Body's anti-HIV drug explained

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Oct 12, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (34) | 1

Humans have a built-in weapon against HIV, but until recently no one knew how to unlock its potential.

Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Oct 12, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (13) | 0

This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of ...

Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk

Medicine & Health / Genetics

Oct 12, 2008 | 4 / 5 (12) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at McGill University, King's College London and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. have identified two genetic variants in caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male ...

Pandemic flu models help determine food distribution and school closing strategies

Medicine & Health / Research

Oct 12, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

The 1918 flu pandemic killed more than 40 million people worldwide and affected persons of all age groups. While it is difficult to predict when the next influenza pandemic will occur or how severe it will be, researchers ...

Study reveals that signs of heart disease are attributed to stress more frequently in women than men

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Oct 12, 2008 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), found that coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms presented ...

Drug may reduce coronary artery plaque

Medicine & Health / Medications

Oct 12, 2008 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), suggests that olmesartan, a drug commonly used to treat ...