Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Gene variant may help against emphysema, asthma
Uncommon version seems to lessen risk of lung disease in smokers.
- Health & Medicine
Mom and Dad not equally to blame for some bad genes
Common genetic variants may have different effects on disease depending which parent passes along the trait.
- Health & Medicine
Nearsightedness increasing in the United States
A new study suggests that myopia has increased by more than 60 percent since the 1970s.
- Health & Medicine
New material could support stem cell development
A ’smart’ gel could help coax stem cells to develop into heart cells.
- Life
Model for powerful flu fighters from existing drugs
Computer screening mines inventory of existing drugs to find possible new drugs that the H1N1 and H5N1 flu viruses just wouldn’t be able to resist.
- Health & Medicine
Best choice for chronic leukemia treatment may change
A newer treatment outperforms current frontline drug Gleevec in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and an older drug may plug gap in coverage.
- Psychology
Depression medication may offer mood lift via personality shift
A new study suggests that commonly used antidepressants may work after first altering personality traits.
- Health & Medicine
H1N1 hits sickle cell kids hard
Cases particularly acute in children with the chronic blood condition.
- Health & Medicine
Patients deficient in vitamin D fare worse in battle with lymphoma
A new study suggests that the sunshine vitamin may play protective role against common form of the blood cancer.
- Health & Medicine
Targeting microRNA knocks out hepatitis C
Blocking a small molecule, a new drug reduces levels of the virus, chimp study shows.
- Health & Medicine
The apnea and the ecstasy
Users of the illicit drug have more bouts of sleep apnea, a dangerous nighttime breathing disorder.
- Health & Medicine
Amino acid recipe could be right for long life
In fruit flies, a low-calorie diet with extra methionine extends lifespan without harming fertility
