Health and Medicine

Too Little Salt Or Too Much Salt? By | November 10, 2013
High blood pressure, sodium
‘Tearless’ onions could help in the fight against cardiovascular disease, weight gain By Colin C. Eady, Ph.D. | November 6, 2013
A new type of onion that makes less of the protein blamed for making eyes burn and tear up
Osteoarthritis medicine delivered on-demand By Xinqiao Jia, Ph.D. | November 6, 2013
Researchers have been developing a variety of “smart” hydrogels that can release medications over several days rather than in a single burst.
What You Should Know About a Hit on The Head By | November 3, 2013
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), blood thinners, brain hemorrhage
Pumpkin Seeds for Ultimate Bladder Control By | October 27, 2013
Years ago no one carving a pumpkin would have dreamed that its seeds contained so much power to control bladder problems
Don’t Ignore This Amazing Video By | October 20, 2013
Vitamin C
Maximizing broccoli’s cancer-fighting potential By John Juvik, Ph.D. | October 16, 2013
Diet is one of the most important factors influencing a person’s chances of developing cancer.
Engine technology on the road to meeting emissions standards By Matti Maricq, Ph.D. | October 16, 2013
Car manufacturers have been putting more cars with GDI technology on the market
Toward a urine test for detecting blood clots By Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Ph.D. | October 16, 2013
Synthetic biomarkers
To Treat or Not To Treat Prostate Cancer By | October 13, 2013
“Getting older is invariably fatal, cancer of the prostate only sometimes.”
What I Learned While Being On-The-Road By | October 6, 2013
North Americans have become the most over-drugged society in the world
A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’ By Ming Zhao, Ph.D. | October 3, 2013
They linked aspirin to a carrier consisting of a fragment of protein that can transport aspirin directly to damaged parts of blood vessels where clots form
Recruiting E. coli to combat hard-to-treat bacterial infections By Matthew Wook Chang, Ph.D. | October 3, 2013
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ThorupGaarden: a Big Hit with Seniors By | September 29, 2013
An overriding theme of loneliness and depression accompanied these responses along with a big thank you for writing about it.
BioSil : The Natural Way to Prevent and Treat Fragile Bones By | September 22, 2013
One in four women and one in eight men over age 50 have osteoporosis
Update on the “Cup of Java” By | September 15, 2013
Enjoy your cup of java. Common sense dictates that not many evils lurk in coffee unless it’s overloaded
Do Seniors Indulge in Sex? By | September 8, 2013
Kudos to the Danish government which issued a report confirming that sexuality is an integral part of life for both seniors and disabled people
The next era in discovering drugs in nature’s own medicine cabinet By | September 4, 2013
Then computer models can figure out what molecules the genes encode, and organize the information in searchable databases.
A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’ By Ming Zhao, Ph.D. | September 4, 2013
They linked aspirin to a carrier consisting of a fragment of protein that can transport aspirin directly to damaged parts of blood vessels where clots form
Reader Response on Assisted Death By | September 2, 2013
For the most part readers were pleased to see that Quebec was taking a stance on this controversial issue
Material in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays By Shih-Jung Liu, Ph.D. | August 28, 2013
Development of PLGA fibers that release vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that kills many microbes, including the infamous “MRSA,”
What to do if your dog gets ‘skunked’ wins American Chemical Society video contest By | August 26, 2013
Sally B. Mitchell, a chemistry teacher from East Syracuse Minoa High School in Syracuse, N.Y.
Less Meat in the Diet? Why I Hope that’s Wrong By | August 25, 2013
With so many daily pitfalls and threats facing us, eating red meat now and then is one of the lesser evils
Drug Reactions a Leading Cause of Death By | August 18, 2013
North Americans have become the most over-drugged society in history.
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Watermelon juice relieves post-exercise muscle soreness By Encarna Aguayo, Ph.D. | August 14, 2013
Both the natural juice and the enriched juice relieved muscle soreness in the volunteers
Six Things to Know About a Living Will By | August 11, 2013
Consider a Living Will an advance directive that informs family members what you want done if you’re unable to speak for yourself.
Toward a safer form of acetaminophen By Roman Shchepin, Ph.D. | August 7, 2013
Preventing liver toxicity
Material in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays By Shih-Jung Liu, Ph.D. | August 7, 2013
Vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that kills many microbes; MRSA
Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections By Angus MacLeod, Ph.D. | July 31, 2013
The substances work by blocking the ability of these viruses to multiply
Pros and Cons of Keyhole Surgery By | July 28, 2013
The skill of the surgeon is the more important consideration