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Folic acid shown to prevent heart attacks and stroke

Folic acid shown to prevent heart attacks and stroke

British researchers have found enough scientific evidence to support the claim that folic acid is both an easy and inexpensive way to reduce heart disease and strokes.

27 Nov 2006

Finance Committee approves $181M loan to California's Stem Cell Research Institute

Finance Committee approves $181M loan to California's Stem Cell Research Institute

The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee on Monday unanimously approved a $181 million loan to the state's stem cell research institute, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, in an effort to start the program, which has been stalled by lawsuits, the Los Angeles Times reports (La Ganga, Los Angeles Times, 11/21).

23 Nov 2006

Hospital-acquired infections in most cases are the result of poor hygiene

Hospital-acquired infections in most cases are the result of poor hygiene

Hospital-acquired infections in most cases are the result of poor hygiene within the facilities and not of how sick patients were at the time of admission, according to three studies published on Monday in the American Journal of Medical Quality, the Washington Post reports.

23 Nov 2006

Major Alzheimer’s test for highest resolution clinical PET camera in the world

Major Alzheimer’s test for highest resolution clinical PET camera in the world

The University of Manchester's Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre will carry out its first positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan on a patient volunteer this Friday (24 November 2006) at 10.00.

From The University of Manchester 23 Nov 2006

Study aims to improve information needs of stroke survivors and their families

Study aims to improve information needs of stroke survivors and their families

A team from the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS), University of Kent, and East Kent Hospitals Trust is to undertake a study on the information needs of stroke survivors and their families in Kent.

23 Nov 2006

Report finds most programs ineffective for indigenous Australian children

Report finds most programs ineffective for indigenous Australian children

The largest survey ever undertaken of Aboriginal children and families has thrown new light on why most existing intervention programs are failing to produce results needed for overcoming the present levels of Indigenous disadvantage.

23 Nov 2006

No good reason to invest in new fetal oxygen monitor

No good reason to invest in new fetal oxygen monitor

New technology for measuring blood oxygen levels of a baby during labor which was intended to provide information useful for preventing birth complications, apparently offers no apparent benefit.

23 Nov 2006

HIV/AIDS on the up all over the world

HIV/AIDS on the up all over the world

According to figures released ahead of World Aids Day on December 1, the spread of HIV/AIDS continues unabated across the globe.

23 Nov 2006

Master stem cell capable of producing new heart tissue

Master stem cell capable of producing new heart tissue

Researchers in the United States believe they have discovered a "master" embryonic cardiac stem cell.

22 Nov 2006

Where you live affects your health!

Where you live affects your health!

According to a new Canadian study where you live is a big factor in how healthy you are.

22 Nov 2006

Brits in denial over effects of too much booze

Brits in denial over effects of too much booze

According to new research Brits are in denial over the affect that drinking too much has on their health.

22 Nov 2006

Whoever said people were much the same was wrong!

Whoever said people were much the same was wrong!

An international research team have come up with a new genetic map which could demand a fundamental shift in how we think genes work.

22 Nov 2006

Not much to choose between surgery and exercise for back pain

Not much to choose between surgery and exercise for back pain

Researchers in the United States say when it comes to treating a herniated disc, there is not much to choose between surgery and an exercise programme.

22 Nov 2006

Misuse of super-strength Botox paralyzes victims

Misuse of super-strength Botox paralyzes victims

The misuse of a super-strength botulinum toxin by an osteopath in America, rendered him, his girlfriend and two of his patients so ill that they were paralyzed and hospitalized for months in 2004.

22 Nov 2006

Nestle about brain power as well as chocolate

Nestle about brain power as well as chocolate

The food giant Nestlé has struck a deal with a Swiss university to conduct a five year programme of research into the relationship between nutrition and the brain.

22 Nov 2006

Prescription drugs rather than heroin the drug of choice in Canada

Prescription drugs rather than heroin the drug of choice in Canada

A new study carried in seven Canadian cities, has revealed that prescription opioids, rather than heroin, are the biggest form of illicit opioid currently in use.

21 Nov 2006

BACE 1 gene may hold the key to Alzheimer's

BACE 1 gene may hold the key to Alzheimer's

Canadian scientists have found a specific gene which they believe may hold the key to the degenerative brain disorder Alzheimer's disease.

21 Nov 2006

India's persistent polio problem could be solved with a new vaccine

India's persistent polio problem could be solved with a new vaccine

Today Polio has been eradicated in much of the world and is now only found in a few countries such as India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

20 Nov 2006

Quality of life for dementia patients improved by occupational therapy

Quality of life for dementia patients improved by occupational therapy

According to researchers in the Netherlands, occupational therapy improves the quality of life for dementia patients and their carers.

20 Nov 2006

Low-field magnetic separation of monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals

Low-field magnetic separation of monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals

Whether the goal is to separate different types of cells or molecules, methods that rely on the age-old principle of magnetism are a staple among researchers.

20 Nov 2006

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