Medical Research News

11:13 AM EST
2/10/2012 Researchers find cancer drug rapidly clears dementia plaqueU.S. researchers say that a drug already approved for use on a form of skin cancer appears to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Science And Technology, Research, Medical Research

3:12 PM EST
2/9/2012 Blind women improve vision after gene therapyThree U.S. women born with a rare inherited eye disease that impairs vision have improved their sight after normal genes were injected in their retinas to replace mutant genes that cause the disorder.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Human Interest, Curiosity

9:46 AM EST
2/8/2012 Breads tops list of saltiest foodsBread and rolls are tops on the list of America's saltiest foods, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as potato chips.

Source:AHN Topics:Lifestyle And Leisure, Gastronomy, Health, Medical Research

4:49 PM EST
2/7/2012 White House to boost Alzheimer's research fundingThe Obama administration will push for a $156 million increase in funding for Alzheimer research over the nest two years.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Politics, Human Interest, Good

2:02 PM EST
1/31/2012 Ultrasound zap on testicles eyed as male contraceptiveApplying therapeutic ultrasound on testicles may be a potential male contraceptive in the future after researchers, who tested it on rats, found the procedure lowered sperm count on the rodents.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Human Interest, Curiosity, Science And Technology, Research

7:21 AM EST
1/30/2012 Terror targets with Teflon coatingA study took surveys conducted by the government’s Central Bureau of Statistics during the height of the Second Palestinian Intifada, isolating the responses given within days of a terror attack, to see whether people’s sense of “life satisfaction” was affected by the violence.

Source:TML Topics:Health, Medical Research, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Science And Technology, Human Science, Psychology

2:50 PM EST
1/25/2012 Severe storms rush through Texas, 3 tornadoes reportedPowerful winds and drenching rains stormed through Texas Wednesday spawning three tornadoes.

Source:AHN Topics:Weather, Warning

2:19 PM EST
1/23/2012 Pot-based prescription drug seeks FDA okA British company, in advanced clinical trials for the world's first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana, is seeking FDA approval.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medicine, Herbal, Medical Research

10:52 AM EST
1/19/2012 Study: Many older women may not need frequent bone scansMany women who get screened for osteoporosis may not need the examination, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The new study suggests current guidelines may spur extra tests, increasing costs and unnecessary treatments.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Conditions, Medical Research

12:10 PM EST
1/18/2012 Study: Alcohol not safe at any time during pregnancyA study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has found there is no safe amount of drinking during pregnancy. Among the findings were that higher levels of alcohol exposure were strongly linked to a greater risk of infants born smaller and weighing less, with small heads and a smooth ridge between the nose and upper lip.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Lifestyle And Leisure, Social Issue