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Chagas disease - a new public health threat for Americans?
Date: Nov-05-2014The risk of contracting Chagas disease - a largely unrecognized parasitic infection that can cause heart disease and death - is increasing in a large area of the southern US.
Google glass: could it cause blind spots?
Date: Nov-05-2014Researchers from the University of California-San Francisco find that Google Glass - a wearable, head-mounted computer - could obstruct a wearer's peripheral vision.
Children's asthma found to improve after adenotonsillectomy
Date: Nov-05-2014Researchers have observed that asthmatic children who needed to have their adenoids and tonsils removed had greater control of their asthma after the surgery.
Can Tai Chi reduce inflammation for breast cancer survivors?
Date: Nov-05-2014Tai Chi has been linked with numerous health benefits. Now, a UCLA study claims that the Chinese martial art reduces inflammation among breast cancer survivors with insomnia.
Gut bacteria: why do humans lack diversity compared with apes?
Date: Nov-04-2014After analyzing the bacteria in fecal samples from humans and apes, researchers have found that humans have less diverse gut bacteria, suggesting potential health implications.
Smoking linked to increased risk of chronic back pain
Date: Nov-04-2014Smokers are three times more likely to develop chronic back pain than nonsmokers, according to researchers, who found that smoking affects brain circuitry linked to chronic pain.
NSAIDs induce 'suicide' in potentially cancerous intestinal cells
Date: Nov-04-2014A new study finally explains the mechanism behind the protective effects of NSAIDs against colorectal cancer. The drugs cause cells carrying a gene mutation to initiate suicide.
Memory disorder diagnoses may benefit from seeing brain as networks
Date: Nov-04-2014A new study that looks at the brain as networks instead of individual areas of activity could lead to a new way of diagnosing age-related memory disorders.
Lasting protection against Ebola from single-dose inhaled vaccine looks feasible
Date: Nov-04-2014A single dose of a breathable trial vaccine for Ebola gave non-human primates long-lasting protection against lethal infection. Researchers are now planning human trials.
Shift work could impair brain functioning
Date: Nov-04-2014A new study associates body clock-disrupting rotational shift patterns with brain impairment equivalent to 6.5 years of cognitive decline.
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