Health and Medicine
This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.
Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.
IFST Information Statement on Avian Influenza and Food
The highly pathogenic H5NI strains of avian flu which are transmitted from wild birds to domestic poultry are currently transmissible to humans only with great…
Even 'high normal' glucose levels may increase the risk of hospitalization for heart failure
Drawing on data from 31,546 high-risk patients participating in two international trials, researchers found that even small increases in fasting glucose raised…
Biomarkers warn of impending injury from repetitive motion
Their findings could someday lead to early detection and prevention of debilitating conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.The new study from…
Attacking Autoimmunity: Penn Researchers Discover New Molecular Path to Fight Autoimmune Diseases
In humans, one cause of this malfunction is when a mutation in a gene called FOXP3 disables the immune cells’ ability to function. In a new study published…
Light-activated compound silences nerves, may one day help epileptics
The unexpected result, reported online in Nature Neuroscience, turned several lights on in researchers' heads. “This is daydreaming at this point, but we might…
Pregnant women ‘should supplement vitamin D’
Speaking at the British Endocrine Societies meeting in Birmingham, Dr Chantal Mathieu (University of Leuven, Belgium) said that research had shown that low…