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Carbon monoxide inhibitor controls traumatic bleeding

A chemical that blocks carbon monoxide (CO) has been used for the first time to arrest traumatic bleeding in rats, according to a Tulane University research team.

6 Apr 2006

Chemicals used in sunscreens may disturb production of thyroid hormone

UV-absorbing chemicals used in sunscreens may disturb production of thyroid hormone, according to new work presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Glasgow.

6 Apr 2006

More than a billion may suffer from vitamin D deficiency

More than a billion may suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Consequences may be more severe than thought. Prominent clinician calls for action.

6 Apr 2006

Parents need better education to reduce drug overdoses in feverish children

More than 50 per cent of feverish children are given incorrect doses of medicine by parents and overdoses have almost trebled in the last two decades, according to a research review in the latest issue of the British-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.

6 Apr 2006

Schoolchildren's performance up 15% with improved indoor climate

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) shows significant improving in performance of schoolchildren with better indoor climate in the classroom.

6 Apr 2006

Scientists gauge pain in premature babies

Scientists at UCL (University College London) have measured responses to pain in the brains of premature babies and have shown that they are likely to experience ‘true’ pain rather than simply displaying reflex reactions.

6 Apr 2006

Researchers identify internal electron transfer mechanism of cell respiration

Researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Helsinki have for the first time identified an internal electron transfer reaction that initiates the proton pump mechanism of the respiratory enzyme.

6 Apr 2006

Unravelling the mysteries of back pain

Researchers at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, have begun to disentangle the problem of chronic back pain using new statistical analyses.

6 Apr 2006

Mankind benefits from eating less meat

If people were to eat more vegetable proteins instead of animal proteins, this would result in multiple - and much-needed - benefits.

6 Apr 2006

Doctors must listen when patients talk of a failing memory

A team at the Aging and Memory Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, has found that a higher self awareness of memory difficulties may be associated with brain function decline over time, particularly in older adults with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease.

6 Apr 2006

Cervical cancer vaccine gives women 4 years protection

Researchers say a vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years.

6 Apr 2006

Moving in with the boyfriend, bad for girls health!

According to researchers in the UK when women move in with a boyfriend they gain weight.

6 Apr 2006

Drug trial disaster will discourage future volunteers

According to the British government agency responsible for medical safety, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), no evidence has been found to suggest there were any problems with the manufacturing of a drug which left six volunteers seriously ill.

6 Apr 2006