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Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease
— 4 Apr 2011 18:54 | HealthLaboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections…
Mutant prions help cells foil harmful protein misfolding
— 21 Mar 2011 15:37 | HealthRomping clumps of misfolded proteins are prime suspects in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. Those diseases are devastating…
Nursing home boom in China has little government involvement
— 15 Mar 2011 19:35 | HealthA nursing home industry is booming in China as a rapid increase in the proportion of its elderly population forces a nationwide shift from traditional family care to institutional care,…
New role for an old molecule: Protecting the brain from epileptic seizures
— 6 Mar 2011 19:14 | HealthFor years brain scientists have puzzled over the shadowy role played by the molecule putrescine, which always seems to be present in the brain following an epileptic seizure, but without…
Scientists show how men amp up their X chromosome
— 3 Mar 2011 12:32 | HealthWhat makes a man? His clothes? His car? His choice of scotch? The real answer, says Brown University biologist Erica Larschan, is the newly understood activity of a protein complex…
Advanced degrees add up to lower blood pressure
— 28 Feb 2011 16:23 | HealthFreshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this way, but the privilege of obtaining an advanced education correlates with decades…
Blood test may find markers of bladder cancer risk
— 23 Feb 2011 17:19 | HealthKnowing that it is impossible to catalogue all the carcinogenic exposures a person has had in life and then assess them, Brown University researcher Carmen Marsit is looking for a more…
Lower mental health co-pays do not help seniors seek care
— 9 Feb 2011 16:53 | HealthDespite the intent of recent mental health 'parity' legislation, including the Affordable Care Act, even steep reductions in co-pays for outpatient mental health care will not motivate…
Taking mating cues from many sources, pathogen adapts to thrive and infect
— 25 Jan 2011 18:17 | HealthThe success of a fungal pathogen in becoming a persistent and opportunistic source of infection in human beings may be due to a mating strategy that can best be described as 'don't…
Magnetically controlled pill could boost body's absorption of drugs
— 18 Jan 2011 16:35 | HealthDo you want that in a pill or a shot? A pill, thank you, but most patients never have that choice. The problem with administering many medications orally is that a pill often will not…