Tag: science
Dyslexia may be a Result of Brain Connectivity
Impaired connections between the brain’s auditory and speech centers may cause dyslexia, according to a study recently published in Science. Bart Boets, a clinical psychologist...
Investing in Research Could End Income-based Health Inequalities
Global investments in research, vaccines and new medicines to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria can reduce the health gap between rich and poor nations...
ADHD Drug May Help Patients Control Binge-Eating Disorder
A drug used to control ADHD may also help control binge-eating disorder (BED), according to a clinical trial in London. Pharmaceutical group Shire PLC has...
CDC Reports Skin Test Shortages for TB: What Traveling Nurses Need...
Twice in the last six months, the national supply of skin scratch tests used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) has fallen to critically low...
A Doctor’s Best Friend – How Dogs are being Trained to...
McBaine is a one-year-old Springer Spaniel with floppy ears, a sweet face and maybe, the ability to sniff out cancer. This puppy is part of...
New Stem Cell Therapy – Growing Human Blood Vessels for Bioengineered...
Bioengineering techniques that grow transplant tissue have been around for years. However, the process of vascularizing the tissue has proven to be a tough...
Teamwork Proves Fruitful in Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease
Interdisciplinary teamwork and innovative problem-solving are important parts of tackling today’s medical challenges. With the merging of fields such as medicine and technology, professionals...
Increasing Number of Health Professionals Prescribing Exercise for Aging Patients
Researchers from McMaster’s University in Canada used genetically altered mice to show how regular exercise can drastically reduce aging. The mice were genetically modified...
New Treatment for Ebola Virus Proves Effective
A research team led by Gary Kobinger from the Special Pathogen Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba has developed a new...
Polio Eradication Efforts Suffer Setback
World Health Organization (WHO) officials have confirmed over 20 new cases of polio in an emerging outbreak taking place in the Syrian Arab Republic...