Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the world's most overlooked diseases. The findings are available online today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4 Nov 2009 11:28
Imagine waking up after surgery to find out you have lost your sight—permanently. Although rare, postoperative visual loss is a well-recognized complication of anaesthesia and surgery that is more common after certain types of procedures and in some groups of patients, according to a study in the November issue of Anaesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anaesthesia Research Society (IARS). 3 Nov 2009 14:17
Saturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorize grandma's recipe for cinnamon buns, as well as recall how, decades ago, she served them up steaming from the oven. 2 Nov 2009 08:29
A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behaviour among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviours. The study results are published in the November issue of Pediatrics, now available online. 30 Oct 2009 13:53
Scientists find that Internet training can improve brain activity in older adults. 27 Oct 2009 13:16
Mosquitoes are attracted by naturally produced, dominant odour in humans. 27 Oct 2009 13:14
Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory function as the animals mature. 23 Oct 2009 13:39
When mother and daughter cells are created each time a cell divides, they are not exactly alike. They have the same set of genes, but differ in the way they regulate them. New research now reveals that these regulatory differences between mother and daughter cells are directly linked to how they prepare for their next split. 20 Oct 2009 14:21
Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a study in the urology journal BJUI. 20 Oct 2009 14:12
New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So is APP good or bad? Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Centre say both, and that a balance of APP is critical. 19 Oct 2009 07:42
Women with breast cancer can improve their mental health through Transcendental Meditation technique. 14 Oct 2009 14:06
Information on enrolment by race and ethnic group lacking in clinical trials for cardiovascular disease. 14 Oct 2009 14:05