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Microscopic worms in space

A space flight by millions of microscopic worms could help us overcome the numerous threats posed to human health by space travel. The Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) have also given experts an insight into how to block muscle degradation in the sick and elderly.

2 Jun 2011

Positive interim results from Fraunhofer USA CMB's HAC1 influenza vaccine Phase 1 trial

Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology, a not-for-profit, Delaware-based organization focused on developing a proprietary plant-based protein production platform and its applications in vaccine and therapeutic fields, today announced positive interim results from the first human trial of plant-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine that began on September 13, 2010.

2 Jun 2011

People with individual health coverage have highest cancer costs

One of every seven cancer patients spends more than 20 percent of his income on health care and insurance, according to a new study from federal researchers.

2 Jun 2011

Transcendental Meditation reduces symptoms of PTSD in veterans just within 8 weeks

Veterans of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars showed a 50 percent reduction in their symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after just eight weeks of practicing the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a pilot study published in the June 2011 issue of Military Medicine.

2 Jun 2011

WHO warns of tobacco dangers on World No Tobacco Day

"Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday," which was observed as World No Tobacco Day, Reuters/Toronto Sun reports.

2 Jun 2011

Recently discharged emergency department patients more likely to be readmitted

Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented this week at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual meeting.

2 Jun 2011

Diffusion tensor imaging detects brain abnormalities in U.S. military personnel with mild traumatic brain injury

An advanced imaging technique has revealed that some U.S. military personnel with mild blast-related traumatic brain injuries have abnormalities in the brain that have not been seen with other types of imaging.

2 Jun 2011

Disappointment abounds regarding ACO regs

In this pair of articles, Modern Healthcare reports on the American Hospital Association's criticism of the antitrust approach included in the accountable care organization regulations recently released by the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as on the negative reaction expressed by a Cleveland Clinic executive.

2 Jun 2011

Insecure people experience more conflict in sexual life

People who feel secure in in their relationship with their partner have a more satisfactory sex life and are more able to be sensitive in the affection they give. However, people who are insecure, who tend towards anxiety or avoidance and are compulsive or controlling in their affection experience more conflict in their sexual desire and are less happy in their relationships, according to a study by the University of the Basque Country.

2 Jun 2011

Relatives of women who died in childbirth in Uganda sue government

"Relatives of two woman who died in childbirth launched a landmark lawsuit against the Ugandan government Friday to highlight the failure to provide adequate maternal healthcare," Sapa/Agence France-Presse/IOL reports.

2 Jun 2011

WHO/IARC say mobile phone use may increase risk of certain brain cancers

Mobile phone use "may increase the risk of certain types of brain cancer in humans," therefore "consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure," a WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) working group concluded on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

2 Jun 2011

IRIN examines how some aid data artificially inflates contributions

IRIN examines how some major international aid donors report their donations in a way that inflates their contributions.

2 Jun 2011

New study identifies odor molecules that disrupt CO2-sensing machinery of mosquitoes

Female blood-feeding mosquitoes, some species of which can transmit deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue to humans, largely find their human blood meals by detecting carbon dioxide emitted when people exhale.

2 Jun 2011

Scientists locate brain region responsible for scene-facilitation effect

Scientists at the University of Southern California have pinned down the region of the brain responsible for a key survival trait: our ability to comprehend a scene-even one never previously encountered-in a fraction of a second.

2 Jun 2011

Child casualties rise significantly in Somalia, WHO says

The WHO on Tuesday said children under age 5 make up almost half of those injured in a recent upsurge of violence in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, AlertNet reports.

2 Jun 2011

Researchers explore relationship between emotions and poor prognosis in heart disease

Intense distress and fear of dying, which many people experience when suffering the symptoms of a heart attack, are not only fairly common emotional responses but are also linked to biological changes that occur during the event, according to new research published online today in the European Heart Journal.

2 Jun 2011

RegeneRx Thymosin beta 4 stimulates maturation of central nervous system progenitor cells

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that researchers have found that Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), in a dose dependent manner, stimulates oligodendrogenesis, the process by which central nervous system progenitor cells become oligodendrocytes that secrete myelin, the covering of nerve fibers.

2 Jun 2011