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Brain function is even more impaired in cirrhotic than non-cirrhotic alcoholics

Sustained exposure to alcohol can cause scarring and dysfunction of the liver, referred to as cirrhosis.

28 Aug 2007

Alcoholics tend to be deficient in both cognitive and emotional processes

Alcoholics tend to be deficient in both cognitive and emotional processes.

28 Aug 2007

Alcoholics carry untold liability for brain damage

Researchers know that heavy alcohol intake can lead to structural and functional changes in the brain, but have not been able to establish direct links between these changes and specific cognitive functions.

28 Aug 2007

Cholesterol-lowering statins may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's

Researchers in the United States say they believe cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.

28 Aug 2007

Womens' head and neck cancer risk up 75 percent when they smoke

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a new study suggests that smoking can increase a person's risk of developing head and neck cancer.

28 Aug 2007

Oral sex the culprit in rising numbers of throat cancers

According to the latest figures on head and neck cancer, even though the rates for such cancers have dropped in recent years, throat cancer rates in the United States have not dropped.

28 Aug 2007

Baby survives transplant of 5 new organs

A baby boy is said to be doing well following surgery where he received five organ transplants.

28 Aug 2007

Cervical disc to treat degenerative disease gets FDA green light

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. has given approval for a cervical disc implant to treat patients with degenerative disc disease.

28 Aug 2007

Imported Indian toothpaste a cause for concern again in Canada

The latest food scare to hit North America emanates this time over products imported from India rather than China.

28 Aug 2007

Moderate drinkers less likely to get kidney cancer

The researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm suggest that people who drink 22 ounces of alcohol a week are 40 percent less likely to develop kidney cancer.

28 Aug 2007

World's oldest bacteria

All cells decompose with time. But some cells are better than others to postpone the decomposing and thus delay ageing and eventually death. And there are even organisms that are capable of regenerating and thereby repair damaged cells.

28 Aug 2007

Cancer Research Technology begins critical role in new Australian cancer research venture

Cancer Research Technology Ltd (CRT) today announces the start of its key role within an ambitious new Australia-based collaboration, Cancer Therapeutics CRC Pty Ltd (CTx), which commenced operations today.

28 Aug 2007

Leading experts meet to help advance motor neurone research

World renowned experts on motor neurone disease will share their work at an international symposium hosted by the University of Edinburgh tomorrow (WED) to enable greater understanding of the condition.

28 Aug 2007

MRI helps find new abnormality related to disease progression and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis

Using magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain, researchers have identified a new abnormality related to disease progression and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.

28 Aug 2007

Dietary restrictions that limit fat formation might make pancreatic cell transplants more effective

Dietary restrictions or other strategies that limit fat formation might make pancreatic cell transplants more effective, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

28 Aug 2007

Higher maternal sugar levels increases risk of childhood obesity

Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break the link between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity, according to a Kaiser Permanente study featured in the September issue of Diabetes Care.

28 Aug 2007

Scientists reveal the actions of a key player in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the Western world. The tumor starts off as a polyp but then turns into an invasive and violent cancer, which often spreads to the liver.

28 Aug 2007

Computer simulation shows how evolution may have speeded up

Is heading straight for a goal the quickest way there? If the name of the game is evolution, suggests new research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the pace might speed up if the goals themselves change continuously.

28 Aug 2007

Academic comments on horse flu scare

We should not be shocked that equine influenza has emerged in Australia. What is surprising is that we kept it out for so long. The Australian thoroughbred breeding and racing industry has received huge financial benefits from globalisation, but this process carries enormous risks. Foremost is the risk of disease.

28 Aug 2007