Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the…
The study was led by the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) in San Francisco, with key contributions from the Aab Cardiovascular Research…
However, the most important predictor of health among men is their ability to manage the demands of their working life.Having energy left over for domestic…
Even though the operation is now being offered to ever older and sicker patients, the long-term survival of those who have had the operation has improved over…
The methods that are currently used to stimulate nerve signals in the nervous system are based on electrical stimulation. Examples of this are cochlear…
“Dentin adhesives bond well initially, but then the hybrid layer between the adhesive and the dentin begins to break down in as little as one year,” says Dr….
“The adverse effects of being overweight and obese are not limited to cardiac function, but also extend to brain function,” says Anna Dahl doctoral student at…
Swedish nurses have an excellent knowledge of, and a positive attitude towards pain manage-ment, but in spite of this they do not succeed in relieving…
Tasneem Naqvi and Hahn Hyuhn from the University of Southern California and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center evaluated carotid artery reactivity and brain blood…
A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 “swine flu” virus has spread from…
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in…
Idiopathic membranous nephropathy involves the thickening and dysfunction of the filtering parts of the kidneys called glomeruli. It is caused when antibodies…
In the project “Quality and safety in European Union hospitals: A research-based guide for im¬plementing best practice and a framework for assessing…
The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated. Infants with the condition are often at risk of developing…
The results of the Phase II trial are published today in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. “It shows a strong trend in preserving…
In two recent studies, Tove Persson, doctoral student at the School of Health Sciences, shows that staff, as well as social services directors in local…
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