'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...r, such as tunable optical properties. This allows researchers to design particles that scatter and absorb light ...to contact with the nanoshells. In this study, the researchers designed the nanoshells to look for breast cancer biomarkers on the surface of the cancer cells. The...Too much water may be as dangerous as too little during long-distance athletic events
...article accompanies a study in the same journal by researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School. The study evaluates the blood concentration of sodium in runners both before and after a long race and examines their risk factors for developing hyponatremia. It recommends individualized ...Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
...esidential drains. It has previously been shown by researchers from the University of Minnesota that the photochemical reactions of triclosan could be producing dioxins in the presence of sunlight. Dioxins do not degrade over time and they can accumulate in body tissues to cause a greater effect. Even low levels...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
...hysical health, according to University of Chicago researchers who are launching the first comprehensive study to...ause the research is multi-disciplinary, including researchers in University of Chicago departments of Medicine, Psychology, Sociology, History, and Human Developm...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
...e in two ways and easing their disabling symptoms, researchers reported here today at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. A prospective study of the first 25 patients who had surgery to install the ring shows that it reduced the leakage of blood back through the mitral valv...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
...shed this month in Nature Reviews Microbiology the researchers believe that gut microbes, which influence both the biochemistry and immune system of the host, could play a key role in modulating how medicines can affect the body. As the community of microbes varies greatly between individuals this could have imp...Prenatal sonography has no effect on the intellectual capacity of the developing child
...sts on signing up for their military service. When researchers compared the boys who had been scanned with those that had not, it transpired that intellectual capacity was lower in those who were exposed to ultrasound in during gestation. The differences, however, were small and other influences on the results c...Smart plastics change shape with light
...he National Academy of Sciences. A year later the researchers introduced thermoplastic, biodegradable shape-memory polymers and demonstrated a nifty application giving a flavor of the innovation potential in the medical field: a smart suture that ties itself into the perfect knot. That work was described in the...Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
...s experienced about the same degree of relief, the researchers report. All those enrolled in the study were taugh... live with their asthma after the study ended, the researchers note. "One of the most important things we did during this study was to work closely with the partic...Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's may be delayed, says major clinical trial
...estall the diagnosis of AD in people with MCI, the researchers stated in their report, but they did note the pote...Aging Branch at the NIA. As part of the study, the researchers examined the effect of donepezil and vitamin E on delaying diagnosis of AD among a subset of people ...Jefferson researchers find timing of post-epilepsy surgery seizures predicts outcome
... designed to stop them. A multicenter study led by researchers at Jefferson Medical College has found that patients who had an initial seizure within the first four months of surgery were less likely to do as well in the long term as those individuals who did not. "A patient has surgery to remove some brain tiss...Anxious and pessimistic personalities linked to Parkinson's disease later in life
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that people who score in the upper 25 p...f them; 128 had developed Parkinson's disease. The researchers then looked at the MMPI scales for the categories of depression, anxiety, social introversion and pe...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
...gs due to asthma more than two nights a month. The researchers caution that the new findings might not apply to people who have recently developed asthma. In addition, they do not apply to patients with more frequent symptoms or more severe asthma. The results are published in the April 14 issue of the New Engla...Scientists identify protein that controls cancer cells
...ical factor," said Debinski. In their studies, the researchers found that more than 50 different genes seem to be... but we need to explore more," said Debinski. The researchers suspect that Fra-1 works by partnering with other molecules. If they find that it's difficult to con...Ovary removal elevates risk for Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that surgical removal of both ovaries d... For each woman who underwent ovarian surgery, the researchers selected a woman of the same age who did not undergo ovarian surgery. All the women studied were fol...NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...tes, eBriefings offer a compendium of what today's researchers worldwide are most concerned about....Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...nearly as unique as your fingerprint, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine who ...eria. For each of the three research subjects, the researchers analyzed samples from six different anatomical sites inside the large intestine as well as a stool s...Independent voice rises to help consumers navigate health care
...gap in resolving consumers' problems, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University o...has become a valuable lifeline for these patients, researchers write in the April issue of the Journal of Community Health. The Health Consumer Alliance, or HCA, i...One-meter waistline predicts high risk of diabetes and heart disease
...e questions over the accuracy of these figures. So researchers in Sweden set out to assess the ability of different body measurements and biological markers to predict insulin sensitivity. Their study involved 2,746 healthy male and female volunteers aged between 18-72 years with body mass indexes from 18-60 kg/...Exercise variety - not intensity - appears to reduce some Alzheimer's disease risk
...reduce dementia risk in older people, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins. An association between variety ...ling, golfing, general exercise and swimming. The researchers then created an activity index, calculated as the number of different activities each subject partic...