Home  >  Medicine
Medicine
Some clinical trials exclude gays and lesbians: study

Some clinical trials exclude gays and lesbians: study - 2010-03-17

WASHINGTON - Some clinical trials financed by the US federal government and pharmaceutical labs exclude gay and lesbian participants, according to a study published Wednesday. "Most gay and...
Psychopaths wired to seek reward at any cost: study

Psychopaths wired to seek reward at any cost: study - 2010-03-15

PARIS- The brains of psychopaths could be hardwired to seek reward even when the consequences are life-threatening to others or themselves, according to a study released Sunday. A...
IVF treatment linked to higher stillbirth rate: Danish study

IVF treatment linked to higher stillbirth rate: Danish study - 2010-02-24

PARIS - Women who undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment are four times more likely to have a stillbirth compared with those who conceive spontaneously or with a different fertility technique, a...
US researchers harness DNA changes to develop cancer test

US researchers harness DNA changes to develop cancer test - 2010-02-19

SAN DIEGO, Karin Zeitvogel- US researchers unveiled a new way to fight cancer Thursday that uses the unique changes that occur in the DNA of cancerous cells to detect even the tiniest of cancers....
Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find

Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find - 2010-02-15

PARIS - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. Most people infected with HIV are also coincidentally...
Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study

Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study - 2010-02-04

BRUSSELS- A man who had been presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years, can communicate yes and no via his thought patterns, according to a study published Wednesday. In 2003, the man,...
Low serotonin may cause sudden infant death syndrome: study

Low serotonin may cause sudden infant death syndrome: study - 2010-02-02

WASHINGTON - Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) could be caused by low levels in the brainstem of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which controls functions such as heart rate and breathing, a study...
Quitting smoking could halve US heart deaths: WHO

Quitting smoking could halve US heart deaths: WHO - 2010-02-01

GENEVA - Half of the 400,000 deaths from coronary heart disease predicted in the United States in 2010 could be avoided if people ate healthier food and stopped smoking, according to research...
Brit doctor who linked vaccination to autism 'unethical'

Brit doctor who linked vaccination to autism 'unethical' - 2010-01-29

LONDON - A British doctor who stirred up controversy by suggesting a vaccination against childhood illnesses was linked to autism acted unethically in carrying out his research, a medical regulator...
Stem cells: 'Huge leap forward,' claim scientists

Stem cells: 'Huge leap forward,' claim scientists - 2010-01-28

PARIS - Bioscientists said on Wednesday they had turned the skin cells of mice into brain cells in less than a week, in a boost for the quest of growing tissue in a lab to replenish damaged or...
1 2 3 4 5 » ... 13

Prince Charles visits Poland's Muslim Tatars

Prince Charles visits Poland's Muslim Tatars
KRUSZYNIANY- Britain's Prince Charles, who is on an official visit to Poland, on Tuesday travelled to the spiritual home of its tiny Muslim Tatar community and tasted their traditional fare. The heir to the British throne began his visit to the...