MicroRNA Convicted Of Triggering Metastasis (October 2, 2007) -- While past studies have shown that some microRNAs cause normal cells to divide rapidly and form tumors, this one offers proof that a microRNA can also cause tumors to metastasize. It establishes an ... > full story

Antibodies Linked To Kidney Transplant Rejection Identified (October 2, 2007) -- Scientists have identified antibodies associated with transplant rejection of otherwise healthy kidneys. For years, physicians have been perplexed as to why some seemingly well-matched kidneys were ... > full story

Painful Condition Affecting Kidney Failure Patients Increases Risk Of Death (October 2, 2007) -- A painful and debilitating condition that affects patients with kidney failure may be more common than previously believed and appears to be strongly associated with prior exposure to certain ... > full story

New Field-deployable Biosensor Detects Avian Influenza Virus In Minutes Instead Of Days (October 2, 2007) -- Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results. A new biosensor can ... > full story

Workplace Depression Screening And Enhanced Treatment Improves Productivity, Lowers Employer Costs (October 2, 2007) -- Enhanced and systematic efforts to identify and treat depression in the workplace significantly improves employee health and productivity, likely leading to lower costs overall for the employer, ... > full story

Lead-based Paint Problem Isn't Isolated To China, Study Shows (October 2, 2007) -- A multinational team of environmental and occupational health researchers has found that consumer paints sold in Nigeria contain dangerously high levels of lead. Increased globalization and ... > full story

Memory Tasks Require More Coordinated Brain Blood Flow For People With High Blood Pressure (October 2, 2007) -- Blood flow to the parts of the brain that support memory function differs between people with high blood pressure and those with normal blood pressure, and this difference seems to increase when high ... > full story

Guidelines Help Patients Reduce Risk Of Cardiac Event Before Surgery (October 2, 2007) -- People with heart disease should take special precautions before undergoing any kind of surgery, even noncardiac surgery, to reduce their risk of a cardiac event, according to new joint guidelines ... > full story

Clinical Trials For Diabetes Drugs Should Measure Outcomes Important To Patients, Doctors Urge (October 2, 2007) -- Most clinical trials for new diabetes drugs do not consider the impact medication will have on a patient's quality of life or other outcomes that are important to patients, such as the risk of ... > full story

The Beat Goes On: Protein Molecule Could Help The Heart To Beat Faster In Response To Adrenaline (October 2, 2007) -- 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 ... > full story

Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Preventing Heart Attacks And Strokes (October 2, 2007) -- Researchers have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just ... > full story

Communication -- Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, ... > full article

Health science -- Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. There are two parts to health science: the study, research, and knowledge of health and the application ... > full article

Brain -- In animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory ... > full article

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes referred to as ADD for those without hyperactivity) is thought to be a neurological disorder, always present from childhood, which manifests ... > full article

Encephalopathy -- Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > full article

Limbic system -- The limbic system is the collective name for structures in the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory. It affects motivation and is more active in ... > full article

Human brain -- The human brain is the center of the central nervous system in humans as well as the primary control center for the peripheral nervous system. The brain controls "lower" or involuntary activities ... > full article

Amygdala -- The amygdala (Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is an almond-shape set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe. Shown to play a key role in the processsing of emotions, the amygdala ... > full article

Hypothalamus -- In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > full article

Central nervous system -- The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in ... > full article

Mind Hacks : Tips & Tricks for Using Your Brain (Hacks)
The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing ... > read more

Dr. Andrew Weil's Mindbody Toolkit: Experience Self Healing With Clinically Proven Techniques
Discover Your Own Self-Healing Powers with Mind-Body Tools from Dr. Andrew Weil. Andrew Weil, M.D. The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to directly influence your health, ... > read more

A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age
Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of ... > read more

Brain Lock : Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and ... > read more

APLS: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource, Fourth Edition (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Designed to provide health care providers with a core knowledge of pediatric emergency medicine. Offers professionals the information necessary to assess and manage critically ill or injured ... > read more

Brain Tumors: Leaving the Garden of Eden--A Survival Guide to Diagnosis, Learning the Basics, Getting Organized, and Finding Your Medical Team
A guidebook for the 150,000+ people/ year and families affected by brain tumors. This book will help you learn the basics about diagnosis, getting organized and finding your medical team. Included ... > read more

Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide 6th edition
The essential emergency medicine reference! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of ... > read more

The Book on Mind Management
This popular book identifies thought, and the power of the mind, as the root cause of every behavior and the source of every achievement. It reveals, and teaches how to achieve, the results that are ... > read more

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th Edition (Principles & Practice of Sleep Medicine)
This authoritative guide to sleep medicine is also available as an e-dition, book (ISBN: 1416003207) plus updated online reference! The new edition of this definitive resource has been completely ... > read more

The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
For thousands of years, Chinese women have trusted traditional Chinese medicine to help them conceive. A recent medical study found that women who augmented Western fertility treatments with TCM, ... > read more