(Boston) - Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with researchers from Lahey Clinic Northshore, Peabody, Mass., believe…
Sep 25, 2009
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)…
Sep 25, 2009
When HIV was discovered as the causative agent of AIDS in 1984 (and has since been repeatedly proven, despite denialists claims - see Ben's post) scientists were relieved: "It's a virus!
Sep 24, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- SEPTEMER 24, 2009 -- Results from a late breaking clinical trial called COGENT demonstrate that the combination of giving patients…
Sep 24, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 -- Late-breaking results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are…
Sep 24, 2009
Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later, according to research reported at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference.
Sep 24, 2009
A comparison of breast milk samples from Denmark and Finland revealed a significant difference in environmental chemicals which have previously been implicated…
Sep 24, 2009
PASADENA, Calif. -- Using state-of-the-art electron microscopy techniques, a team led by researchers from Caltech has for the first time visualized and…
Sep 24, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Since the introduction of statins to treat high cholesterol, the decline in lipid levels experienced by the wealthy has been double that experienced by the poor.
Sep 24, 2009
Researchers from the Memory and Cognition Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will begin testing an intriguing new approach to slowing down the…
Sep 24, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs.
Sep 24, 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Results of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist.
Sep 24, 2009
For years, health conscious people have been taking antioxidants to reduce the levels of reactive oxygen in their blood and prevent the DNA damage done by free radicals, which are the result of oxidative stress.
Sep 24, 2009
Berlin, Germany: Cervical cancer could be eradicated within the next 50 years if countries implement national screening programmes based on detection of the…
Sep 24, 2009
