Press releases

Science press releases 2006 and earlier

• Risk of spina bifida associated with choline metabolism genes, but unrelated to choline intake during pregnancy
  21 December 2006
• Travel ban could reduce spread of SARS or other infectious diseases
  14 December 2006
• HIV burden in India may be much lower than official estimates
  13 December 2006
• New study shows epidural during birth may negatively affect breastfeeding
  11 December 2006
• Patients unaware of risks and purpose of research even after informed consent
  08 December 2006
• Changes in brain density can help predict schizophrenia
  07 December 2006
• Tea helps treat damaged skin in cancer patients
  01 December 2006
• Chemotherapy can be more toxic to brain cells than to cancer cells and may cause long-term brain damage
  30 November 2006
• Patterns on tropical marine mollusc shell mirror gene expression patterns
  22 November 2006
• Ultrasound makes central venous catheterisation safer, quicker and easier
  17 November 2006
• Lemurs' fur colour may not define species
  16 November 2006
• Multiple organ failure and malignant tumours main causes of death in ICU and hospital
  03 November 2006
• 'Drunk' fruit flies could shed light on genetic basis of human alcohol abuse
  20 October 2006
• Increased risk of cancer for computer factory workers, large study shows
  19 October 2006
• Brain protein improves stroke symptoms in rats, even when injected after 3 days
  18 October 2006
• Social support improves mental health after a traumatic health care intervention
  16 October 2006
• Effective preventive drug against bird flu developed in the mouse
  13 October 2006
• Few clues about African ancestry to be found in mitochondrial DNA
  12 October 2006
• Fantastic Voyage: a new nanoscale view of the biological world
  05 October 2006
• Ethnic disparities in Medicare claims?
  29 September 2006
• High risk of migraine, depression and chronic pain for IBS sufferers, large study shows
  28 September 2006
• Diabetes, not obesity, increases risk of developing critical illness and early death
  25 September 2006
• Risks of gastrointestinal ulcers linked to aspirin use might outweigh its benefits for the heart in certain patients
  20 September 2006
• Common garden plant threatened by climate change
  20 September 2006
• Death rate in pensioners reduced by regular health worker visits
  31 August 2006
• Core needle biopsy gives an accurate picture of gene expression in whole tumour
  18 August 2006
• Drug addiction treatment sees drop in success rate
  11 August 2006
• NYPD targets black, Hispanic and poor neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens for arrests for smoking marijuana in public
  04 August 2006
• Knee bone marrow lesions may be hereditary
  03 August 2006
• What determines body size?
  02 August 2006
• Mortality rate is twice as high in patients with pneumonia caused by highly resistant bacteria
  01 August 2006
• Acquired susceptibility is an important factor of disease
  21 July 2006
• Basic, regular training helps doctors treat alcoholism
  14 July 2006
• Tumour development actors ERK1 and ERK2 found to play opposite roles
  28 June 2006
• IVF is more cost-effective than intra-uterine insemination, mathematical model predicts
  23 June 2006
• Vampire bats recognise their prey's breathing
  16 June 2006
• First comprehensive literature-derived database of yeast interactions
  08 June 2006
• Major UK study shows over 80% of high-risk patients may not be adequately treated after surgery
  02 June 2006
• Financial situation of NHS PCTs is down to population type, not bad management
  01 June 2006
• Fatty diet does not increase risk of skin cancer
  30 May 2006
• Newly identified protein complex sheds light on axon growth mechanism
  25 May 2006
• Healthy human immune system cells can respond to HIV-1 - findings offer hope for vaccine against AIDS
  18 May 2006
• Imaging technique sheds new light on the composition of the brain of moderate cannabis users
  08 May 2006
• Why mice don't get cancer of the retina
  03 May 2006
• Clinical decision support tool improves doctors' diagnostic skills in just one minute
  28 April 2006
• Novel stem cell technology develops a new cell for repairing spinal cord injuries
  27 April 2006
• C-reactive protein levels good predictor of infection in critically ill patients
  24 April 2006
• Healthcare staff not prepared for flu pandemic
  18 April 2006
• Stress-induced, high levels of corticotropin-releasing factor might be responsible for binge behaviour and addiction
  13 April 2006
• Malaria parasite impairs key immune system cells
  12 April 2006
• Japanese encephalitis widespread in Bali
  07 April 2006
• Increased health problems for Pakistani population living near the Tasman Spirit oil spill
