Potency of Statins Linked to Muscle Side Effects

A study from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, published August 22 online by PLoS ONE, reports that muscle problems reported by patients taking statins were related to the strength or potency of the given cholesterol-lowering drugs. More...

First Implantation of Prototype Bionic Eye With 24 Electrodes: 'All of a Sudden I Could See a Little Flash of Light'

In a major development, Bionic Vision Australia researchers have successfully performed the first implantation of an early prototype bionic eye with 24 electrodes. More...

Cholesterol Test With Only a Photo of Patient's Hand

Researchers in India have developed a total cholesterol test that uses a digital camera to take a snapshot of the back of the patient's hand rather than a blood sample. The image obtained is cropped and compared with images in a database for known cholesterol levels. More...

Most Mutations Come from Dad: New Insights Into Age, Height and Sex Reshape Views of Human Evolution

Humans inherit more than three times as many mutations from their fathers as from their mothers, and mutation rates increase with the father's age but not the mother's, researchers have found in the largest study of human genetic mutations to date. More...

Rejected Drug May Protect Against Toxic Substance Common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases

An international team of scientists led by researchers at Mount Sinai School Medicine have discovered that a drug that had previously yielded conflicting results in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease effectively stopped the progression of memory deterioration and brain pathology in mouse models of early stage Alzheimer's disease. More...

Blood Cancer Cells Initiate Signalling Cascade

Freiburg scientists have uncovered how pathological cells activate themselves in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. More...

Chemotherapy Can Inadvertently Encourage Cancer Growth

A new study from the US finds that in the process of targeting and killing off cancer cells, chemotherapy may also spur healthy cells in the neighbourhood to release a compound that stimulates cancer growth, eventually leading to treatment resistance. More...

New Generation of Virtual Humans Helping to Train Psychologists

New technology has led to the creation of virtual humans who can interact with therapists via a computer screen and realistically mimic the symptoms of a patient with clinical psychological disorders, according to new research presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. More...