Scientific Discoveries

SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and...

Institute of Developmental Biology and Molecular Medicine, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Nuclear movement is critical during neurogenesis and neuronal migration, which are fundamental for mammalian...

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Tourette syndrome helped with deep brain stimulation

All About: Disease and Condition Submitted by Kathleen Blanchard RN on Nov 7th, 2009 Tourette syndrome, (Gilles de la Tourette syndrome), is a neurological disorder that manifests before age 18, usually in childhood or...

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Shaping Your Body with Thoughts

By James Goodlatte Nov 7, 2009 Positive thinking is a powerful tool in shaping one’s body. Studies have shown how mental imagery can help one lose weight or increase breast size. “The use of hypnosis for breast enlargement has...

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The Perception Effect Part 2

Healing Illness with Thoughts By James Goodlatte Nov 7, 2009 Positive thinking is a powerful and often underutilized part of healing illness. The 2002 Annals of Internal Medicine proposes that the placebo response “will...

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Is Your Doctor’s Continuing Ed Funded by Pharma?

By Martha Rosenberg Nov 7, 2009 Raise your hand if you’ve breathed a sigh of relief seeing your doctor had a CME certificate next to the medical school diploma on the wall. Did your doctor pass “Bipolar Disorder:...

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A nanomedicine transports a peptide caspase-3 inhibitor across the blood-brain barrier and...

J Neurosci. 2009 Nov 4; 29(44):13761-9. Karatas H, Aktas Y, Gursoy-Ozdemir Y, Bodur E, Yemisci M, Caban S, Vural A, Pinarbasli O, Capan Y, Fernandez-Megia E, Novoa-Carballal R, Riguera R, Andrieux K, Couvreur P, Dalkara T

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Can Seasonal Flu Shots Kill or Paralyze?

Severe Allergic Reactions to Seasonal Flu Shots are Rare but Deadly Desiree Jennings made headlines with the medical hardships she has faced since being inoculated with a seasonal flu vaccine. Seasonal Flu Shots, Desiree...

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Physicians' disclosures to UW, journals inconsistent

Earlier this year, a cancer specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health co-authored a medical article on TomoTherapy. The journal article said Mehta reported no potential conflicts of...

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Swine flu vaccination is particularly important for pregnant women, doctors say

The health department will offer the H1N1 vaccine to high-risk populations at the following locations; Monday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, North Naples. High schools will hold...

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Associated Press declares war on alternative medicine (opinion)

The Associated Press has declared war on alternative medicine, publishing a series of stories attacking everything from nutritional therapies to bioidentical hormones. These stories, which are syndicated across thousands of...

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