  03 April 2006
• Over 80% of college girls surveyed diet to lose weight
  31 March 2006
• Children more at risk of attempting suicide if father is in a stressful job
  27 March 2006
• Women suffer from anxiety and stress after birth, not only depression
  24 March 2006
• Horse antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1 are effective as treatment in mice
  23 March 2006
• Breast asymmetry predicts breast cancer
  20 March 2006
• Cancer cells lose drug resistance following electrical stimulation in vitro
  17 March 2006
• Prediction of a prokaryotic RNA-silencing system
  16 March 2006
• Predicting chemotherapy outcome
  15 March 2006
• Smokefree bars policy in New Zealand shows economic benefits and growing support
  14 March 2006
• Data in drug promotional brochures can be inaccurate
  03 March 2006
• Habitat microstructure drives salamander metamorphosis
  02 March 2006
• Over 50% of patients with circulatory disorders still smoke - lack of counselling to blame
  27 February 2006
• Methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis effective the second time
  24 February 2006
• Three new species of lemurs identified
  23 February 2006
• Sexual differences in immune response appear at puberty
  22 February 2006
• MRSA in Sweden: a quarter of cases infected abroad
  21 February 2006
• High risk of breast cancer associated with genetic variation in leptin and its receptor
  20 February 2006
• Estrogen-progestin menopausal hormone therapy associated with high risk of both lobular and tubular breast cancer
  17 February 2006
• Loud music worsens effects of taking ecstasy
  16 February 2006
• X chromosome dosage compensation proven in germ cells
  16 February 2006
• Anti-malarial drugs are most effective in lupus patients genetically at risk of high levels of TNF-alpha
  13 February 2006
• Metabolic acidosis associated with an increased mortality rate
  10 February 2006
• New faster screening test for MRSA
  06 February 2006
• Regular use of selective COX-2 inhibitors decreases risk of breast cancer
  30 January 2006
• Patients want as much info as their GP in post-consultation letters
  20 January 2006
• Cognitive therapy as good as physical rehabilitation to treat chronic lower back pain
  20 January 2006
• Epsilon4 allele carriers show altered brain activity before onset of Alzheimer's disease
  13 January 2006
• One third of patients who stop treatment for schizophrenia early do so due to poor response
  23 December 2005
• Virtual reality could help diagnose heart conditions
  23 December 2005
• Combination of polymorphism and antibodies associated with highly increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
  22 December 2005
• Adults also suffer from Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome
  21 December 2005
• Software might revolutionize glucose monitoring in critically ill patients
  19 December 2005
• A crucial role for TGFbeta signaling in congenital eye disorders
  14 December 2005
• Psychometric testing might be best way to predict future happy doctors
  13 December 2005
• Mental distress due to abortion lasts for years
  12 December 2005
• Drinking small amounts of alcohol regularly reduces risk of obesity
  05 December 2005
• Pilot study shows that chronic fatigue syndrome may be a legitimate condition, probably neurological
  02 December 2005
• Link between exposure to pollutants and type 2 diabetes
  29 November 2005
• No risk of heart attack associated with short-term use of traditional painkillers
  28 November 2005
• Patients' reports of domestic violence not recorded by a nearly a third of surveyed clinicians
  21 November 2005
• Low- carb diet better than low-fat diet at improving metabolic syndrome
  16 November 2005
• Bird flu virus triggers worse inflammation in human lung cells than human flu viruses
  11 November 2005
• Fc gamma receptor gene variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis
  10 November 2005
• Workers on daily probiotics less likely to take time off sick
  07 November 2005
• Gene for B-cell development factor might be involved in multiple sclerosis
  28 October 2005
• Neural development protein disproved as marker for schizophrenia
  24 October 2005
• More than 50% of surveyed Norwegian doctors self-prescribe
  21 October 2005
• Dust storms may carry bacteria to Japan from China
  20 October 2005
• Cannabis smoke is less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke
  18 October 2005
• A high fat, low carbohydrate diet improves Alzheimer's disease in mice
  17 October 2005
• The muskox -"last of the Pleistocene megafaunal mammals"- suffered a loss of genetic diversity at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition
  06 October 2005
