MicroRNAs (miRNAs), tiny pieces of genetic material that can serve as stop signs for gene expression and protein synthesis, are thought to be important in the development of cancer. Now, researche

A woman finds herself with excessive facial hair, obesity, menstrual abnormalities, infertility, and enlarged ovaries may have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an unfortunate condition thought to

Older women using estrogen-alone hormone therapy could be at a slightly greater risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), than women who do not use any menopausal hormone th

The Food Standards Agency, UK, has launched a public consultation on new food labelling rules that will mean food labels will have to list certain ingredients that people may be allergic to (aller

A press briefing to outline new Food Standards Agency, UK, advice on eating oily fish is being webcast live at 2.30pm (UK time) on Thursday 24 June. The advice follows a report by a group

The debate over genetically modified (GM) foods has been going on for some years now, with much of the discussion centered on whether or not these foods are safe to eat. Thanks to scientific resea

In response to today's coverage on babies who survive abortion Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA (British Medical Association) Head of Science and Ethics, made the following comment:The deb

Commenting on today's study in the BMJ (British medical Journal), doctors and nurses come together to call on the Government to take firm action on tobacco to help smokers quit.Dr Vivienn

A fifty-year study has revealed that smoking reduces your life expectancy by ten years. If you give up smoking you halve your risk of dying early, even if you give up at the age of 50. A

(Washington, DC) A Special Committee on Aging hearing on long-term care and the role of the federal government, titled Medicaid In Crisis: Could Long-Term Care Partnerships Be Part Of The Solutio

Patti Labelle Teams up with Makers of Glucerna® to Find People Successfully Managing DiabetesThe makers of Glucerna today launched a new campaign to encourage the 18 million Americans liv

Polio experts warn of largest epidemic in recent years, as polio hits Darfur.Epidemiologists 'alarmed' by continuing spread of virus - warn thousands of children could be paralyzed across

If you have a child with epilepsy, you may view your pet dog as more than just your best friend, according to a new study. Dogs seem to behave differently when a child has an epileptic seizure -

Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is present throughout the environment. Human activity can release some of that mercury into the air, water and soil. In the U.S., coal-fired power pla

Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells could become a potent way to tackle the disease, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist reveals at a conference in

According to new data Australians are living longer, more of them are surviving cancer and fewer of them are dying from heart disease. They are some of the key findings of a health report

Nathan Liu suffered severe brain damage after a hospital gave him ten times the amount of dextrose he should have had in a rehydration solution. This happened at the Royal Children's Hospital, Me

Ask parents about their child's sleep habits, and they are likely to respond with a sigh - or a roll of the eyes. Ask a teenager whether he or she gets enough sleep, and you're likely to hear a re

While it is wise to avoid burning [Kennedy et al., 2003] or excess tanning from solar or indoor ultraviolet radiation (UVR), it should be realized that solar UVB radiation (290-315 nm) is the prim

TARGETING a gene that protects cancer cells from the lethal effects of radiotherapy could help improve the impact of treatment, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist will tell conference delegate

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the European Commission has granted approval of REMICADE(R) (infliximab) in the European Union (EU) as first-line therapy for the treat

Researchers from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Tuebingen in Tuebingen, Germany, theorized that for certain types of cancer, tumor recurrence following radiotherapy could

Mantle cell lymphoma, a subtype of adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), accounts for approximately 5% of NHL in the United States and Europe. Standard treatment of mantle cell lymphoma using chemot

The unique advantages of PET/CT imaging continue to be explored by different medical specialties. Although most often thought of as a diagnostic test for cancer, PET can also be used to image infe

Follicular lymphoma, one of the more common forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a slow killer. Because it progresses slowly and with few symptoms, most patients are not diagnosed until the disease

Despite recent decreases in mortality, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. The search for an accurate, non-invasive, and lower risk technique for diagnosing coro

Reproductive biologists at Kyoto University have succeeded in producing the first animal offspring with transgenic material carried directly from sperm stem cells infected by a retrovirus. Some

Cardiac disease in patients with thalassemia major can be predicted in time for preventive treatment by regularly monitoring patients' left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), according to a new

The first sensory map of the fly equivalent of a tongue suggests that insects have discriminating taste -- perhaps trumping that of mammals in the ability to differentiate among bitter flavors. Th

A revolutionary new form of cancer therapy in development at Rice University and its licensee, Nanospectra Biosciences Inc., has proven effective at eradicating tumors in laboratory animals during