New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with…
“Our findings hold promise for helping people with severe Tourette syndrome, who are in need of new treatment options to improve their quality of life,” said…
A two-year, $3.3 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and funds from the…
“[A] significant proportion of patients with difficult asthma are poorly adherent to inhaled and oral corticosteroid therapy,” wrote principal investigator,…
Some 350 million people live in areas where leishmaniasis can be contracted. Over 90% of cases are reported in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan, and Brazil….
More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs…
Now, reporting on rat experiments in the October 22 issue of Nature, a Johns Hopkins team says it has for what is believed to be the first time managed to…
Smoked salmon is produced by salting, smoking and trimming or slicing the fish and then vacuum-packaging the final product. Researchers from the U.S….
With incidences of diabetes increasing, ways to manage glycemic responses, or changes in blood sugar levels after eating, are being investigated. Whole yellow…
Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1)…
Why it matters: Previous work in animals and humans has shown that groups of muscles tend to be co-activated as a unit, in predicable patterns, or synergies,…
Yeonhwa Park, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was the only food scientist on the 15-member national Committee…
An international research team has demonstrated that treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 (IL-2) is ineffective. As a result, the researchers recommend that…
The findings, now available online in the Nov. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, suggest HAART regimens should be initiated as early as possible…
The body's pigment gives essential protection against UV radiation. It is made up of a substance called melanin, which is produced by pigment cells in the skin…
“The reason this is a big deal is that this is a disease where people would come in and be told 'listen, we are probably going to be able to get on top of your…
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