• Microarray technology could help predict patient response to adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
  03 October 2005
• High exposure to motor oil increases chances of developing arthritis
  23 September 2005
• Exercise helps reduce pain in old age
  19 September 2005
• Morphology of fossil salamanders reflects climate change
  13 September 2005
• A 'translation factor' protein over-expressed in breast cancer cells might be an oncoprotein
  12 September 2005
• Two-thirds of meta-analyses in the critical care literature are of poor quality
  09 September 2005
• Partial smokefree policies will leave more than 500 pubs exempt in the North West of England
  01 September 2005
• Spina bifida causes psychological distress in parents
  25 August 2005
• Media coverage of controversial HIV drug trials unreliable
  24 August 2005
• Antidepressant paroxetine linked to higher rate of suicide attempts in adults
  22 August 2005
• Weight loss decreases risk of breast cancer in susceptible women
  19 August 2005
• Twice as many adverts for unhealthy foods, cigarettes and alcohol in black and Latino magazines
  18 August 2005
• Patient's genes can predict response to chemotherapy for breast cancer
  09 August 2005
• Cocaine residue in Italian water reveals more users than official estimates
  05 August 2005
• Doctors and care providers often underestimate the full impact of head injuries
  27 July 2005
• Inhaling large amounts of salt can cause hypertension
  25 July 2005
• Statins protect from death from pneumonia
  25 July 2005
• In support of PubChem: towards open chemical information
  18 July 2005
• Decline in performance of candidates taking a postgraduate medical examination between 1997 and 2001
  18 July 2005
• Desire to stop drinking could be more important than therapy
  14 July 2005
• Salivary bacteria as indicators of oral cancer?
  07 July 2005
• Rheumatoid arthritis patients are more at risk of coronary artery disease
  29 June 2005
• Israeli critical care specialists advise on how to deal with victims of terrorist attacks
  29 June 2005
• Textbook explanation of mRNA translation may need rethinking
  28 June 2005
• A new insight into breast cancer: Breast density is directly related to breast cancer
  09 June 2005
• Omega-3 offers hope for new anti-breast cancer drugs
  07 June 2005
• Delirium in non-ventilated patients - predictor of longer hospital stay
  02 June 2005
• Navigating an integrated yeast network
  01 June 2005
• Errors in intensive care units: medical staff report fewer unintended events than observers
  27 May 2005
• Studies on HRT for breast cancer patients can give false hopes
  19 May 2005
• Over-feeding in infancy might set the stage for childhood obesity
  18 May 2005
• Human eggs can develop from ovarian surface cells in vitro
  05 May 2005
• Elephant seal pups suffer from ocean warming
  21 April 2005
• A possible new phase for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
  07 April 2005
• Consumers not getting accurate information about smokeless tobacco
  05 April 2005
• Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
  04 April 2005
• More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
  01 April 2005
• Immersion in virtual world alleviates pain from injury
  03 March 2005
• Scientific evidence for diets: don't believe everything you read
  23 February 2005
• New species from old data
  22 February 2005
• Wnt signalling protein Dishevelled acts in the nucleus, not just in the cytoplasm
  15 February 2005
• 15 minutes training enough to save lives with an automated external defibrillator
  31 January 2005
• Disaster management: better management of hospital resources and staff is the answer
  27 January 2005
• Higher blood pressures among African Americans - genes not likely to be an explanation
  05 January 2005
• Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances in breast cancer patients
  23 December 2004
• Day-long drivers at risk of cardiovascular problems as a result of traffic pollution
  09 December 2004
• Prediction of gene function in mammals
  06 December 2004
• Spider silks, the ecological materials of tomorrow?
  30 November 2004
• Very low-carbohydrate diets work for men and upper body fat
  09 November 2004
• Allergy - cancer link
  04 November 2004
• Dealing with casualties from a terrorist attack - lessons learnt from the Madrid bombing
  03 November 2004
• Decline in European brown hares: blame foxes and agricultural land use
  12 October 2004
• Low dose of pramipexole could protect against Parkinson's disease damage
  11 October 2004
• Mastectomy may speed breast cancer recurrence in young women
  11 October 2004
• Larger families; larger waistlines
  20 September 2004
• HIV-1 Vif: Multiple ways to outsmart the body's defences?
  17 September 2004
• Marijuana as an anti-viral drug?
