Yoga may help stroke survivors improve balance
27 JUL 2012 Group yoga can improve balance in stroke survivors who no longer receive rehabilitative care, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. In a…
Chantix unsuitable for first-line smoking cessation use / 90 percent of all reported suicides related to smoking- cessation drugs since 1998 implicated varenicline
Public release date: 2-Nov-2011 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The poor safety profile of the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Chantix™) makes it unsuitable for first-line use, according to a study published in…
Prenatal Damage from Dioxin Shown to Involve microRNAs
ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2012) — Research carried out at the University of South Carolina has identified novel mechanisms through which dioxin, a well-known environmental contaminant, can alter physiological functions, according…
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…
Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals
Public release date: 20-Mar-2009 - “We designed an experiment to test areas of the brain that would have been damaged if the illness was caused by sarin or pesticides, and…
VA Cancer Data Blockade May Imperil Surveillance
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 -- Stonewalling by the Veterans Administration is putting U.S. cancer surveillance and research in jeopardy, according to many of the researchers involved in those fields. The…
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