Archive: 23/05/2014

Researchers profile active genes in neurons based on connections

(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to the brain, wiring isn't everything. Although neurobiologists often talk in electrical metaphors, the reality is that the brain is not nearly as simple as a series of wires and circuits. ...

May 23, 2014

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Pig breed serves as ideal model for human obesity research

Nutritionist Harry Dawson and microbiologist Gloria Solano-Aguilar, both scientists at the Agricultural Research Service's Beltsville [Maryland] Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC), have teamed with scientists from ARS ...

May 23, 2014

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Professor calls for total destruction of smallpox samples

Smallpox, the only viral disease to be completely eradicated globally, is hitting the headlines this week as health ministers from around the world decide whether the last two remaining laboratory samples should be destroyed.

May 23, 2014

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Hope for seizure control blooms from unexpected source

Aided by former graduate student Nadeem Ashraf, and a Himalayan flower, Robarts Research Institute scientist Michael Poulter may be getting to the root of a solution to epileptic seizures.

May 23, 2014

Poor diet before pregnancy is linked with preterm birth

(Medical Xpress)—University of Adelaide research has for the first time confirmed that women who eat a poor diet before they become pregnant are around 50% more likely to have a preterm birth than those on a healthy diet.

May 23, 2014

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Researchers discover immune system's rules of engagement

(Medical Xpress)—A study led by researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine reveals how T cells, the immune system's foot soldiers, respond to an enormous number of potential health threats.

May 23, 2014

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Surgeries shorter in outpatient surgery centers

(HealthDay)—Outpatient surgeries take less time when performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) compared to hospitals, according to research published in the May issue of Health Affairs.

May 23, 2014

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New programs aim to forgive student medical loans

(HealthDay)—Changes to the student loan environment will make it possible for a significant amount, if not all, of medical student loans to be forgiven, according to an article published May 8 in Medical Economics.

May 23, 2014

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Doctor exposes China's medical corruption epidemic

Ordering an unnecessary pacemaker, urging a woman to be hospitalised for a sore throat—a doctor's allegations of corruption spotlight troubles so endemic in China's healthcare system that patients frequently turn violent.

May 23, 2014

Healthcare professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy

Most headaches in pregnancy and the postnatal period are benign, but healthcare professionals must be alert to the rarer and more severe causes of headaches, suggests a new review published today in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist ...

May 23, 2014

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Archive: 23/05/2014

Researchers profile active genes in neurons based on connections

Pig breed serves as ideal model for human obesity research

Professor calls for total destruction of smallpox samples

Hope for seizure control blooms from unexpected source

Poor diet before pregnancy is linked with preterm birth

Researchers discover immune system's rules of engagement

Surgeries shorter in outpatient surgery centers

New programs aim to forgive student medical loans

Doctor exposes China's medical corruption epidemic

Healthcare professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy

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