Contraception: progress brings hope for new methods for men

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 28, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For decades, pundits have predicted new contraceptives for men within the next 5 to 10 years. Are we really getting any closer? Judging from work presented today at the second "Future of Male Contraception" conference, ...


Dysfunctional families and bad neighborhoods may worsen asthma in children and adolescents

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 28, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A lack of family support and problems in one’s neighborhood are associated with greater asthma symptoms in children and adolescents, according to researchers in Vancouver, Canada.


Improving doctor-patient communication yields significant health benefits

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A UCSF research team has developed a simple tool that can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety.


DNA damage response confers a barrier for viral tumorigenesis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 28, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumor virus and an etiological agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). KSHV infection is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa where KS is nowadays the most common malignancy, due to widespread ...


The beat goes on with AKAP18

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 28, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A protein, known as AKAP18, could help the heart to beat faster in response to adrenaline or noradrenaline, according to a study published online this week in EMBO reports.



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