria, say scientists publishing new results in PLoS Biology on 22 December.
Dec 21, 2009
GALVESTON, Texas -- Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density (BMD) loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the contraceptive, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Dec 21, 2009
Regenerative medicine therapies often require the growth of functional, stable blood vessels at the site of an injury. Using synthetic polymers called hydrogels, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have been able to induce significant vasculature growth in areas of damaged tissue.
Dec 21, 2009
The carcinogen aristolochic acid, which was found in many prescribed Chinese herbal products including Guan Mu Tong, is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, according to a new study published online December 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Dec 21, 2009
Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin is an ineffective use of health resources as the modest benefits are outweighed by the significant cost of test strips, suggest 2 studies http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091017.pdf and <a rel="nofollow" ta
Dec 21, 2009
While mortality from diabetes has declined in Canada, the income-related mortality gap is increasing, with lower income groups faring worse than higher income groups, according to a new study http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090495.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) <a rel="nofollow" targ
Dec 21, 2009
CHICAGO -- One dose of vaccine may be effective to protect infants and children and reduce transmission of the H1N1 virus, according to a study in JAMA, published online today because of its public health implications. The study will appear in the January 6 print edition of the journal.
Dec 21, 2009
A university in the city Beijing of China --Tsinghua University formally established a Center of Mathematical Sciences on December 17, 2009. World renowned Harvard mathematics professor Dr. Shing-Tung Yau, who himself received a Fields Medal in 1982, was appointed the first director of the Center.
Dec 19, 2009
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. New research shows that the use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana are influenced by a common set of genes.
Dec 18, 2009
Protein therapy -- the delivery of healthy proteins directly into human cells to replace malfunctioning proteins -- is considered one of the most direct and safe approaches for treating diseases.
Dec 18, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Autism and related development disorders are becoming more common, with a prevalence rate approaching 1 percent among American 8-year-olds, according to new data from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dec 18, 2009
A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices.
Dec 18, 2009
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.
Dec 18, 2009
December 18, 2009, New York, New York -- An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation that would assure affordable health insurance for all and improve health care, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey released today.
Dec 18, 2009
