A unique and innovative telemedicine project is providing distant nursing home patients with Parkinson’s disease…
Month: June 2009
Novel DNA Vaccine Leads To Kidney Damage Prevention In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Models
DNA vaccination using lupus autoantigens and interleukin-10 (IL-10, a cytokine that plays an important role…
TRAPping Proteins That Work Together Inside Living Cells
Researchers trying to understand how and which proteins work together have developed a new crosslinking…
Appetite-stimulating Hormone Is First Potential Medical Treatment For Frailty In Older Women
Older women suffering from clinical frailty stand to benefit from the first potential medical treatment…
Not One, But Two Kinds Of Males Found In Invasive Round Goby Fish
Scientists have found the existence of two types of males of a fiercely invasive fish…
Dad’s Overworked And Tired While Mom’s Potentially Fired
If dad looks exhausted this Father’s Day it could be due to his job, suggests…
How To Get Wind Turbines To Work Harder
How much usable energy do wind turbines produce? It is a question that perplexes engineers…
Psoriasis Associated With Cardiovascular Disease And Increased Mortality
The skin disease psoriasis is associated with atherosclerosis (a buildup of plaque in the arteries)…
Plant Microbe Shares Features With Drug-resistant Pathogen
Scientists have discovered extensive similarities between a strain of bacteria commonly associated with plants and…
Could Hormones Explain Gender Differences In Neurological Disease?
Neurological diseases including Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia are all associated…