Researchers move closer to identifying new class of asthma, COPD drugs
Researchers in Baltimore have identified new compounds whichrelax airway muscles and may provide relief from shortness of breath for patients with COPD and asthma. The bitter-tasting compounds are at...
View ArticleScientists show 'swamp gas' protects blood vessels from complications of...
Hydrogen sulfide is a foul-smelling gas with an odor resembling that of rotten eggs. Sometimes called "swamp gas," this toxic substance is generally associated with decaying vegetation, sewers and...
View ArticleGenetic protection against arsenic
Evolution has not only controlled human development over millions of years, it also has an impact on modern man. This is one of the conclusions of a study of Argentinian villagers in the Andes, where...
View ArticlePoison for cancer cells: New method identifies active agents in mixtures of...
In their quest for new agents, pharmaceutical researchers test millions of substances all over the world. They like using color-forming reactions to identify new molecules. However, in intensively...
View ArticleNew clues to causes of peripheral nerve damage
(Medical Xpress)—Anyone whose hand or foot has "fallen asleep" has an idea of the numbness and tingling often experienced by people with peripheral nerve damage. The condition also can cause a range of...
View ArticleDental amalgam: Anti-mercury movement pushes for shifts in dentistry
Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry.
View ArticleUS must strengthen efforts to restrict chemicals that threaten health, say...
With growing evidence of the link between exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic diseases, especially in children, the United States needs to step up its efforts to protect the public from hazardous...
View ArticleThe top 5 actions parents can take to reduce child exposure to toxic...
Leading Canadian health and environmental experts today issued a list of the top five ways parents can protect their children from toxic substances in and around the home.
View Article'Gifted' natural vitamin E tocotrienol protects brain against stroke in three...
A natural form of vitamin E called alpha-tocotrienol can trigger production of a protein in the brain that clears toxins from nerve cells, preventing those cells from dying after a stroke, new research...
View ArticleThe mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome
For more than 100 years, medical literature has contained reports of a debilitating illness that causes prolonged fatigue, memory loss, headaches, cognitive problems and issues with digestion and...
View ArticleFirst link between potentially toxic PFCs in office air and in office...
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists are reporting that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released by carpeting, furniture, paint...
View ArticleDetection and treatment for hepatic encephalopathy prevents car accidents,...
A late stage liver condition, known as minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), is associated with impaired driving skills and greater risk of motor vehicle accidents. Cost analysis of management...
View ArticleMechanical tissue resuscitation technology shows promise
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers seeking a successful treatment for traumatic brain injury have found that the size and extent of damaged tissue can be reduced by using a new device to...
View ArticleResearchers find potential link between drinking alcohol and breast cancer
A research team this week will present findings that they say may finally explain the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer.
View ArticleExposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms
Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according...
View ArticleFrom shape-shifting to therapy
(Medical Xpress)—The latest research into the intricate processes that let substances into and out of cells will help to lay the foundations for the next generation of therapies for major diseases.
View ArticleDiscarded immune cells induce the relocation of stem cells
Spanish researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a...
View ArticleLife expectancy lowered by ten years in obese children
In Mexico, overweight or obese children could suffer a step back in life expectancy by up to 10 years.
View ArticleCDC: Water at Marine base linked to birth defects
A long-awaited study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms a link between tainted tap water at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina and increased risk of serious birth...
View ArticleFlame retardants might pose risks for gymnasts, researchers suggest
As girls, a group of 11 collegiate gymnasts spent many hours each week perfecting their sport in gyms with pits filled with foam blocks for protection. Now young women, they agreed to be tested in a...
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