Exercise :: Exercise, exercise, rest, repeat – How a break can help your workout
Taking a break in the middle of your workout may metabolize more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.
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Lung Cancer :: Nonsmall cell lung cancer – chemotherapy before surgery appears better than surgery alone
Combining pre-operative chemotherapy and surgery increases the average chance of survival at five years by approximately 6 percent compared with surgery alone.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Erectile dysfunction – group psychotherapy can help
Taking part in group psychotherapy can help men who have erectile dysfunction to over come their problem, and adding sildenafil to group therapy was more effective that sildenafil alone.
Breast Cancer :: Vegetables, fruits, low fat diet not necessary for breast cancer survivors
Eating a diet very high in vegetables, fruit and fiber and low in fat did not reduce breast cancer recurrence or death in early stage breast cancer survivors, according to a new study.
Depression :: Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression
A specific genetic variation may be tied to an increased risk for severe premenstrual depression, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institute of Mental Health have found.
Mosquito :: Disease-free mosquito bred to disease-carrier can have all disease-free progeny
A decade ago, scientists announced the ability to introduce foreign genes into the mosquito genome. A year ago, scientists announced the successful use of an artificial gene that prevented a virus from replicating within mosquitoes.
Healthcare :: UCLA Medical Center Rated One of America’s Top Three Hospitals
UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top three American hospitals ? and the best hospital in the western United States for the 18th consecutive year ? according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors.
Weight Loss :: Protein’s role in lipid absorption may be important to future weight loss strategies
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a protein absorbs lipids in the upper part of the intestine, and they believe its key role in this process may provide a novel approach for obesity treatment in the future.
Ultrasound :: Tool for clearer ultrasound images
University of Virginia Engineering School Associate Professor William F. Walker and Research Associate Francesco Viola have developed a new tool ? an advanced imaging algorithm ? that is, quite literally, transforming the way we see things.
HIV :: HIV protease inhibitor drugs may adversely affect the scaffolding of the cell nucleus
UCLA scientists, along with collaborators from Purdue University, have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors ? crucial drugs for HIV treatment ? block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus.