Possibility Of Vaccine For Ear Infections - Otitis media, more commonly known as an ear infection, is the most frequently diagnosed illness in children less than 15 years of age in the United States and is the primary cause for emergency room visits. July 3, 2009

Latest In Technology Looks Into Some Old Bones - Many of us have broken bones in our bodies at one time or another, and when this happens a healing process begins. June 26, 2009

Gene Therapy Gets Under The Skin - Vaseline, a known molecule from apples and a gene network encapsulated in algal gelatin are the components of a possible gene therapy which literally gets under the skin. June 25, 2009

New Nanoparticles Could Lead To End Of Chemotherapy - Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies. June 19, 2009

Potential For Non-invasive Brain Tumor Treatment - Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter. June 18, 2009

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer - Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer. June 16, 2009

Stress Makes Your Hair Go Gray - Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the journal Cell. June 15, 2009

Advance In Bowel Cancer Test Research - Australian researchers have developed gene expression biomarkers which can accurately discriminate pre-cancerous and cancerous colorectal growths from non-cancerous controls. June 10, 2009

Cigarette Smoking Does Not Affect Everyone In Same Way - Cigarette smoking induced COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a disease that results in severe breathing difficulty. According to World Health Organization it is the fourth leading killer worldwide. June 5, 2009

Quicker, Cheaper SARS Virus Detector - Members of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials - one that may be a valuable addition to the battle against epidemics. June 2, 2009

Portable Device Can Detect Viruses In Minutes - Imagine being able to detect in just a few minutes whether someone is infected with a virus. May 29, 2009

Elderly Women With 'Dowager's Hump' May Be At Higher Risk Of Earlier Death - Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" - the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women - may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found. May 27, 2009

Artificial Skin Manufactured In Fully Automated Process - Skin from a factory - this has long been the dream of pharmacologists, chemists and doctors. May 20, 2009

Gene Transfer Technology May Lead To HIV Vaccine - A research team may have broken the stubborn impasse that has frustrated the invention of an effective HIV vaccine, by using an approach that bypasses the usual path followed by vaccine developers. May 19, 2009

Progress Toward Artificial Tissue? - For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature. May 18, 2009

New Tissue Scaffold Regrows Cartilage And Bone - MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints. May 14, 2009

New High Blood Pressure Genes Identified - Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. May 12, 2009

Cigarette Smoke May Rob Children Of Needed Antioxidants - Children exposed to cigarette smoke have lower levels of antioxidants, which help the body defend itself against many biological stresses. May 8, 2009

How Human Ear Translates Vibrations Into Sounds - Scientists thought they had a good model to explain how the inner ear translates vibrations in the air into sounds heard by the brain. April 29, 2009

Viruses Can Turn Harmless E. Coli Dangerous - For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse studied how viral DNA can be transmitted from pathogenic to non-pathogenic E. coli. Viruses that infect bacteria in this way are called bacteriophages. April 23, 2009

Cracking The Root Of Tooth Strength - After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? April 21, 2009

Lack Of Key Molecule Leads To Deafness - Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss. April 20, 2009

Music Reduces Stress In Heart Disease Patients - Listening to music may benefit patients who suffer severe stress and anxiety associated with having and undergoing treatment for coronary heart disease. April 16, 2009

Baby's First Dreams - After about seven months growing in the womb, a human fetus spends most of its time asleep. Its brain cycles back and forth between the frenzied activity of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and the quiet resting state of non-REM sleep. April 15, 2009

Eye Exercises Help Patients Work Out Vision Problems - You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. April 10, 2009

New Approach Discovered To Lowering Triglycerides - Studies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. April 8, 2009

New Way To Battle MRSA And Superbugs - Experts from Queen's University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics. April 3, 2009

New Risk Factor For Melanoma In Younger Women - Researchers may have found a more potent risk factor for melanoma than blistering sunburns, freckling, or family history of the deadly skin disease. April 2, 2009

Researchers Pump Up Artificial Muscles - During a demonstration at the SPIE 2009 conference, a team from the University of Pisa, Italy showed off how they used folded film to create an actuator muscle. March 31, 2009

'Master Regulator' Of Skin Formation Discovered - Researchers at Oregon State University have found one gene in the human body that appears to be a master regulator for skin development, in research that could help address everything from skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis to the wrinkling of skin as people age. March 26, 2009

Special Yogurt Fights Stomach Ulcer Bacteria - Results of the first human clinical studies confirm that a new yogurt fights the bacteria that cause gastritis and stomach ulcers with what researchers describe as almost vaccine-like effects. March 24, 2009

An Altitude Test For Soldiers - Thomas McGlone, a final-year Sports Therapy, Health and Fitness student at the University’s Medway campus, is researching the effects of altitude on soldiers’ training and performance. March 18, 2009

Inserting Catheters Without X-rays - X-rays penetrate the patient’s body, helping the doctor guide the catheter through the artery. In future, it will be possible to monitor the position of the catheter without exposing the patient to X-ray radiation, and without the need for a contrast medium. March 16, 2009

High IQ Linked To Reduced Risk Of Death - A study of one million Swedish men has revealed a strong link between cognitive ability and the risk of death, suggesting that government initiatives to increase education opportunities may also have health benefits. March 13, 2009

Why People Often Get Sicker When They Are Stressed - A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli might help explain why people often get sicker when they're stressed. March 11, 2009

New Test For Detecting Fake Organic Milk - Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as "organic" is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers. March 4, 2009

Psychologists Shed Light On Origins Of Morality - In everyday language, people sometimes say that immoral behaviours “leave a bad taste in your mouth”. March 3, 2009

New Surgical Implant Prevents Total Blindness - A new devices helps prevent complete vision loss and eliminate dependence on systemic immunosuppression for rare, but potentially devastating, eye condition. March 2, 2009

Molecule Helps Sleep-deprived Rebound Mentally - Sleep experts know that the mental clarity lost because of a few sleepless nights can often be restored with a good night’s rest. February 26, 2009

Top Soccer Players Dissatisfied With Physique - Body composition, anthropometrical dimensions and morphological characteristics play a key role in the success of soccer players. February 19, 2009

Scientists Identify Potential Key To Lyme Disease - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. February 11, 2009

Surgeons Use Microwave Technology To Destroy Tumors - A new minimally-invasive option for treating liver tumors, called microwave ablation, is now available at UC San Diego Medical Center and Moores UCSD Cancer Center, the only hospitals in the region to offer this technology to patients. February 6, 2009

Bone Growth Accelerated With Nanotubes And Stem Cells - Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have come up with a way to help accelerate bone growth through the use of nanotubes and stem cells. February 2, 2009

Newborn Infants Detect The Beat In Music - Researchers at the Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation of the University of Amsterdam demonstrated that two to three day old babies can detect the beat in music. January 28, 2009

What Works Better For Smokers? - A study from the University of Bath has found that smokers are twice as likely to kick the habit if they use a support group rather than trying to give up alone. January 27, 2009

Makeover Shows Correspond With Increased Body Anxiety - “The Swan.” “I Want a Famous Face.” “Dr. 90210.” “Extreme Makeover.” “Nip/Tuck.” The list goes on. These are a few of the TV shows that have examined, and promoted, the benefits of plastic surgery in recent years. January 26, 2009

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