Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Apr 05, 2012 09:17 AM EDT

Ammonia Used in Many Foods, Not Just "Pink Slime"

Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub "pink slime".

Apr 04, 2012 09:15 AM EDT

4 Works Better Than 3

An intranasal vaccine that includes four weakened strains of influenza could do a better job in protecting children from the flu than current vaccines, Saint Louis University research shows.

Apr 04, 2012 08:52 AM EDT

Researchers Present New Findings for Glioblastoma at American Association for Cancer Research

Physician-scientists from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine presented new research findings in 24 presentations this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Chicago...

Apr 04, 2012 08:36 AM EDT

Lower GI Problems Plague Many with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Add lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. They are at greater risk for GI problems and gastrointestinal-related death than people without the disease, a Mayo Clinic study shows.

Apr 04, 2012 06:03 AM EDT

Early Warning System for Seizures Could Cut False Alarms

Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide, but in a third of these cases, medication cannot keep seizures from occurring. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of electricity to the brain to stamp out the seizure just as it begins to erupt.

Apr 03, 2012 02:23 PM EDT

New Immune Defense Enzyme Discovered

Neutrophil granulocytes comprise important defences for the immune system. When pathogenic bacteria penetrate the body, they are the first on the scene to mobilise other immune cells via signal molecules, thereby containing the risk. To this end, they release serine proteases - enzymes that cut up o...

Apr 03, 2012 01:56 PM EDT

Can a Ray of Sunshine Help the Critically Ill?

Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the body's autoimmune system. Now Prof. Howard Amital of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sheba Medical Center has discovered that the vitamin may...

Apr 03, 2012 08:46 AM EDT

Pitt Researchers Link Neural Variability to Short-term Memory and Decision Making

A team of University of Pittsburgh mathematicians is using computational models to better understand how the structure of neural variability relates to such functions as short-term memory and decision making. In a paper published online April 2 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA...

Apr 03, 2012 08:03 AM EDT

Seeing Double: 1 in 30 Babies Born in US is a Twin

Women having children at older ages and the growing availability of fertility treatments has led to a marked increase in the birth of twins: In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin compared with one in every 53 in 1980.

Apr 03, 2012 07:49 AM EDT

Patients Want Immediate Access to Radiology Test Results

You've been experiencing severe back pain and weakness in your right leg. Your doctor orders a spinal MRI to help determine the cause. The radiology report diagnoses cancer.

Apr 03, 2012 07:35 AM EDT

Improvements in Autism Symptoms Vary Kid by Kid

A new study suggests that social and communication skills in some kids with autism may improve over time with therapy, but other kids will continue having problems functioning as they get older.

Apr 03, 2012 07:17 AM EDT

Scripps Florida Scientists Shed Light on Age-related Memory Loss and Possible Treatments

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that the loss of memory that comes with aging is not necessarily a permanent thing.