Ubiquitous Engineered Nanomaterials Can Cause Lung Inflammation: Substances Are Used in Everything from Paint to Sporting Equipment

A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from a large family of materials that increasingly are found in a host of household and commercial products, from sunscreens to the ink in copy machines to super-strong but lightweight sporting equipment, can cause lung inflammation and damage. More...

UCSB Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants

Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. More...

Attention Baby Boomers: Get Screened for Hepatitis C

If you were born during 1945-1965, talk to your doctor about getting tested for hepatitis C. Baby boomers are five times more likely than other adults to be infected. More...

Gene networks in brains of deceased patients reveal potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published by Cell Press on April 25th in the journal Cell examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular networks in the brain that are at the root of Alzheimer's disease. More...

Commonly Used Drug Can Limit Radiation Damage to Lungs and Heart for Cancer Patients

Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, a group of Dutch researchers have found. More...

Anxious About Life and Afraid of Death? Tylenol May Do the Trick, Study Suggests

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. More...

Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed Into Functional Brain Cells

Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders. More...