Researchers do not, however, find a link to death by suicide among alcoholics * The orbitofrontal cortex (ORB) may play an important role in risky decision making, impulsive behaviors

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers have found that virtual colonoscopy using a computer tomography (CT) scanner is considerably more expensive than the traditional procedu

Subtle racism and anti-immigrant practices determine the poor working conditions, living conditions, and health of migrant workers in the farming industry in the Western United States, finds a new

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) announced on 23 Oct continued funding, from 2007 to 2012, for its three research centres, CESAGen, EGENIS and INNOGEN, that, along with the ESRC Gen

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who take medications as directed have decreased medical costs, researchers from the University of Chicago researchers report at the American College

Researchers at the University of Georgia, using glow-in-the-dark proteins and microcinematography, have helped unravel the development and function of a complex organelle in the bacterium that cau

Males evolved extravagant plumage, towering antlers, and frenetic mating displays, Darwin proposed, because that's what females like. Selection on secondary sexual characteristics often results in

The New Jersey Assembly Health and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday approved a bill (

A combination of two common medications may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) live longer. New research presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scie

A new umbrella-like valve may help patients with emphysema breathe easier and may ultimately provide a noninvasive alternative to lung reduction surgery. In a new study presented at CHEST 2006,

Results of a secondary analysis of two pivotal studies were presented today at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and showed that 60 percent of patients

Encouraging 12-month results from a Phase I trial investigating the injection of adult, autologous CD34+ stem cells into the hearts of patients with severe coronary artery disease will be prese

In a Phase I study, a 60 mg loading dose of the investigational antiplatelet compound prasugrel showed faster onset of activity and achieved greater inhibition of platelet aggregation than ei

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and Flamel Technologies (NASDAQ:FLML) today announced FDA approval of once-a-day Coreg CR (carvedilol phosphate) extended-release capsules, for the treatment of three c

Less screen time and more playtime is the message in MyActivity Pyramid, a guide to physical activity for children ages 6 to 11, developed by University of Missouri-Columbia Extension health educa

Novadaq(R) Technologies Inc. (TSX: NDQ), a developer of medical imaging systems for the operating room, today announced that it has commenced the first human trial with the LUNA(TM) System. Nov

UroToday.com - The consumption of fatty fish such as salmon, herring, and mackerel has been associated with a reduction in the incidence of prostate cancer. This has not been previously studied i

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a new, more accurate, method of mapping how bacteria spread within the body, a breakthrough that could lead to more effective treatments

A key aspect of how the body kicks the immune system into action against tuberculosis is revealed in research published today. The authors, writing in Science, hope that their research coul

There are many causes of infertility. The fact that nerve cells can also play a role is little known. The hormone estrogen regulates the activity of neurons that give the starting signal for ovula

U.S. Genomics Inc. and Lahey Clinic announce the signing of a discovery agreement to study the role microRNAs play in the development of urologic cancers. The objective of the collaboration is

Guidelines, which are supposed to be independent and scientific, have been influenced by a pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly, say US government doctors. They say that the company influenced treatme

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 82,000 diabetics lose a foot or leg to diabetes each year. As the cases of diabetes climb to epidemic proportions, effective treatm

If your child is not getting enough sleep he/she is at higher risk of becoming obese, say researchers from the University of Bristol, UK. The researchers believe that lack of sleep may be one of

A team of Yale biomedical engineers and cell biologists received a $1-million award from the National Science Foundation to develop smart nanoparticles for the delivery of vaccines.Le

Doctors are as likely to underprescribe medications for elders as they are to overprescribe, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.More than 40 p

The U.S. should reform the health care system to make prevention like homeland security, where success in measured by the absence of tragedy, Jeanne Lambrew, a senior fellow at the

Africa's HIV/AIDS epidemic could fuel deaths from XDR-TB -- tuberculosis that is resistant to first- and second-line drugs -- which has resulted in the deaths of least 74 people in South Africa s

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A new study by Chifumi Kitanaka, M.D., Ph.D., of the Yamaguta University School of Medicine in Japan, and colleagues shows that two molecules called Bax and Bak, which are integral to a type of ce