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Scientists discover new intricacies in how ulcer bugs stick to stomach
Scientists working to develop a vaccine for the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the primary cause of ulcers and a contributor to stomach cancers, have uncovered new intricacies in the way the bacterium sticks to the lining of the human stomach. more
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Effects of Huntington's disease mutation more complex than supposed
Competing theories about why brain cells die in Huntington's disease may not be competitors after all, according to a report published July 23, 2004, in the online edition of the Annals of Neurology. more
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New gene associated with type 1 diabetes
A new gene mutation identified by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston is part of the constellation of genes associated with susceptibility to developing type 1 diabetes. It could also play a role in the devastating complications of diabetes such as kidney failure. more
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The blind do hear better than the sighted
Nearly everyone has heard the popular notion that the blind hear better than the sighted – possibly to make up for their inability to see. Now, researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and at the Université de Montréal have shown that the blind really do hear notes more precisely but only if they became blind when they were very young. Their findings, Pitch discrimination in the Early Blind, were published in the 15 July issue of the journal Nature.
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PET study highlights mechanism involved in nicotine craving
Researchers at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine have used positron emission
tomography (PET) to reveal the mechanism through which bupropion, a smoking cessation
drug, works in the brain to reduce cigarette cravings. more
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Study suggests antipsychotics do not raise risk of stroke in Alzheimer's patients
Antipsychotic drugs do not seem to increase the risk of stroke or other adverse cerebrovascular events in agitated or psychotic people with Alzheimer's Disease, according to research presented today in a "Hot Topics" symposium at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ICAD) in Philadelphia, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association. more
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Ablation therapy destroys breast cancer without scarring
Image-guided thermal techniques that kill tumors without open surgery or scarring may soon allow women diagnosed with breast cancer to avoid disfigurement to be rid of the disease.
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