Archive: 04/09/2014

Visualising plastic changes to the brain

Tinnitus, migraine, epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's: all these are examples of diseases with neurological causes, the treatment and study of which is more and more frequently being carried out by means of ...

Sep 4, 2014

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Study shows 'less is more' for kids learning new words

(Medical Xpress)—Toddlers are much more successful at learning new words when the learning environment stays the same, according to new University of Sussex research.

Sep 4, 2014

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Breast vs. bottle feeding in rhesus monkeys

(Medical Xpress)—Infant rhesus monkeys receiving different diets early in life develop distinct immune systems that persist months after weaning, a study by researchers from UC Davis, the California National Primate Research ...

Sep 4, 2014

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Flu vaccine protects mothers, babies

A study showing that the influenza vaccination of pregnant HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women is safe and protects the women against confirmed influenza illness, has been published by researchers from Wits University and ...

Sep 4, 2014

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Eight possible treatments, two vaccines for Ebola: WHO

Eight experimental treatments and two vaccines for Ebola were on the table Thursday as 200 health experts met to discuss how to end the world's worst-ever outbreak of the killer virus.

Sep 4, 2014

Research group identifies potential pathway for blocking transmission of Chikungunya virus

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have taken the first step towards preventing transmission of the mosquito-borne tropical chikungunya virus, which is in danger of invading Central and South America and the south-eastern states ...

Sep 4, 2014

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Additional immune dysfunction related to cystic fibrosis discovered

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a frequent genetic disease affecting the lung and the gastrointestinal tract. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München now have shown that many of the adult patients with CF in addition lack ...

Sep 4, 2014

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Avian flu in seals could infect people

The avian flu virus that caused widespread harbor seal deaths in 2011 can easily spread to and infect other mammals and potentially humans.

Sep 4, 2014

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Can insomnia be treated with two weeks in a specialized hospital?

Insomnia is a disturbance that afflicts many people. Some new findings published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicate that a two week stay in a specialized hospital may help.

Sep 4, 2014

New approaches for Ebola virus therapeutics

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with Public Health England, have investigated new ways to identify drugs that could be used to treat Ebola virus infection.

Sep 4, 2014

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