More Vaccine-Autism Link Cases Heard By US Court
Parents claiming that the vaccine preservative thimerosal damaged their children's brains and led them to show symptoms of autism, brought their case before the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington yesterday, Monday, the second case in a series of three where the court has to dec.
Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability In Women
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia.The world-first discovery, published in Nature Genetics, shows that although men carry the 'bad' gene, only women are affected.
Skeletal Muscle Development Responds To Nutrient Availability
A new study finds that restricted nutrient availability prevents muscle stem cells from growing into mature muscle cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides exciting new information about how developing muscle cells sense and respond to nutrient levels.
Alcohol Cravings In Response To Negative Emotions Felt More Acutely By Men
Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates of alcohol-use disorders than women. A new study of emotional and alcohol-craving responses to stress has found that when men become upset, they are more likely than women to want alcohol.
Conference Addresses State-Of-The-Art Cancer Treatments - 2nd ESMO Symposium On Soft Tissue Carcinomas And GIST
Experts in treating a rare group of cancers that affect tissues such as muscle, fat, nerves and the gastrointestinal wall are meeting in Milan, Italy on 13-14 May to discuss the latest information on how these diseases develop and potential new avenues for therapy.
Model Shows How Mutation Tips Biochemistry To Cause Alzheimer's
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise - you are healthy and not afraid of getting mugged. You almost never eat breakfast so you don't stop at the donut shop on the way to work, until one day the manager replaces the girl at the counter with her pretty red-haired younger sister.
Phantoms In The Brain: Pain After Amputation, Canada
Losing a limb can be a traumatic experience and, in some cases, emotional and physical pain can linger for years. To better understand the phenomenon, dubbed "phantom limb syndrome, " Universit~A de Montr~A al graduate student Emma Duerden is inviting amputees to come forward and share their experiences for a major study.
News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, May June 2008
The Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance ProgramsAt a time when pay-for-performance programs are proliferating, this study finds that while such programs may succeed in improving clinical outcomes and increasing physician income, they also change the nature of patient consultations and the way doctors and nurses work together.
Early Findings Of Cancer Genome Atlas Map For Glioblastoma To Be Presented At BIO International Convention
Cancers will be much more effectively treated when physicians can determine all of the responsible genetic changes in a tumor and how they react and interact in response to specific treatment(s), according to one of the leading scientists who will be speaking at the BIO 2008 International Convention.
News From The American Chemical Society
Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathyResearchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) - a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in adults.