  15 September 2004
• Rating medical journals by importance to clinicians
  06 September 2004
• Returning travellers could highlight emerging infections worldwide
  02 September 2004
• A key protein family essential for cell division is rapidly evolving
  31 August 2004
• Cleaning up dead cell corpses: the phosphatidylserine receptor is not needed
  23 August 2004
• Personality tests could predict doctors' burnout
  18 August 2004
• Gene duplication allowed pigs to have more babies
  17 August 2004
• vCJD continues to baffle scientists; teenagers disproportionately susceptible
  10 August 2004
• How well informed are volunteers giving 'informed consent'?
  2 August 2004
• American adults feel sad, blue, or depressed about 3 days a month
  29 July 2004
• Mild cigarettes offer "no advantage" to heavy smokers - Japanese study
  20 July 2004
• Large study confirms UK Gulf war servicemen report more ill health
  13 July 2004
• Severe sepsis causes almost 10% of cancer deaths
  05 July 2004
• Low levels of breastfeeding putting children at risk
  01 July 2004
• Identifying children at risk of abuse
  30 June 2004
• Early predictor of breast cancer aggressiveness
  28 June 2004
• Denial of AIDS puts sailors and partners at risk
  21 June 2004
• The high price of fatigue
  21 June 2004
• Txt ur dr. - are mobile phones the future of health monitoring?
  15 June 2004
• From lung to gut - the Wnt signaling pathway transforms cell fate
  08 June 2004
• Prevalent mental health problems three years after NATO bombing of Serbia
  01 June 2004
• Published research contains "high level of statistical errors"
  28 May 2004
• Low-income Native American women suffer high rates of domestic abuse
  24 May 2004
• Patients in intensive care may have undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis
  12 May 2004
• Diagnostic tests are more accurate than estimates suggest
  11 May 2004
• NHS dentistry in crisis as UK lags behind Europe and US
  10 May 2004
• Heavy breathing helps cyclists beat the clock
  06 May 2004
• New hope for HIV sufferers
  05 May 2004
• Staying close to mother helps baby dolphins swim - but they can't keep together when fleeing from fishing boats
  04 May 2004
• Could this be the end for injections?
  19 April 2004
• Making music could be bad for your skin
  16 April 2004
• Fly with brain tumor may shed light on cancer causing genes
  16 April 2004
• Further studies comparing rehydration therapies would waste resources, say researchers
  15 April 2004
• Zinc supplements could help treat ADHD
  08 April 2004
• Crime scene or nature reserve? Forensic technique can be used for biological field studies
  08 April 2004
• Web-based education limited by publishers' restrictions
  07 April 2004
• Why passive smoking hinders healing
  05 April 2004
• Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help stroke patients get well
  23 March 2004
• 'Library on a Slide': whole genome microarrays for comparative genomics
  22 March 2004
• New toxicity test could cut animal testing
  19 March 2004
• New, comprehensive tumor classification combines molecular biology and classic pathology
  17 March 2004
• Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition?
  15 March 2004
• Losing consciousness can stop you getting posttraumatic stress disorder
  09 March 2004
• Japanese patients want more involvement in making treatment decisions
  01 March 2004
• Food tastes stronger when you're hungry
  23 February 2004
• What are your odds of surviving into your hundreds?
  18 February 2004
• "We are the champions" - the new birdie song
  11 February 2004
• Brain structure implicated in early onset depression
  29 January 2004
• Oxygen triggered the evolution of complex life forms
  27 January 2004
• Don't worry. You're not old - just ill
  22 December 2003
• Antibiotic resistant bacteria frequently transmitted between intensive care patients
  22 December 2003
• New risk factor for heart disease identified
  12 December 2003
• Online support for people with depression
  10 December 2003
• High level of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause food poisoning
  09 December 2003
• Budding viral hijackers may co-opt cell machinery for the getaway
  04 December 2003
• Vitamins help treat depression
  02 December 2003
• Skin cancer breakthrough - Gene explains why men are at higher risk of malignant melanoma
  26 November 2003
• Only one more case of vCJD in Ireland - probably
  26 November 2003
• High pollution may increase SARS death rate
  20 November 2003
• Researchers pinpoint enzyme involved in arthritis onset
  12 November 2003
• Call to reduce medical risks to refugees on repatriation
  30 October 2003
• Poor prognosis linked to BRCA1 mutations - but may be improved by chemotherapy
  24 October 2003
• Are walruses right-handed?
