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Dysentery uses 'sword and shield' to cause infection

Scientists have found that the bacterium that causes dysentery uses a 'sword and shield' approach to cause infection. They found th...

'Word-vision' brain area confirmed

Humans have an uncanny ability to skim through text, instantly recognizing words by their shape--even though writing developed only about 6000 years ago--long after humans evolved. Thus, neuroscientists have hotly debated whether an area of the cortex called the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is truly a specific and necessary area for recognizing words. Functional MRI scans have shown that...

Trying to control pain can be a double-edged sword, say scientists

Scientists have shown for the first time why a feeling of control helps us reduce pain. The research, carried out at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL, London, has implications for how patients with persistent pain can cope with what is often a debilitating condition. Using fMRI scanners, which allow scientists to examine how the brain operates, the research, led by Dr Katj...

Researchers discover genetic cause for word-finding disease

Northwestern University researchers have discovered a genetic cause of a mysterious neurological disease in which people have trouble recalling and using words. The illness, Primary Progressive Aphasia, differs from Alzheimer's Disease in which a person's memory becomes impaired. In PPA, a little known form of dementia, people lose the ability to express themselves and understand speech. <...

Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects in the brain

Another study, with the same participants and three of the same members of the research team, combines modern neuroscience with a...

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New Sonic Foundry search engine finds words, phrases in video presentations

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Search engine optimization: What's the word?

Obtaining a desirable search engine ranking requires good information about the keywords and keyword phrases tha...

Request to re-examine WARF stem cell patents escalates war of words

The most recent exchange came after the , on be...

No word on NASDAQ extension for Merge

Chairman Michael Dunham, joined by interim co-CEOs Brian Pedlar and Robert White, said...

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Memory problem? solve a crossword

A new report released by the Institute for the Study of Aging and the International Longevity Center says older people who want to stay mentally agile are better advised to put down the pill bottle and pick up a pencil. Research shows that seniors who do crossword puzzles, exercise and seek help for emotional problems may stay sharper longer than those who put their trust in unproven...

Iron is a two sided sword

A new study shows that cells exposed to high doses of iron are more responsive to infection. Iron is vital for the binding and release of oxygen by red blood cells and iron deficiency is a relatively common health problem especially in younger women and older people with a poor diet. That is why many breakfast cereals are now fortified with iron, to make sure everyone gets enough of this...

A Word Of Caution For Tampon Users

In the early 1980s toxic shock syndrome cases were 10 per 100,000 women, but dropped later in the decade when the highest absorbency tampons were // taken off the market. The number of cases are once again climbing putting the latest toxic shock syndrome statistics at 5 per 100,000 women. Toxic shock syndrome is often associated with improper tampon use. It is an illness brought on by St...

A word of caution issued by the FDA for those using antipsychotic drugs for dementia

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a public notice regarding the fatal adverse events associated with demented patients// treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs. The notice was issued based on Seventeen controlled studies of elderly demented patients who were treated with the drugs. It was found that they were 1.6 to 1.7 times more likely to die than patients given placebo...

OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography - the buzzword in cardiology

The latest in cardiology is OCT, which expands into Optical Coherence Tomography. This breakthrough has made many cardiologists sit up and take notice and is revolutionizing angioplasty. This has been developed by Dr. Brett Bouma an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who has used optical coherence tomography to gauge stent status.// This is a new imaging techniq...

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English & Spanish Medical Words & Phrases, 3rd Ed.

Description:English and Spanish translations of all medical terms and phrases used in clinician-patient interactions....
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News from the Battlefield of Metastatic Cancer: Epeius Biotechnologies Draws the Sword of Targeted Gene Delivery (Rexin-G) from the Stone of Chemistry and Physics

SAN MARINO, Calif., June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- (SEND2PRESSNEWSWIRE) -- Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced thepublication of a historic landmark in medical oncology and adefinitive benchmark in the emerging field of cancer gene therapy.The first clinical report of its kind, Le Morte du Tumour --published in the June issue of the International Journal ofOncology, Vol.30,...