Articles Posted in the Health – Medicine Category
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Gene-chip Studies Provide New Leads In Treating Lung Disease Of Premature Newborns
Some 20 to 40 percent of extremely premature infants suffer abnormal lung development leading to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that can cause long-term breathing problems. Little is known about how to predict whether…
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Chemical Compound Found In Tree Bark Stimulates Growth, Survival Of Brain Cells
Researchers have identified a compound in tree bark that mimics the chemical reactions of a naturally occurring molecule in the brain responsible for stimulating neuronal cell signaling. Neuronal cell signaling plays a crucial role in…
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Noninvasive Tests For Cirrhosis May Help To Avoid Liver Biopsy
Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three studies in the October issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and…
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Cell Response To Skin-damaging UV Rays Explained
It’s well known that overexposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun can cause major skin problems, ranging from skin cancer to sunburns and premature wrinkles. A tan, for example, is nature’s own UV protection and…
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First Significant Genetic Finding In Severe PMS, Or PMDD
The first significant genetic finding in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has now been reported. PMDD is a very severe form of the more commonly known premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. PMDD is heritable, affects 5-8% of…
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Plants Can Be Used To Study How And Why People Respond Differently To Drugs
While prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some people, in others the same dose of the same drug can cause an adverse reaction or no response at all. According to a research…
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Protein Molecule Could Help The Heart To Beat Faster In Response To Adrenaline
A protein, known as AKAP18, could help the heart to beat faster in response to adrenaline or noradrenaline, according to a study published online this week in EMBO reports. The protein has a crucial role…
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Mental Disorders Cause 1.3 Billion Annual Days Of Lost Role Performance
The importance of role disability, that is, inability to work or carry out usual activities, has become increasingly recognized as a major source of indirect costs of illness because of its high economic impact on…
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Popular Prostate Cancer Treatment May Encourage Spread Of Cancer
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers…
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Smallpox Evolved Earlier Than Believed, According To Molecular Clock Analysis
Smallpox is older than thought, according to results of a new technique reported in the Sept. 24 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and…