Heart Disease :: Whole grain oats may reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease
Trials lasting 4 to 8 weeks indicate that including wholegrain oats in your diet may lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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Surgery :: NeuroArm – Navigating the future of surgery
Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them from the constraints of the human hand.
Insulin :: Standard long-acting insulin as good as newer medications
An older type of long-acting insulin is as effective in treating type 2 diabetes as newer and more expensive kinds, according to the results of a recent systematic review. However, the newer medications may cause fewer problems with low blood glucose while patients are sleeping.
Healthcare :: New methods and tools needed to measure exposure to airborne nanomaterials
New methods and tools for measuring exposure to airborne engineered nanomaterials will be required to protect the health of workers in nanotechnology-related jobs — estimated to total 10 million people by 2014 — according to two occupational health experts writing in the inaugural issue of the journal Nanotoxicology.
Multiple Sclerosis :: New imaging approach promises insights into multiple sclerosis
Researchers have developed a way to use three types of microscopic imaging techniques simultaneously to analyze living tissue and learn more about the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, information that could help lead to earlier detection and new treatments.
Health :: Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health
Ethanol is widely touted as an eco-friendly, clean-burning fuel. But if every vehicle in the United States ran on fuel made primarily from ethanol instead of pure gasoline, the number of respiratory-related deaths and hospitalizations would likely increase, according to a new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Z. Jacobson. His findings are published in the April 18 online edition of the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer :: A discovery that may lessen a health disparity
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center scientists, in collaboration with Chinese researchers, have isolated an enzyme that could be used to predict survival and recurrence rates for nasopharyngeal cancer — a common cancer affecting people from Southeast Asia.
Cancer :: Long-term use of adult-strength aspirin linked to a moderate decreased cancer risk
A daily dose of adult-strength aspirin may modestly reduce cancer risk in populations with high rates of colorectal, prostate, and breast cancer if taken for at least five years.
Healthcare :: Should researchers wash their hands of hand washing?
Despite the high profile given to hand washing in hospitals, there is still little robust evidence to show which are the best ways to improve hand hygiene.
Malaria :: Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
Johns Hopkins University researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.