Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Cooling stroke patients from the inside out
A treatment that induces hypothermia proves safe in an early test.
- Health & Medicine
‘Ministrokes’ may cause more damage than thought
A common test given to patients after the passing attacks appears to miss some cognitive impairments.
- Life
Inflaming dangers of a fat-laden meal
In overweight people, immune cells embedded in fat are sensitive to high levels of fat in the blood, triggering inflammation that can lead to heart disease and diabetes.
- Health & Medicine
Early disruption of schizophrenia gene causes problems later
New study may help scientists to understand the sequence of events that can lead to schizophrenia
- Health & Medicine
Older adults’ brains boosted by more, not better, sleep
A study finds that older adults perform better on a learning and memory task if they have slept more, while uninterrupted rest matters more for younger folks.
- Health & Medicine
Brain tells signs from pantomime
Different brain areas light up when deaf people use American Sign Language than when they gesture.
- Health & Medicine
Rapid HIV treatment could slow growing TB rates
Widespread yearly testing and immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs could avert more than 6 million tuberculosis cases in Africa, a new model finds.
- Health & Medicine
IVF kids show shift in gene activity
Team finds differences related to metabolism and growth.
- Health & Medicine
Possible prostate cancer culprit
Scientists identify a type of stem cell and a gene that play a role in the disease.
- Health & Medicine
Healthy teeth, healthy people
Talk leaves journalists flossing for details on oral health.
- Health & Medicine
Brain at the breaking point
New research, showing how stresses can snap tiny tracks inside brain connections, may improve understanding of traumatic brain injury.
- Health & Medicine
Dolphins may offer clues to treating diabetes
Insulin-resistance switch helps maintain glucose levels in dolphin brains, suggesting possible clues to treating diabetes in people.
