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Music drives experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip

Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices.

27 Jul 2009

Anxiety and distress during active surveillance for early prostate cancer

Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant management" do not have high levels of anxiety and distress. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

27 Jul 2009

Associations between lifestyle factors and quality of life among older, long-term breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors

A new study finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor health habits.

27 Jul 2009

Money now more of an issue for those about to retire

In the current uncertain economic climate, researchers say for those on the brink of retirement, money is more of an issue now than it was two years ago and many potential retirees have been forced to re-think their retirement plans.

27 Jul 2009

Improving patients' attention after a stroke could help them recover their motor skills

Scientists in New Zealand say after a stroke improving patients' attention could help them to recover their motor skills.

27 Jul 2009

Scientists create baby mice from mouse stem cells

In groundbreaking research scientists from China have for the first time created baby mice by using powerful stem cells from adult mouse skin.

27 Jul 2009

Scientists say each person with swine flu will infect two others

Scientists in New Zealand who have been examining the spread of the new H1N1 flu (swine flu), say the virus appears more infectious than previously thought and a person who becomes ill with the new strain will on average infect almost two others.

27 Jul 2009

Potential malaria transmission-blocking vaccine

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have for the first time produced a malarial protein (Pfs48/45) in the proper conformation and quantity to generate a significant immune response in mice and non-human primates for use in a potential transmission-blocking vaccine.

26 Jul 2009

Ozone exposure even at normal levels has negative effect on lung function

Ozone exposure, even at levels deemed safe by current clean air standards, can have a significant and negative effect on lung function, according to researchers at the University of California Davis.

26 Jul 2009

Emphysema severity directly linked to exposure to respirable coal mine dust

Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

26 Jul 2009

Improving impaired attention may help patients recover from stroke

It may be possible to improve impaired attention after stroke - which could aid recovery - according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

26 Jul 2009

Research builds on previous Par-4 study that produced cancer-resistant mouse

Human cells are able to secrete a cancer-killing protein, scientists at the University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center have found.

26 Jul 2009

Sticky protein protects cells from mechanical stress

A new study by scientists at the University of Iowa shows why muscle membranes don't rupture when healthy people exercise.

26 Jul 2009

Bones from stem cell technology

Scientists are closer to understanding how to grow replacement bones with stem cell technology, thanks to research published today in the journal Nature Materials.

26 Jul 2009

Zuma, Branson collaborate to establish disease control center in South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma and Virgin Group founder and chair Richard Branson "intend [on] establishing a disease control centre in South Africa as soon as next year," SAPA/The Times reports.

24 Jul 2009

Global health officials working to prevent H1N1 spread

"Global health officials are scrambling to try to prevent the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, with U.S. officials moving Thursday with a recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve or license a [new H1N1] vaccine," without waiting on the results from "clinical trials to test its safety and efficacy," Wall Street Journal reports (Dooren/Winning, 7/24).

24 Jul 2009

UNDP to help fund HIV/AIDS program in Philippines

The U.N. Development Program (UNDP) will help fund a three-year program in response to the increase in HIV/AIDS cases in the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin reports.

24 Jul 2009

China's health reform must address costly, unnecessary treatment, report says

China's $124 billion three-year "overhaul of its healthcare system needs to address the prescription of unnecessary drugs and treatments - a widespread practice relied upon to finance the medical sector, the World Bank said Thursday," China Daily/People's Daily Online reports.

24 Jul 2009

Discovery of key event in prostate cancer progression

A study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reveals how late-stage, hormone-independent prostate tumors gain the ability to grow without need of hormones.

24 Jul 2009

Protein produced by gene fusion that may also be targeted for new prostate cancer therapies

Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new gene fusion that is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers.

24 Jul 2009