MEDICINE & HEALTH

'Programmable' antibiotic harnesses an enzyme to attack drug-resistant microbes

The multitude of microbes scientists have found populating the human body have good, bad and mostly mysterious implications for our health. But when something goes wrong, we defend ourselves with the undiscriminating brute force of traditional antibiotics, which wipe out everything at once, regardless of the consequences.

Attacking Type 2 Diabetes from a New Direction with Encouraging Results

Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms, not the root cause of the disease. New research from Rutgers shows promising evidence that a modified form of a different drug, niclosamide - now used to eliminate intestinal parasites - may hold the key to battling the disease at its source.

A vicious cycle in osteoarthritis: Sleep disturbance-pain-depression-disability

New research confirms that sleep disturbances are linked to pain and depression, but not disability, among patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Study results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), found that poor sleep increases depression and disability, but does not worsen pain over time.

Code stroke on the ward

Study finds that care lags for people who have a stroke in hospital Study finds that care lags for people who have a stroke in hospital At the first sign of a stroke, time is of the essence.

The Larger Your Friends the Larger Your Appetite

Have you ever ordered more food at a restaurant than you intended? There are elements of dining rooms that actually prime you to eat more food. One such element is the weight of those dining with or near you.

HHS releases 13th Report on Carcinogens

Four substances have been added in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that are considered cancer hazards for people living in the United States. The new report includes 243 listings.

Marijuana use associated with lower death rates in patients with traumatic brain injuries

LA BioMed researchers surveyed emergency patients tested for THC levels LA BioMed researchers surveyed emergency patients tested for THC levels Surveying patients with traumatic brain injuries, a group of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researchers reported today that they found those who tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, were more likely to survive than those who tested negative for the illicit substance.

Sense of invalidation uniquely risky for troubled teens

A study of 99 teens hospitalized out of concern about suicide risk found that a high perception of family invalidation - or lack of acceptance - predicted future suicide events among boys, and peer invalidation predicted future self harm, such as cutting, among the teens in general.

A discovery could prevent the development of brain tumours in children

Researchers at the IRCM show that a protein called Sonic Hedgehog causes DNA damage Researchers at the IRCM show that a protein called Sonic Hedgehog causes DNA damage Scientists at the IRCM discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour found in children.

Making oxygen before life

About one-fifth of the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen, pumped out by green plants as a result of photosynthesis and used by most living things on the planet to keep our metabolisms running. But before the first photosynthesizing organisms appeared about 2.4 billion years ago, the atmosphere likely contained mostly carbon dioxide, as is the case today on Mars and Venus.

On the Verge of Antimatter—Superconducting Iron Reveals ‘Majorana Particles’

For more than 80 years, physicists have sought out the truth behind one of the most contended theoretical phenomena, known simply as “Majorana particles”. And now with some superconducting iron particles, researchers from Princeton University believe that they have found the particles that at one are both matter and the elusive antimatter.

New study shows that yoga and meditation may help train the brain

Yoga and meditation boost brain power to control a computer. Yoga and meditation boost brain power to control a computer. New research by biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota shows that people who practice yoga and meditation long term can learn to control a computer with their minds faster and better than people with little or no yoga or meditation experience.
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