Cancer :: Bush’s Statement on Tony Snow’s Cancer Recurrence
US Presidential spokesman Tony Snow’s surgery to remove a small growth showed that his cancer has returned, the White House said.
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Eye :: Making mice with enhanced color vision
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and their colleagues have found that mice simply expressing a human light receptor in addition to their own can acquire new color vision, a sign that the brain can adapt far more rapidly to new sensory information than anticipated.
Autism :: Using brain scans, researchers find evidence for a two-stage model of human perceptual learning
Using advanced brain imaging techniques, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have watched how humans use both lower and higher brain processes to learn novel tasks, an advance they say may help speed up the teaching of new skills as well as offer strategies to retrain people with perceptual deficits due to autism.
Smoking :: White teens with high exposure to R-rated movies have increased risk of smoking initiation
White adolescents with high exposure to R-rated movies and fewer restrictions on their television viewing habits are more likely to start smoking than those with low media exposure, but this association is not seen in black adolescents, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Brain :: Brain works more chaotically than previously thought
The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed. This is demonstrated by a new study conducted by scientists at the University of Bonn.
Drugs :: Teens turn away from street drugs, move to prescription drugs
Director of National Drug Control Policy John P. Walters released a new White House analysis that shows alarming trends in teen abuse of prescription drugs and cough and cold medicines to get high.
Contact Lenses :: Warning on non-prescription cosmetic contact lenses
The Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, today warned about the dangers associated with wearing non-prescription cosmetic contact lenses.
Brain :: Revealing secret intentions in the brain
Scientists decode concealed intentions from human brain activity.
HIV :: Chinese authorities prevent HIV AIDS advocate to accept US Award
Chinese HIV/AIDS advocate and retired physician Gao Yaojie last week was put under house arrest by Chinese authorities to prevent her from visiting the U.S. next month to accept an award from the group Vital Voices Global Partnership.
HIV :: Few HIV-positive parents make formal custody plans for their children
Few unmarried parents who are HIV-positive have made legally documented arrangements for who would care for their children if the parents die, according to a survey by the RAND Corporation issued today.