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Health

Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

If the rate of obesity and overweight continues to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:33
Wyeth, Elan Shares Plunged after Phase 2 Alzheimer’s Experimental Treatment

Wyeth, Elan Shares Plunged after Phase 2 Alzheimer’s Experimental Treatment

Shares in the drug makers Wyeth and Elan plunged on Wednesday after their experimental Alzheimer’s...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:02
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
Experimental Drug Halts Alzheimer’s Decline in Early Trial

Experimental Drug Halts Alzheimer’s Decline in Early Trial

British researchers said on Tuesday that an Alzheimer’s drug designed to attack abnormal tangles...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:15
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins usually used to prevent heart attacks and strokes may be the...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 12:05
Alzheimer Research Continues to Bring Both Positive and Negative Results

Alzheimer Research Continues to Bring Both Positive and Negative Results

The July 19 issue of The Lancet presents the findings of two Alzheimer related studies; while one...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 16:33
Physical Exercise Slows Down Alzheimer's Disease

Physical Exercise Slows Down Alzheimer's Disease

Physical exercise appears to slow down the development of Alzheimer's disease. New research data,...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 20:38
Caffeine Protects from Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Caffeine Protects from Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Scientists with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have found that when consumed in large...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 20:49
High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 11:11
Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism

Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism

Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 12:20
Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

It has long been known that exposure to lead has harmful effects on judgment, cognitive function...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 13:22
Preterm Babies Have Double the Risk of Birth Defects

Preterm Babies Have Double the Risk of Birth Defects

Preterm babies have double the risk to be born with major birth defects than full-term infants, a...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 14:34
Childhood Multiple Sclerosis Impairs Cognitive Abilities

Childhood Multiple Sclerosis Impairs Cognitive Abilities

Children who develop multiple sclerosis, a disease that usually strikes during childhood, are more...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 15:03
Court Hears More Claims Linking Thimesoral in Vaccines to Autism

Court Hears More Claims Linking Thimesoral in Vaccines to Autism

The parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe that a mercury-based preservative, thimesoral,...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 13:38
Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ

Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ

Besides decreasing women’s risk of developing breast cancer, breast-feeding was also found to make...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 15:26
Depression May Double Alzheimer’s Risk

Depression May Double Alzheimer’s Risk

Two new studies published on Monday found that people who have a history of depression are twice...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 12:13
Schizophrenia Linked with Array of Genetic Mutations

Schizophrenia Linked with Array of Genetic Mutations

Just days after the death of a pioneer of schizophrenia treatment, Baltimore psychiatrist Dr. Frank...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 23:21
Stem Cells Curing Parkinson’s in Mice – Big Leap into the Future

Stem Cells Curing Parkinson’s in Mice – Big Leap into the Future

Mice with Parkinson’s disease seem to improve their condition after receiving their own modified...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 00:24
Statins Do Not Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease

Statins Do Not Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease

Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins were thought to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, but a...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 15:34
Genetic Defect Linked to Autism, Researchers Say

Genetic Defect Linked to Autism, Researchers Say

Researchers have discovered a genetic defect responsible for 1 percent of the various forms of...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 11:53
Foster Care Linked to an Increased IQ in Orphan Children

Foster Care Linked to an Increased IQ in Orphan Children

Abandoned children who are put into foster care seem to have better reasoning, language and other...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 11:41
Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant women are exposed to more high-tech imagines exams, exposing their babies to higher level...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 10:48
Genentech’s Avastin Promising for Brain Cancer Treatment

Genentech’s Avastin Promising for Brain Cancer Treatment

U.S. biotechnology company Genentech Inc. revealed on Sunday that its cancer drug, Avastin, seems...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 15:03
Roche's Genentech Announces Avastin Works for GBM

Roche's Genentech Announces Avastin Works for GBM

Genentech Inc announced its Avastin (active ingredient: bevacizumab), a monoclonal antibody against...
» read full story November 18th, 2007 - 23:24
Occasional Binge Drinking Is Likely to Harm Fetus

Occasional Binge Drinking Is Likely to Harm Fetus

A single incident of binge drinking while pregnant will not harm the developing of the fetus,...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 16:03
Babies Born before Term Face Higher Risk of Death

Babies Born before Term Face Higher Risk of Death

Babies born just a few weeks before their term are more predisposed to dying during their first...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 17:11
ADHD Delays Brain Development with Three Years

ADHD Delays Brain Development with Three Years

The brain of the children suffering from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) seems to...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 12:08
Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter

Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter

A recent U.S. study made on 16,000 women and girls revealed that women with small waists and big...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 15:29
Omega-3-Fatty Acids Feed the Brain

Omega-3-Fatty Acids Feed the Brain

Recent research revealed that fish intake, especially the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 10:24
Breastfeeding Increases Child IQ

Breastfeeding Increases Child IQ

If previous studies, which connected intelligence and breastfeeding, have come up with conflicting...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 16:29
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Specials

Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Is Safe, FDA Report Says

Bisphenol A, the chemical found in polycarbonate plastic, including baby bottles, is safe at...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 15:53
Teenagers’ Access to Drugs, Alcohol, Marijuana Easier Than Ever

Teenagers’ Access to Drugs, Alcohol, Marijuana Easier Than Ever

The latest survey of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia ...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 13:35
Prominent Cancer Researcher Warns About Mobile Phone Cancer Risk

Prominent Cancer Researcher Warns About Mobile Phone Cancer Risk

Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, one of the most...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 18:35
Report: Parents, Other Adults Supplying Alcohol to Teens

Report: Parents, Other Adults Supplying Alcohol to Teens

A nationwide survey, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration carried out...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 16:40
Comedy for a Good Cause: Autism

Comedy for a Good Cause: Autism

Comedy and autism seem to have nothing in common at a first glance. But things can change if...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 12:25
Autism Group Offended by Big Brother Contestant

Autism Group Offended by Big Brother Contestant

National autism advocacy group Autism United, led by its executive director John Gilmore, is...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 15:57
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Science

Scientists Revealed World's First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Map

Scientists Revealed World's First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Map

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has taken a groundbreaking step into deciphering the...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 09:18
Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

A team of German scientists has devised a new drug to fight the most common form of dementia -...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 12:00
Scientific Breakthrough: Monkey Brain Signals Control Robot

Scientific Breakthrough: Monkey Brain Signals Control Robot

How could a collaboration between U.S. and Japanese scientist end up? Further than one may think,...
» read full story January 16th, 2008 - 13:51
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Movies

Movie Review: Smart People

Movie Review: Smart People

Moviegoers who have had enough of the conventional drama and the reeled-off character...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 13:59
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Technology

Xobni For Outlook Is Here To Deal With Your Messy Inbox

Xobni For Outlook Is Here To Deal With Your Messy Inbox

For all the Microsoft Outlook users out there: the solution to all your inbox frustrations is...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 10:23
Cisco Announces New Data Center Concept with Nexus

Cisco Announces New Data Center Concept with Nexus

Cisco Systems Inc. will announce today a network switch for corporations, the Nexus 7000, which...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 11:48
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Video Games

Zoo Tycoon 2 Heading to the Nintendo DS

Zoo Tycoon 2 Heading to the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS’s unstoppable popularity determines even the most conservative developers to turn their...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 22:47
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