Depression :: Looking for better ways to treat depression
Researchers have deciphered how neurotransmitter transporter proteins recognise their targets, a finding which may provide clues for better design of drugs used to treat depression.
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Stent :: Study finds drug-coated stents safe for coronary artery blockages
A Northwestern University study reports reassuring news for millions of patients with drug-coated stents to treat coronary artery blockages. The medicated stents are generally safe and effective whether they are used for blockages approved by the FDA or for more complicated conditions not specifically approved.
Psychology :: Sex, beer and marketing ethics
The ethics and philosophy of marketing will come under the spotlight at a new public seminar being hosted at the University of Adelaide.
Sleep :: For sleep-deprived memory loss, look to the visual system
When an air traffic controller at the end of a double shift forgets the location of an aircraft that had recently appeared on his screen, it may be that he did not properly take in the visual information.
Health Plan :: Bringing nursing and medical students together
An innovative project to bring nursing and medical students together for clinical education aims to encourage better communication and team work between the health professions.
Malaria :: MIT-led team uncovers malaria mechanism
During the first 24 hours of invasion by the malaria-inducing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cells start to lose their ability to deform and squeeze through tiny blood vessels-one of the hallmarks of the deadly disease that infects nearly 400 million people each year. Now, an international team of researchers led by an MIT professor has demonstrated just why that happens.
Gout :: Drinking 4 or more cups of coffee a day may help prevent gout
Coffee is a habit for more than 50 percent of Americans, who drink, on average, 2 cups per day. This widely consumed beverage is regularly investigated and debated for its impact on health conditions from breast cancer to heart disease.
Smoking :: Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
A combination of increased excise taxes, nationwide indoor smoking bans, and other measures would significantly lower the U.S. smoking rate, which now hovers at around 21 percent of the adult population, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Education :: Limiting eligibility for medical studies can omit women and African-Americans
A new analysis has found that many alcohol treatment studies are designed in ways that inadvertently omit women and African-Americans from participation.
Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C negatively impacts HIV
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), who also have alcohol problems, were negatively affected by co-infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).