News articles tagged with 'age' (Page 2)
The cerebellum provides clues to the nature of human intelligence
— 9 Mar 2011 20:17 | HealthResearch suggests that intelligence in humans is controlled by the part of the brain known as the 'cortex,' and most theories of age-related cognitive decline focus on cortical dysfunction.…
A more definitive test for a common sexually transmitted infection
— 9 Mar 2011 19:38 | HealthA study from the microbiology lab at Rhode Island Hospital has found that a new test may be more accurate in identifying a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), Trichamonos vaginalis…
Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
— 9 Mar 2011 19:05 | HealthResearchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience…
You are what your mother ate
— 8 Mar 2011 13:26 | HealthPoor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of ageing, new research has shown for the first time…
Johns Hopkins team explores PARIS; finds a key to Parkinson's
— 4 Mar 2011 16:15 | HealthJohns Hopkins scientists have discovered that PARIS - the protein - facilitates the most common form of Parkinson's disease (PD), which affects about 1 million older Americans. The…
Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities
— 4 Mar 2011 16:12 | HealthThe burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional…
Stanford scientists create neurones with symptoms of Parkinson's disease from patient's skin cells
— 4 Mar 2011 13:17 | HealthNeurones have been derived from the skin of a woman with a genetic form of Parkinson's disease and have been shown to replicate some key features of the condition in a dish, say researchers…
Researchers predict age of T cells to improve cancer treatment
— 3 Mar 2011 14:35 | HealthManipulation of cells by a new microfluidic device may help clinicians improve a promising cancer therapy that harnesses the body's own immune cells to fight such diseases as metastatic…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction
— 3 Mar 2011 14:05 | HealthMen who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction compared to men who do not take…
Oldest subarctic North American human remains found
— 26 Feb 2011 18:09 | Geology and palaeontologyA newly excavated archaeological site in Alaska contained the cremated remains of one of the earliest inhabitants of North America. The site may provide rare insights into the burial…