Addiction :: UCSF launches study on treatment for prescription drug addiction
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.
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Smell :: New findings in smell and taste
Smell and taste play essential roles in our daily lives. The chemical senses serve as important warning systems, alerting us to the presence of potentially harmful situations or substances, including gas leaks, smoke, and spoiled food. Flavors and fragrances are also important in determining what foods we eat and the commercial products we use.
Alcohol :: Smoking indicator of alcohol misuse
Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Child Care :: First nationwide child health and air pollution study commences
The Australian Child Health and Air Pollution Study will investigate the relationship between air quality and respiratory health by testing 3,200 students from 60 primary schools across Australia.
Antioxidant :: Researcher focuses on pros, cons of antioxidants from fruits and vegetables
Researcher Dr. Susanne Mertens-Talcott of Texas A&M University is looking into how plant-based phytochemicals, including antioxidants and herbal supplements, can be useful in the promotion of health and prevention of chronic diseases.
Cystic Fibrosis :: Penn study on lung-infecting bacterial enzyme suggests new approach to cystic fibrosis treatment
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that an enzyme produced by lung-infecting bacteria further shuts down a protein that is defective in cystic fibrosis patients.
Healthcare :: US critical care delivery system in critical condition
The demand for critical care services in the United States will soon outpace the supply of specialists trained in intensive care ? a situation that, if not remedied, may prove fatal for critically ill patients.
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.
Diabetes :: First ever study predicts outcome for limb-threatening infections in diabetes
Researchers from the University of Washington, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Merck Laboratories, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have released a study suggesting that specific laboratory and clinical tests can predict outcome of antibiotic therapy for infections in persons with diabetes.
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.