With a little training, signs of schizophrenia are averted
Contact: Mary Beth O'Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press Animals that literally have holes in their brains can go on to behave as normal adults if they've had the benefit of…
Scientists create a virus that reproduces
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY It is the stuff of science fiction and bioethical debates: The creation of artificial life. Up until now, it's largely been just that. But an…
Women go through the menopause to stop them competing with their daughters-in-law for resources, claim scientists
Study looked at birth and death rates from 1700 to 1900 If grandmother and daughter-in-law had babies at the same time newborns were 50 per cent less likely to survive,…
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Behavior Modification
Control, Inhibiting Self Determination,
Pharmaceutical - Medical Devices
Monitoring Your Drug Use and Compliance through the Internet, with Electronic Smart Pills
The technology behind the so-called smart pill is slick -- a sensor the size of a grain of sand is added to a medication. When ingested, it sends a signal…
Scientists discover one of the ways the influenza virus disarms host cells
Contact: Megan Fellman fellman@northwestern.edu 847-491-3115 Northwestern University Advantage flu virus When you are hit with the flu, you know it immediately -- fever, chills, sore throat, aching muscles, fatigue. This…
Antibacterial chemical in Soap disrupts hormone activities – Triclocarban, Triclosan causes Prostate Growth
A new UC Davis study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory—and does so…
Suppressive effects of a phytochemical cocktail on prostate cancer growth in vitro and in vivo. Abstract no. A104: 25% reduction in tumor size in 14 days
A commercially available nutrition drink reduces the growth of tumors in a mouse model of human prostate cancer by 25 percent in two weeks, according to researchers from the University…
Household chemical may affect breast development – Phthalate
A chemical found in household fittings has been found to affect the development of the mammary gland in rats and further studies will be required to determine if the presence…
Einstein researchers find that a commonly found contaminant may harm nursing infants – Perchlorate
(BRONX, NY) — Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that perchlorate—an industrial pollutant linked to thyroid ailments—is actively concentrated in breast milk. Their…
Purified bacterial extract sprayed into lungs protection against all four major classes of pathogens including those responsible for anthrax and bubonic plague
Washington, D.C. — A purified extract prepared from a common microbe and delivered to the lungs of laboratory mice in a spray set off a healthy immune response and provided…
Natural compound in broccoli could treat devastating genetic skin disorder – Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS
Washington, D.C. — The compound sulforaphane whose natural precursors are found at high levels in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables has been hailed for its chemopreventive powers against cancer. Now…
New test finds diisobutyl phthalate in some cardboard food packaging — recycling is the issue
A new test can identify take-away paper-based food containers (such as pizza boxes) that break phthalate safety rules. The phthalates (plasticisers) are present because the containers were made from pulp…
Inhibition of urinary bladder carcinogenesis by broccoli sprouts. Abstract no. B149:
Your mom was right when she told you to eat your broccoli, or at least your broccoli sprouts. Researchers have found that this rich source of isothiocyanates (ITCs) – a…
Chemopreventative effects of a topically applied black raspberry gel on oral premalignant tumors. Abstract no. B35:
Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a deadly cancer that, even when treated successfully, often leaves patients permanently disfigured. Other than radical surgery, there are few known treatments. Researchers at Ohio…
Mystery AIDS-like disease discovered by scientists in patients over 50… but it is NOT contagious
By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED:20:21 EST, 22 August 2012| UPDATED:23:32 EST, 22 August 2012 Disease has affected mostly Asian-born patients and some in U.S. Genetic and environmental factors may…
Nigerian ‘health tourist’ flew to UK for caesarean birth on NHS (U.K.)
A heavily-pregnant woman from Nigeria flew thousands of miles to have her baby at a Manchester hospital costing the taxpayer around £10,000, it has emerged. The 'health tourist' travelled more…
US risks losing out to Asia in medical research, U-M team warns
Contact: Kara Gavin kegavin@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Strong, sustained growth in research spending in Asian nations contrasts with US cuts and short-term approach – and a 'brain…
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Disease and Conditions
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Virus Engineering ( Unclassified )
Virus kills breast cancer cells in laboratory
A nondisease-causing virus kills human breast cancer cells in the laboratory, creating opportunities for potential new cancer therapies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers who tested the virus…
Child Porn, Coke Smuggling: Hundreds of DHS Employees Arrested Last Year (U.S.)
By Robert Beckhusen Email Author August 22, 2012 | Categories: Crime and Homeland Security Border Patrol agents smuggling weed and coke. Immigration agents forging documents and robbing drug dealers. TSA employees caught…
An engineered mouse virus leaves us one step away from the ultimate bioweapon
Killer virus An engineered mouse virus leaves us one step away from the ultimate bioweapon A VIRUS that kills every one of its victims, by wiping out part of their…
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