Obesity :: New role for protein in fat cells may improve understanding of obesity and diabetes
Scientists have shown for the first time that a protein involved in the transfer of fat in the blood may also influence how fat cells store fat.
SIDS :: New analysis puts cot death under scrutiny once again
An analysis published in this week?s BMJ is set to re-open the debate over sudden unexpected infant death (cot death).
Depression :: New study challenges NICE guidelines on adolescent depression
Should adolescents with depression be prescribed antidepressants, and if so, should they be given only with a psychological therapy, as advocated by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)?
HIV :: First genome-wide study of infectious disease opens new avenues for HIV treatment, vaccines
The first genome-wide association study of an infectious disease, conducted by an international group of researchers through the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), has yielded a new understanding of why some people can suppress virus levels following HIV infection.
Infection :: UC Santa Barbara scientists clarify molecular basis of interferon action
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made a significant discovery relating to viral infections in humans.
Cancer :: Molecular detectors may refine cancer treatment
University of Florida researchers have successfully used molecular probes to detect subtle differences in leukemia cells from patient samples, an achievement that could lead to more effective ways to diagnose and treat cancer.
Cancer :: Survey determines impact of false-positive cancer tests
According to a new study in Value in Health, women coping with the strain of being mistakenly diagnosed with breast cancer have not been adequately studied in the past.
Infection :: Mucins stand guard against gut infections
Mucins are large proteins that are secreted on the surface of the gut, and while long regarded as having a role as a barrier to mucosal infection, data to support this theory have been lacking.
Depression :: Study links manic depression with brain tissue loss
People with bipolar disorder ? or manic depression ? suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found.
Neurology :: U of M study identifies medication that helps people with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions.