Monthly Archives: January 2010
Hitting the headlines this week
Doctor at centre of MMR scandal failed children…but the media was also to blame Bill & Melinda Gates foundation pledges billions for vaccines Earthquakes are the deadliest natural disasters The 10:23 campaign…did you take your homeopathy overdose?
Filed under Science
Host factors help influenza virus replication
German researchers have identified hundreds of host cell genes that affect influenza A virus replication. The work by Alexander Karlas and colleagues and published online in the journal Nature could help identify new drug targets which could be useful against … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Microbiology
Long-term deployment affects mental health of army wives
Prolonged deployment in Iraq is associated with more mental health diagnoses in U.S. Army wives, a new study published free in the New England Journal of Medicine has found. Current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved frequent and … Continue reading
Filed under Medicine, Public Health
Keep calm and carry on: as long as your orexin levels are low
Scientists link the orexin system in the brain to panic disorder, paving the way for research into new treatments for severe anxiety disorder. Panic disorder is a severe anxiety disorder characterised by recurring panic attacks. Sufferers are suddenly overcome with … Continue reading
Hitting the headlines this week
Earthquake devastates Haiti: 100,000 feared dead, 3 million affected Les Iverson appointed new UK drugs advisory board chairman Could an eye test help to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s? Free science: UK Pubmed central launched More evidence that Bisphenol A … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Hitting the headlines this week
Happy New Year: Susan Greenfield homeless and jobless The “Big Freeze” still grips the UK The debate continues: does new retrovirus really cause chronic fatigue syndrome? Egyptian lead eyeliner may have protected against eye disease Celebrity science nuggets of 2009
Reducing speed really does save lives
Traffic speed zones of 20 mph reduce road injuries and deaths according to research by Grundy and colleagues published in the British Medical Journal. Road traffic accidents (RTA) are a significant, but often neglected, cause of injury and death worldwide. … Continue reading
Filed under Public Health
