Alzheimer’s Disease :: Alzheimer’s gene identified – study
An international effort led by scientists at the University of Toronto, Columbia University and Boston University has isolated another gene responsible for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Healthcare :: Doctors worried about future job prospects
One in four specialist trainee doctors “very worried” about future job prospects. One in four specialist trainee doctors in England views their future job prospects as “poor” or “very worrying,” as a result of changes in training and health-care delivery, reveals a survey published ahead of print in a special edition of Postgraduate Medical Journal.
Prenatal :: Prenatal cocaine’s lasting cellular effects
A recent study by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development may help explain the long-term behavioral and neurological problems associated with prenatal exposure to cocaine.
Allergies :: White blood cells in lung produce histamine seen in allergies
In a surprise finding, scientists have discovered that histamine, the inflammatory compound released during allergic reactions that causes runny nose, watery eyes and wheezing, can be produced in large amounts in the lung by neutrophils, the white blood cells that are the major component of pus.
Disaster :: Rural America more prepared for disaster
From winter storms, to earthquakes, to terrorism — when a disaster strikes a community, who fares better, a rural community or an urban one? A new study at the University of Illinois attempts to understand the differences in how rural and urban citizens across the US respond to disaster. Preliminary results show that although rural residents may be more directly involved in responding to crisis, their location also makes them more vulnerable.
Blood :: Exploring the molecular origin of blood clot flexibility
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences have shown that a well-known protein structure acts as a molecular spring, explaining one way that clots may stretch and bend under such physical stresses as blood flow. This knowledge will inform researchers about clot physiology in such conditions as wound healing, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Chemotherapy :: Monitor bone health during chemotherapy
In laboratory tests on mice, researchers found that a medication often used to reduce toxic side effects of chemotherapy induced bone loss and helped tumors grow in bone. So the researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recommending increased awareness of bone health during cancer treatments.
ADHD :: Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder properly diagnosed and treated in adults?
General adult psychiatrists should diagnose and treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults appropriately with stimulant drugs. So recommends Professor Philip Asherson and other colleagues in an editorial in the January 2007 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Cancer :: Common cold virus destroys cancer tumours
Common cold virus could destroy cancer tumours, reported by British scientists. They are preparing to launch clinical trials of this new way to fight cancer by injecting viruses like the common cold into cancer cells.
Homicide :: States with higher levels of gun ownership have higher homicide rates
In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm owenrship and state level rates of homicide, the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that homicide rates are higher in states where more households have guns.