Ethnobotany Role In Relation To Medicinal Plants In India
By Ashwani Kumar | July 12th 2010
12-Jul-2010
Larger head size may protect against Alzheimer's symptoms
New research shows that people with Alzheimer's disease who have large heads have better memory and thinking skills than those with the disease who have smaller heads, even when they have the same amount of brain cell death due to the disease. The research is published in the July 13, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
12-Jul-2010
Arsenic shows promise as cancer treatment, Stanford study finds
Miss Marple notwithstanding, arsenic might not be many people's favorite chemical. But the notorious poison does have some medical applications. Specifically, a form called arsenic trioxide has been used as a therapy for a particular type of leukemia for more than 10 years. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that it may be useful in treating a variety of other cancers.
12-Jul-2010
Study implicates new epigenetic player in mental retardation and facial birth defects
A subtle mutation affecting the epigenome –- a set of dynamic factors that influence gene activity -- may lead to an inherited form of mental retardation that affects boys, find researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. The disorder, which also involves cleft lip or cleft palate, appears to hinge on an enzyme working in a biological pathway that may offer several potential drug targets.
12-Jul-2010
A person's language may influence how he thinks about other people
The language a person speaks may influence their thoughts, according to a new study on Israeli Arabs who speak both Arabic and Hebrew fluently. The study found that Israeli Arabs' positive associations with their own people are weaker when they are tested in Hebrew than when they are tested in Arabic.
Mind
Accepting That Good Parents May Plant Bad Seeds
By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.
Published: July 12, 2010
Invisible weapons to fight fake drugs
FEATURE:  17:50 12 July 2010
Faced with a burgeoning market in counterfeit medicine, pharmaceutical firms are planning to add smart security features to the tablets we take
13-Jul-2010
Prompt actions halt alarming infection outbreak at Dallas hospital
Rapid identification and aggressive infection control measures allowed a Dallas hospital to stop the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii, a type of bacteria that has become increasingly prevalent in healthcare facilities and is resistant to most antibiotics. The findings were presented today at the 37th Annual Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
13-Jul-2010
Medications found to cause long term cognitive impairment of aging brain
Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a study appearing in the July 13, 2010, print issue of Neurology which reported that taking one anticholinergic significantly increased an individual's risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and taking two of these drugs doubled this risk.
13-Jul-2010
Divide and conquer: Genes decide who wins in the body's battle against cancer
Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council have discovered for the first time that two proteins called Mahjong and Lgl could be star players in helping to identify how the body's own cells fight back against cancer cells. This discovery, publishing today in the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology, could lead to future treatments to make our healthy cells better-equipped to attack cancer cells, an entirely new concept for cancer research.
13-Jul-2010
Whisker stimulation prevents strokes in rats, UCI study finds
Talk about surviving by a whisker. The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study by UC Irvine researchers.
July 13, 2010
Japanese monkey deaths puzzle researchers
Researchers claim outbreaks of unknown haemorrhagic illness are no threat to humans.
14-Jul-2010
Doctors warn that using domestic spoons to give children medicine increases overdose risk
Parents are being urged not to use domestic spoons to give their children medicine, after a study found wide variations in capacity. A study of 25 households found that some teaspoons were three times as big as others, increasing the chance of children being given overdoses or, in some cases, too little medication.
China's Wars Driven by Climate
Could 2,000 years of foreign invasions, rebellions and civil war really be boiled down to weather patterns?
Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:15 AM ET
14-Jul-2010
Toward making 'extended blood group typing' more widely available
Scientists are reporting an advance toward enabling more blood banks to adopt so-called "extended blood group typing," which increases transfusion safety by better matching donors and recipients. Their report on a new, automated genetic method for determining a broader range of blood types appears in ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semimonthly journal.
14-Jul-2010
Blind mice can 'see' thanks to special retinal cells
Study shows mice without rods and cones function can still see -- and not just light, but also patterns and images -- thanks to a third kind of photosensitive cell in the retina.
15-Jul-2010
Scientists discover human sperm gene is 600 million years old
There is one sex-specific gene so vital, its function has remained unaltered throughout evolution and is found in almost all animals, according to new research from Northwestern University. The gene, called Boule, is responsible for sperm production and appears to be the only gene exclusively required for sperm production from an insect to a mammal. All animal sperm production likely comes from a common prototype, according to the new research.
Heart of darkness could explain sun mysteries
THIS WEEK:  18:00 14 July 2010
The centre of our star may be made of dark matter, which could be cooling down the core
15-Jul-2010
The first malaria-proof mosquito
For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of transmitting the disease-causing pathogen, only in lower numbers. Now for the first time, University of Arizona entomologists have succeeded in genetically altering mosquitoes in a way that renders them completely immune to the parasite.
15-Jul-2010
Small fish exploits forbidding environment
Jellyfish moved into the oceans off the coast of southwest Africa when the sardine population crashed. Now another small fish is living in the oxygen-depleted zone part-time and turning the once ecologically dead-end jellyfish into dinner, according to an international team of scientists.
15-Jul-2010
Bright stars of the brain regulate breathing
Astrocytes -- brain cells named after their characteristic star-shape and previously thought to act only as the 'glue' between neurons -- have a central role in the regulation of breathing, according to scientists.
Air pollution could increase risk of suicide
17:48 15 July 2010
Clear association found between suicide and spikes in pollution in seven cities in Korea
15-Jul-2010
New arsenic nanoparticle blocks aggressive breast cancer
You can teach an old drug new chemotherapy tricks. Northwestern University researchers took a drug therapy proven for blood cancers but ineffective against solid tumors, packaged it with nanotechnology and got it to combat an aggressive type of breast cancer prevalent in young women, particularly young African-American women. The drug is arsenic and the cancer is triple negative breast cancer. It has a high risk of metastasizing and poor survival rates.
Chew on this: thank cooking for your big brain
THIS WEEK:  11:18 16 July 2010
The amount of time our ancestors spent chewing our food lends support to the possibility that cooked meals made us human
15 July 2010 14:27 UK
US army heat-ray gun in Afghanistan
By Dan Cairns
A newly-developed heat-ray gun that burns the skin but doesn't cause permanent injury is now with US troops in Afghanistan.
Heartburn Headache: Overuse of Acid Blockers Poses Health Risks
Proton-pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Prevacid and Protonix treat acid reflux, but their use as a preventative to bleeding can lead to problems
How Psychiatric Risk Gene Disrupts Brain Development
ScienceDaily July 16, 2010
Scientists are making progress towards a better understanding of the neuropathology associated with debilitating psychiatric illnesses like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Researchers Cut Years from Drug Development With Nanoscopic Bead Technology
ScienceDaily July 16, 2010
New research accepted by the Journal of Molecular Recognition confirms that a revolutionary technology developed at Wake Forest University will slash years off the time it takes to develop drugs -- bringing vital new treatments to patients much more quickly.
18-Jul-2010
Vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles eliminates 'sharps,' boosts protection
A new vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to painlessly administer vaccines -- while providing improved immunization against diseases such as influenza.
Tough Love: Some Marriages Thrive on Blame and Criticism
By Rachael Rettner, LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 18 July 2010 10:08 am ET
While a successful marriage is not an exact science, science (and common sense) suggests thinking and behaving in a positive way toward one's partner is beneficial