Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Mar 20, 2012 06:47 AM EDT

Omega-3 Fats Tied to Less Cancer-related Fatigue: Study

Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy dose of omega-3 fats - found largely in oily fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel - may have some extra energy throughout their day, according to a U.S. study.

Mar 20, 2012 05:43 AM EDT

International Research Finds Quality and Safety Problems in Hospitals Throughout 13 Countries

In one of the largest studies of its kind, a consortium of investigators from 13 countries led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the U.S. and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in Europe, found that nurses who reported better working conditions in hospitals and less likelih...

Mar 20, 2012 05:05 AM EDT

Studies Find an Aspirin a Day Can Keep Cancer at Bay

Three new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer.

Mar 20, 2012 04:41 PM EDT

Scientists Discover Potential 'Break through' in Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a literal 'break through' in pancreatic cancer.

Mar 20, 2012 04:02 PM EDT

New Hope for Treating Alzheimer's Disease: A Role for the FKBP52 Protein

New research in humans published today reveals that the so-called FKBP52 protein may prevent the Tau protein from turning pathogenic. This may prove significant for the development of new Alzheimer's drugs and for detecting the disease before the onset of clinical symptoms.

Mar 20, 2012 03:32 PM EDT

New Discovery of Proteins Involved in Positioning Muscular Nuclei

In order to move, living beings need muscles, and, more specifically, skeletal muscles that are controlled by the nervous system. Skeletal muscles are composed of cylindrical muscle fibres with a multitude of peripheral nuclei. Until now, little was known about the mechanism used to position nuclei ...

Mar 20, 2012 11:23 AM EDT

Scientists Measure How Energy is Spent in Martial Arts

Two judo fighters face off, one in a white judogi (the traditional judo uniform) and one in blue. They reach for each other's shoulders and lock arms, in what looks like an awkward dance, before the fighter in blue throws his opponent head-over-feet onto the mat.

Mar 20, 2012 09:14 AM EDT

New Genetic Path for Scleroderma

A genetic pathway previously known for its role in embryonic development and cancer has been identified as a target for systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, therapy. The finding, discovered by a cross-disciplinary team led by John Varga, MD, John and Nancy Hughes Distinguished Professor of Rheumatolo...

Mar 20, 2012 08:52 AM EDT

Scientists Link 2 Cancer-promoting Pathways in Esophageal Cancer

Identification of a non-traditional pathway for spiriting a cancer-promoting protein into the cell nucleus points to a possible combination therapy for esophageal cancer and indicates a mechanism of resistance for new drugs that attack the Hedgehog pathway.

Mar 20, 2012 08:34 AM EDT

Beyond the Microscope: Identifying Specific Cancers Using Molecular Analysis

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah report they have discovered a method to identify cancer-causing rearrangements of genetic material called chromosomal translocations quickly, accurately, and inexpensively. A description of the method and the research results...

Mar 19, 2012 11:27 PM EDT

Probiotic Yoghurt Found to Kill Gastric Cancer Cells

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world causing about 800,000 deaths per year worldwide according to the WHO. It is especially common in the "economically developed countries" where life style and diet, constitute risk factors favoring this form of cancer.

Mar 19, 2012 02:34 PM EDT

Team Discovers how Bacteria Resist a 'Trojan Horse' Antibiotic

A new study describes how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat an antibiotic. The researchers found that the bacteria have modified a common "housekeeping" enzyme in a way that enables the enzyme to recognize and disarm the antibiotic.