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Discovery about fertilization points way to possible malaria vaccine

International investigations of an organism that one UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher calls a “silly little green scum” have led to key insights into the basic mechanisms of reproduction.

26 Mar 2008

Students who bully others tend to have difficulties with other relationships

The researchers looked at 871 students (466 girls and 405 boys) for seven years from ages 10 to 18. Each year, they asked the children questions about their involvement in bullying or victimizing behavior, their relationships, and other positive and negative behaviors.

26 Mar 2008

Cardiovascular and metabolic issues in patients with thyroid dysfunction

Thyroid experts will present the latest information on cardiovascular and metabolic issues in patients with thyroid disorders, including those who have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), at a day-long scientific meeting on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC.

26 Mar 2008

A biosensing nanodevice to revolutionize health screenings

One day soon a biosensing nanodevice developed by Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch may eliminate long lines at airport security checkpoints and revolutionize health screenings for diseases like anthrax, cancer and antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

26 Mar 2008

Microbes in the guts of carpenter ants could lead to better drugs

Scientists have discovered two key proteins that guide one of the two groups of pathogenic bacteria to make their hardy outer shells -- their defense against the world.

26 Mar 2008

Antidepressant use linked to type 2 diabetes

While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A's School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased risk of type 2 Diabetes.

26 Mar 2008

Update on Cairns meningococcal case

As of 3.30 this afternoon the news on the little boy with suspected meningococcal is slightly more optimistic.

26 Mar 2008

Australian blood expert calls for changes in the way blood is stored

A leading Australian haematologist is renewing his call for changes in the way blood is stored and used for transfusions.

25 Mar 2008

Excessive texting a sign of mental illness

According to an expert in the U.S., sending excessive text messages and e-mails may be an indication of a mental illness.

25 Mar 2008

Boy diagnosed with meningococcal in far north Queensland

The boy, aged three and a half years developed a high fever on Monday and then developed a telltale rash and was diagnosed with meningococcal disease.

25 Mar 2008

Middle-age women alerted to link between alcohol and breast cancer

A new study by the Department of Health in the UK, yet to be published, has linked drinking alcohol to breast cancer.

25 Mar 2008

The focus on HIV/AIDS has helped forget the threat of tuberculosis

A leading Australian expert has warned that the international attention devoted to HIV/AIDS has dwarfed the threat of tuberculosis (TB).

25 Mar 2008

Report says anger endemic in British society

According to a new report 'anger' is a problem which is endemic in British society, but little is done about it.

25 Mar 2008

Groundbreaking surgery removes all abdominal organs to get at cancer

In groundbreaking surgery a patient has had all of the organs in the abdomen temporarily removed so surgeons could operate on a cancerous tumour.

25 Mar 2008

Baby boys have higher mortality rate than girls in their first year of life

Researchers in the United States have revealed that baby boys are much more likely to die in the first year of life than baby girls.

25 Mar 2008

AMA not happy with proposed national register of doctors

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a national register of doctors to protect patients from rogue practitioners may do more harm than good.

25 Mar 2008

Australia's seniors to be moved out of hospitals

The Rudd government has promised funding to enable elderly patients to be moved out of high-care hospital wards.

25 Mar 2008

Nurses meet to discuss Torres Straits working conditions

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) met today with Queensland Health officials to discuss working conditions for medics working in the Torres Strait and other remote communities.

25 Mar 2008

Yerkes researchers shed light on how human language evolved

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified a language feature unique to the human brain that is shedding light on how human language evolved.

25 Mar 2008

When should children infected with HIV start medication?

The advent of effective medications for treating HIV dramatically improved the outlook for both adults and children infected with HIV who had access to treatment, but the optimal timing for starting treatment remains controversial, particularly in children.

25 Mar 2008