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Walking protects brain from dementia: study
Seniors who regularly walk around 10 kilometres per week suffer less brain shrinkage, which may help stave off dementia, researchers have found.
Immunity’s quality control
A quality control mechanism that ensures that our immune system is destroying harmful viruses and bacteria has been discovered.
Canada Declares BPA, a Chemical in Plastics, to Be Toxic
Various groups disagree on the harmfulness of the compound, bisphenol A, which is already banned from use in baby bottles.
The Dangers Of OTC Weight Loss Products
There is no quick fix for obesity - exercise devices on TV targeting fat are a hoax, for example. Where is the first place most people lose weight? Their face,...
West Virginia school-based screening reveals significant high blood pressure rate
It's not easy to wrangle fifth graders from noisy school hallways to get their blood pressure checked. But with an age-adjusted death rate due to heart disease substantially above the...
Florida State study finds watermelon lowers blood pressure
No matter how you slice it, watermelon has a lot going for it - sweet, low calorie, high fibre, nutrient rich - and now, there's more. Evidence from a pilot...
Gladstone scientists uncover mechanism for the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an extremely complicated disease. Several proteins seem to be involved in its cause and progression. For example, the lipid-transport protein apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the major...
NIH studies influence revision of WHO guidelines for treating HIV-infected women, infants
Two studies appearing in the October 14, 2010 New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health helped influence the World Health Organisation (WHO) to change...
Low-dose exposure to chemical warfare agent may result in long-term heart damage
New research found that the pattern of heart dysfunction with sarin exposure in mice resembles that seen in humans. Sarin is a chemical warfare agent belonging to class of compounds...
Study: Curveballs don't 'break'
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Curve balls don't "break" and fastballs don't "rise" despite long-held baseball beliefs, U.S. researchers say.
Report Suggests Label Naming Harmful Nutrients
The Institute of Medicine said food labels should highlight nutrients responsible for obesity and chronic diseases.
TB to be tackled by new WHO program
The World Health Organization aims to avert 10 million deaths from tuberculosis in the next five years through a new plan.
Surgical technique relieves painful spine fractures in patients with metastatic cancer
A surgical technique appears to offer quick and effective relief for debilitating spinal fractures often suffered by patients with metastatic cancer, researchers report.
Robert G. Roeder to receive Salk Institute Medal for Research Excellence
Robert G. Roeder, head of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will receive the Salk Institute’s Medal for Research Excellence for his contributions to the understanding of RNA synthesis...
Some fever scanners work, U.S. study finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two commercially available scanners meant for use in airports and other public facilities can reliably detect people with fevers, making them useful during disease outbreaks, U.S. researchers...
One Way to Ward Off Alzheimer's: Take a Hike
Walking about a mile a day can increase the size of your gray matter, a new study shows.
US porn industry thrown into crisis after actor tests positive for HIV
Last major HIV panic in California's adult film industry was in 2004 when an actor with the virus infected three colleaguesThe multibillion-dollar porn industry located in the San Fernando valley of southern California...
The Medical Minute: Acoustic neuromas -- benign but lethal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you had a gradual hearing loss in one ear? Have you noticed worsening ringing in one ear? Do you find yourself getting dizzy or feeling off-balance just...
Soft drink could enhance effects of an anti-cancer drug
Experiments with an artificial stomach suggest that a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play an unexpected role in improving the effectiveness of an oral anti-cancer drug. The experiments produced evidence...
Electrified nano filter promises to cut costs for clean drinking water
With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to...
Highly pathogenic bird flu virus can survive months on steel or glass at cooler temperatures
On the eve of the 2010-11 influenza flu season, scientists and engineers have identified the environmental conditions and surfaces that could enable a highly pathogenic bird flu virus to survive...
Why arsenic can be deadly, yet also function as theapeutic against disease
Scientists have solved an important mystery about why an arsenic compound, arsenite, can kill us, and yet function as an effective therapeutic agent against disease and infections. Scientists discovered that...
News Source on Prolonged Lack of Daylight and the Chilean Miners
An expert on how light - or lack thereof - affects biological clocks and health, bioologist Samer Hattar can discuss the likely impact that 69 days without natural light had...
Family Football Day scores
What began nearly a decade ago has turned into an annual rite of fall for Cambridge residents. Under a brilliant blue sky on Oct. 9, Harvard hosted 700 residents for Cambridge Family...
Virus that causes genital warts linked to oral cancer: study
Mouth and throat cancer could be caused by the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer, and it could be spreading through sex and French-kissing, a study published Wednesday...
New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
Scientists are reporting new evidence that the fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches -- far from being a dormant storage depot for surplus calories...
The New Old Age: Plotting the Course of Alzheimer's
How far has a family member with Alzheimer's declined? A new online tool tries to help users figure it out.
Well: When the Nurse Disagrees With the Doctor
Are nurses supposed to implement a doctor's orders every time? Or should they stand up and be patient advocates when they don't agree with a care plan?