Bioengineering researchers at UC San Diego have painstakingly assembled a virtual human metabolic network that will give researchers a new way to hunt for better treatments for hundreds of human m

With $2.5 million in new support from the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Adult and Chi

Antibodies that selectively bind and destroy cancer cells represent some of the most promising cancer therapy approaches being developed today. Several of these antibodies have reached the market,

Wholemeal bread and wholegrain cereal could be key weapons in the battle against breast cancer. New research from the University of Leeds has shown how eating more fibre particularly cere

Problem drinkers have trouble understanding jokes and they don't always find them funny. Research published in this month's issue of Addiction describes a study of 29 alcoholic patients in a clini

According to a study conducted in five Northern European countries, there is no clear connection between mobile phone use and malignant brain tumours. The results of the study were published in th

The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization on Wednesday asked state officials to delay for one year a provision of the Massachusetts health insura

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) will host its 2007 Annual Meeting, Generics: Prescription for Affordable Medicine, on March 1-3, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona. Featuring presentatio

The ADH1B*3 allele may also increase the risk for liver disease if individuals choose to drink * Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is one of the major enzymes involved in alcohol metabolis

Smokers with a damaged insula - a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings - quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science.

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland is pleased to note the results of the British Medical Journal Medical Milestones Poll to find the most important medical advance since

UroToday.com- The limits of laparoscopic renal surgery continue to be explored. Certainly the most difficult simple nephrectomy is the one performed in the face of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephri

The deadly attack of the bacterium that causes pneumonic plague is significantly slowed when it can't make use of a key protein, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn highlighted how the $2 billion ecoENERGY Initiatives will reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions that affect the environment and the health of Canadians.

Researchers from the U.S. and abroad suggest that a new method of genetic profiling may distinguish bacterial populations that cause severe dental decay in children and be used as a basis for inte

Registration is now open for the 2007 Breast Cancer 3-Day Series, a three day, 60-mile walk to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer programs. Registering in January and February ensures

Today's most commonly prescribed antidepressants are similar in effectiveness to each other but differ when it comes to possible side effects, according to an analysis released today by HHS' Ag

After sustaining an initial low-trauma fracture, older men and women have a similar and substantial risk of subsequent fracture, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created new heart muscle with its own blood supply using human embryonic stem cells.The researchers say the newly engineere

A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation team meeting to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient

A widespread lack of HIV/AIDS awareness and education in the Caribbean is hampering efforts to reduce the spread of the virus in the region, health officials said on Sunday at the Caribbean Summi

University of South Florida researchers report that a novel needle-free vaccine approach is effective and safe in clearing brain-damaging plaques from a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The tra

A Canadian study suggests that people over 50 on a certain type of antidepressant are twice as likely to suffer bone fractures.The study is published in the Archives of Internal Medici

What is so powerful that it can make you overcome your greatest fear, turn your brother into an enemy, and leave wounds that scar long after the fighting is over? What is so potent, it passes

Xi He, M.D., Research Specialist II, and Linheng Li, Ph.D., Associate Investigator, are the first and last authors, respectively, on a new publication that clarifies how normal stem cells become c

Overall survival results from an international, Phase III study (NO16966) suggest that XELOX (Xeloda(R) plus oxaliplatin) is an effective alternative to the current standard treatment, FOLFOX-4

A UK study reveals that owning a dog is good for your health. And having a pet dog improves your physical and mental wellbeing more than having a cat. This is the conclusion of a study

Brooklyn Law School Symposium, Friday March 2nd, 2007.OVERVIEW:Science and the legal system have been facing off for some time, with no end in sight. For example, every time a

Childhood abuse could significantly increase the risk of psychosis in later life, according to research by University of Ulster psychologists.Using data from a large American epidemiologi

New research shows that the level of nicotine in major brands of American cigarettes has gone up by 11 per cent in the period 1998 to 2005.The research was conducted by the Harvard Schoo