Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Feb 16, 2012 05:12 PM EST

Bacteria Disarmer Activates Fiber Formation in Parkinsonâ€™s Protein

The same substance that hampers the infection capability of bacteria can hasten the fiber formation of the protein that is involved in the development of Parkinson's disease. The study shows how important basic research is to our understanding of possible side effects from drug candidates interactin...

Feb 16, 2012 05:03 PM EST

New Method Makes it Easier to Treat Prostate and Pancreatic Cancer

Laser light in combination with certain drugs - known as photodynamic therapy - can destroy cancer tumours, but is today used mostly to cure skin cancer. The reason that internal tumours are not treated with the method is that the technology does not exist to check that the precise amount of light i...

Feb 16, 2012 01:18 PM EST

Health Games Emerge As Important New Therapeutic Tools For Physical And Mental Health And Well-being

Millions of dollars and immeasurable hours of research and development are being invested to develop and employ increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions. Digital games are rapidly becoming an important tool for imp...

Feb 16, 2012 12:06 PM EST

Nanosurgery And the Fight Against Cancer: Major Breakthrough At Polytechnique MontrÃ©al

Researchers at Polytechnique MontrÃ©al have succeeded in changing the genetic material of cancer cells using a brand-new transfection method. This major breakthrough in nanosurgery opens the door to new medical applications, among others for the treatment of cancers.

Feb 16, 2012 11:32 AM EST

Eating Problems Persist 3 Months After Stroke And 56 Percent Still Face Malnutrition Risk

People who suffered a stroke continued to experience eating problems and more than half still risked malnutrition after three months, even though there had been a marked improvement in most of their physical functions. That is one of the key findings of a study in the March issue of the Journal of A...

Feb 16, 2012 09:50 AM EST

Cellular Aging Increases Risk of Heart Attack And Early Death

Every cell in the body has chromosomes with so-called telomeres, which are shortened over time and also through lifestyle choices such as smoking and obesity. Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk of heart attack and early death. Now a large-scale popul...

Feb 16, 2012 09:35 AM EST

Organic Foods May be an Unsuspected Source of Dietary Arsenic

As people seek healthier dietary regimens they often turn to things labeled "organic." Lurking in the background, however, is an ingredient that may be a hidden source of arsenicâ€”an element known to be both toxic and potentially carcinogenic.

Feb 16, 2012 09:29 AM EST

Protein That Functions In Normal Breast May Also Contribute to Breast Cancer Metastasis

The trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) protein protects and maintains the integrity of the epithelial surface in the normal breast. New research has found that while TFF3 protein expression is higher in well-differentiated low grade tumors and therefore associated with features of a good prognosis, it has a mo...

Feb 15, 2012 04:45 PM EST

American Society of Hematology Statement On Critical Methotrexate Drug Shortage

As the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, many of ASH's more than 16,000 members are on the front lines of dealing with the country's severe shortage of methotrexate, a drug critical in the treatment of children with acute lymphocytic leu...

Feb 15, 2012 01:35 PM EST

Stem Cell Study In Mice Offers Hope For Treating Heart Attack Patients

A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize scar size, lead to the development of new blood vessels â€“ and avoid the risk of tissue...

Feb 15, 2012 12:16 PM EST

Green Spaces Reduce Stress Levels of Jobless, Study Shows

Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows.

Feb 15, 2012 11:30 AM EST

South Asians Living With Coronary Disease Experience Lower Quality of Life

In a first-of-its-kind study in Canada, Kevin Bainey of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry has discovered that South Asians who live in Alberta with coronary disease experience a lower quality of life.