Medicine News

Nov 24, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A team of Scottish researchers found that taking too much paracetamol on a regular basis puts a patient at high risk of an accidental overdose. A paper, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, highlights the hidden risks from ‘staggered’ consumption of the over-the-counter painkiller. Experts from the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Liver Transplantation Unit warn that although the danger is difficult to pinpoint,...

Sep 26, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from MIT and Children’s Hospital Boston have built cardiac patches studded with tiny gold wires that could be used to create pieces of tissue...

Sep 23, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers found that children who are poor readers have the same brain difficulty in processing the sounds of language whether they have a high or low...

Sep 21, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Dutch researchers revealed that the more fruits and vegetables you eat, especially white-fleshed goodies, the more you protect yourself against stroke. It...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

German researchers have found that sniffer dogs can help physicians make early yet reliable detections of lung cancer in patients, according to the European...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Cardiologists at Royal Brompton Hospital, UK have discovered that scanning the heart using cardiovascular magnetic resonance can better diagnose and treat...

Aug 31, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Six new genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes in South Asians have been identified by a team of international researchers. Writing in the journal...

Aug 30, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A clinical trial of a potential Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug farmed from genetically modified (GM) tobacco plants has at long last got underway...

Aug 24, 2011 by News Staff

MIT researchers have shown that activity in a specific part of the brain, known as the parahippocampal cortex, predicts how well people will remember a...