Articles Posted in the Health – Medicine Category
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Neon compounds help to make tumors glow
The compounds – fluorescent inhibitors of the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) – could have broad applications for detecting tumors earlier, monitoring a tumor’s transition from pre-malignancy to more aggressive growth, and defining tumor margins during surgical…
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HIV Patients Hold Hints in order to Salmonella Vaccine Improvement
A study published in the diary Science offers a long-awaited explanation for that link between HIV infection and susceptibility to life-threatening nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and GlaxoSmithKline, procedes…
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Keeping kids away from R-rated movies may prevent early drinking
Middle-school children whose parents restrict access to R-rated movies are substantially less likely to start drinking than their peers who are allowed to see such films, a new study suggests. In a study of nearly…
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Ethnic Differences in Precursors of Type 2 Diabetes Apparent at an Early Age
A study published in PLoS Medicine this week finds that precursors of higher risk of diabetes in South Asian and African-Caribbean adults in the UK are increased in healthy children from these ethnic groups. Peter…
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Strep Steps Up in Urinary Tract Infections
Research suggests pathogenic strains of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are an under-recognised cause of urinary tract infections. The bacteria are better known as a cause of infection in pregnant women with subsequent risks of preterm…
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The Promise of DNA Vaccines
Laboratory research and clinical studies are beginning to demonstrate that DNA vaccines can be as effective as traditional vaccines, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN). A number of factors are driving the growth of…
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Contact Lens Capable of Correcting Hyperopia Without Surgery
Jaume Pauné, a graduate of the Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Sciences at the UPC-Barcelona Tech’s College of Optics and Optometry, has designed an innovative new contact lens that will improve the vision quality…
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Higher Amounts of Added Sugars Increase Heart Disease Risk Factors, Study Finds
Consuming a higher amount of added sugars in processed or prepared foods is associated with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, the “good cholesterol”) and higher levels of triglycerides, which are important risk factors…
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Toward a urine test for detecting colon cancer
Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a urine test for detecting colon cancer, the third most common cancer in the United States. Such a test could eventually compliment or even reduce the need…
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Chemical Cocktail Affects Humans and the Environment
Throughout our lives we are exposed to an enormous range of man-made chemicals, from food, water, medicines, cosmetics, clothes, shoes and the air we breathe. At the request of the EU, researchers at the University…