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Brain chemistry finding suggests new target for addiction treatments

Ask anyone who has been addicted to drugs and they'll tell you that the mere sight of someone using their drug of choice - or even people, places, or objects associated with drug use - can trigger an intense desire for the drug.

14 Jun 2006

More women than men are working weekends

More women than men are working weekends new research from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University shows.

14 Jun 2006

Stem cell breakthrough

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Calgary have found that stem cells derived from adult skin can create neural cell types that can be transplanted into and function in mouse models of disease.

14 Jun 2006

Evidence of RNA in structures essential to cell division

Evidence for the first time that centrosomes, which play a key role in cell division, may carry their own genetic machinery, answering a controversial question of long standing.

14 Jun 2006

Restricting carbohydrates may prevent Alzheimer's disease

A recent study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that experimental dietary regimens might calm or even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

14 Jun 2006

Exposure to airborne fungal spores increase kids' risk for multiple allergies

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers say exposure to a certain group of fungal spores - abundant in the air that we breathe every day - can make young children more susceptible to developing multiple allergies later in life.

14 Jun 2006

Government scientist accused of profiting from selling human tissue samples

It has been reported that a senior researcher at the U.S. National Institutes of Health has possibly profited by as much $285,000 from the sale of human tissue samples collected from the public for research.

14 Jun 2006

Know your fats because now trans fats are the bad guys

A new study has found that trans fats redistribute body fat to the abdomen, creating the deadly "apple" body shape and it can happen on a calorie-controlled diet.

14 Jun 2006

Americans need lessons on salt

The American Medical Association (AMA) in an effort to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, has passed new policies to help change the way Americans think about salt.

14 Jun 2006

Smokers with wrinkled faces five times at risk of serious lung disease

New research by British scientists has found that heavy wrinkles on the faces of smokers may be an early warning sign of a serious lung disease.

14 Jun 2006

Anorexia not alleviated by anti-depressants

Patients battling to deal with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, do not benefit or prevent relapses of the life-threatening eating disorder by taking the anti-depressant Prozac.

14 Jun 2006

New drug will treat those winter blues

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given it's approval for a drug to treat a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

14 Jun 2006

Vaccine to treat Alzheimer's effective and safe

According to researchers in Japan they have developed a DNA vaccine that reduces the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice without causing side-effects.

13 Jun 2006

New diabetic drugs could change the future for sufferers

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects as many as 21 million Americans increasing their risk of heart attacks, kidney disease and blindness.

13 Jun 2006

Prozac saves thousands of lives

A new study should help alleviate any concern over a link between the use of certain antidepressants and suicide.

13 Jun 2006

FDA approves Wellbutrin X for treatment of seasonal depression

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Wellbutrin XL for prevention of major depressive episodes in patients with a history of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

13 Jun 2006

New book shines light on mammography controversy

The subject of changing public advice over the years, mammography and the controversy over its use continue to cause confusion in the minds of many women.

13 Jun 2006

FDA approves cervical cancer vaccine

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. has recently given its approval for a new vaccine which protects against the human papillomavirus known as HPV.

12 Jun 2006