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Empty arms: the effect of the arms trade on mothers and children
Trading in arms is highly detrimental to the health of mothers and children in the poor countries where armed conflict occurs. But do the powerful arms trading countries want to address the problems they are causing?
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Healing power in a gene
With age, the body deteriorates. Muscles atrophy. Bones grow thin. The skin loses its elasticity. Wounds are slow to heal. Our tissues don't regenerate the way they did in youth. more
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Anesthesia drug may better protect newborn brains during heart surgery
In a finding that may ultimately benefit children undergoing heart surgery as infants, researchers showed that a particular anesthetic drug improved neurological outcomes in animals that underwent cardiopulmonary bypass under surgical conditions. more
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Cell division required, twice before fat cells mature
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine scientists have shown for the first time that primitive fat cells must copy themselves at least twice before they can mature into full-fledged fat-storing cells. The finding, published online the week of Dec. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help provide new targets for understanding and treating obesity.
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New study counters previous research linking intake of dietary fat with increased risk of dementia
High dietary intakes of total fat, saturated and trans fats and cholesterol have long been associated with such health risk factors as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and several forms of cancer. And while researchers continue to articulate ways in which a high-fat diet may negatively impact overall health, there appears to be at least one devastating health condition that cannot yet be tied to the percentage of fat one consumes: dementia. more
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