Archive: 02/10/2014

Ebola drugs: A factfile

There is no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola, which has killed more than 3,300 people in West Africa since the start of 2014.

Oct 2, 2014

How curiosity changes the brain to enhance learning

The more curious we are about a topic, the easier it is to learn information about that topic. New research publishing online October 2 in the Cell Press journal Neuron provides insights into what happens in our brains when ...

Oct 2, 2014

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Counting the seconds for immunological tolerance

Our immune system must distinguish between self and foreign and in order to fight infections without damaging the body's own cells at the same time. The immune system is loyal to cells in the body, but how this works is not ...

Oct 2, 2014

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DNA 'bias' may keep some diseases in circulation, biologists show

It's an early lesson in genetics: we get half our DNA from Mom, half from Dad.

Oct 2, 2014

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Diet affects mix of intestinal bacteria and the risk of inflammatory bone disease

Diet-induced changes in the gut's bacterial ecosystem can alter susceptibility to an autoinflammatory bone disease by modifying the immune response, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reported. The findings ...

Oct 2, 2014

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Practicing Judaism could protect against suicide, study claims

In 1897, Emile Durkheim, the father of sociology, speculated that religion could protect against against suicidal impulses. In the century that followed, numerous studies attempted to either prop up or debunk this theory, ...

Oct 2, 2014

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Marijuana use associated with lower death rates in patients with traumatic brain injuries

Surveying patients with traumatic brain injuries, a group of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) researchers reported today that they found those who tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, ...

Oct 2, 2014

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Link between past sexual violence and distress on pelvic exam

Women who have a history of violent sexual abuse may suffer emotional distress during a routine pelvic examination. Healthcare providers would benefit from greater awareness of symptoms predictive of examination-related distress ...

Oct 2, 2014

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MRSA biofilms in joint fluid make infections tough to tackle

Physicians have long speculated at the hard-to-treat nature of joint infection. In an article published in Journal of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University scientists, in collaboration with scientists at the National ...

Oct 2, 2014

Socioeconomic factors, fashion trends linked to increase in melanoma

A century's worth of cultural and historical forces have contributed to the rise in the incidence of melanoma, including changes in fashion and clothing design, according to an intriguing, retrospective research study conducted ...

Oct 2, 2014

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