  23 October 2003
• Arsenic remedy for arsenic poisoning? Homeopathic solutions for a global catastrophe
  22 October 2003
• Loss of nerve cells may link constipation with achalasia of the oesophagus
  17 October 2003
• Hand-to-ear link in brain established after minutes of piano learning
  15 October 2003
• Injection savings could mean better care in ICU
  14 October 2003
• Pathways of emotion - from cortex to peripheral organs
  10 October 2003
• Discovering what genes do the high-throughput way
  1 October 2003
• Soldier or worker - what do the genes say?
  25 September 2003
• Resistance exercise resets the body clock
  25 September 2003
• Could diabetes treatments fight cancer?
  24 September 2003
• Discovering new regulators of the immune system
  15 September 2003
• Millions wasted on blood pressure tablets
  07 September 2003
• From diagnostic tool to cancer therapy
  21 August 2003
• Schizophrenia could cause patients to forget their medication
  12 August 2003
• Health food store recommendations could be bad for your health
  06 August 2003
• Controlling body size by regulating the number of cells
  06 August 2003
• Protect and serve?
  01 August 2003
• Estrogens as antioxidants - reducing heart disease in younger postmenopausal women
  04 July 2003
• Cancer could be caught before it develops
  20 June 2003
• Fish is not always "brain food"
  4 June 2003
• Why have sex? The answer is not as simple as we thought.
  29 May 2003
• Born under the sun: UV light and the origin of life.
  28 May 2003
• Orthodox Christianity lowers your cholesterol
  28 May 2003
• Making sense of the genome
  22 May 2003
• Scientists predict swift end to vCJD epidemic
  19 May 2003
• New study suggests that women eating PCB contaminated fish are less likely to give birth to boys
  30 April 2003
• Roadsigns for Rodents
  28 April 2003
• Malaria project in funding crisis
  26 April 2003
• Newly identified gene activated in 80% of breast cancer patients
  25 April 2003
• Checking how cells grow
  23 April 2003
• Hitchhiking bacteria could compromise the detection of life on Mars
  03 April 2003
• Head and neck cancer patients fare worse when missing a copy of tumor suppressor gene
  28 March 2003
• New study reveals that only men are at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by smoking
  21 March 2003
• From overdose to organ donor
  05 March 2003
• Teasing apart the molecules of life
  21 February 2003
• Proposed treatment for diabetes could have devastating side effects
  21 February 2003
• Eating eggs may protect against breast cancer
  19 February 2003
• Fruit flies unlock Methuselah's secrets
  30 January 2003
• Scientists uncover "time for bed" molecules
  23 January 2003
• Patients' lives at risk from needless lung scans
  11 December 2002
• Comparisons of the new mouse genome sequence
  04 December 2002
• Researchers question authenticity of new malaria drug
  02 December 2002
• A less invasive fertility procedure could be used to treat some infertile women
  26 November 2002
• Blowing up diseased lungs could save lives
  22 November 2002
• A pathway towards cures for Parkinson's and cancer
  08 November 2002
• Geneticists tell ostrich farmers the secrets of sex
  16 October 2002
• Council tax could be used to measure health status
  25 September 2002
• Garlic may protect the heart from damage after surgery
  09 September 2002
• Making sense of the human genome: researchers characterize a crucial family of signaling proteins in the human genome
  23 August 2002
• Intensive care treatment may be bad for your health
  12 August 2002
• Infection with toxoplasmosis increases the risk of being involved in a road traffic accident
  05 August 2002
• A new analysis suggests that schizophrenia may be caused by an interaction of genes and viruses in glia cells
  25 July 2002
• New research suggests a potentially damaging effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
  16 July 2002
• Stanford researchers argue that there is indeed a biological base for race
  05 July 2002
• Passive smoking increases the risk of heart disease
  26 June 2002
• "Sloppy genes" behave like their neighbours
  13 June 2002
• Drinking wine could help keep your lungs healthy
  21 May 2002
• Gene therapy breakthrough offers hope to patients with inherited high cholesterol levels
  14 May 2002
• Genetically modified eggplants (aubergines) shown to be 30% more productive
  26 April 2002
• Gene study determines how humans are related to fruit flies and nematode worms
  22 April 2002
• New website could stop intensive care beds going to waste
  12 March 2002
• British National Health Service is Failing Pregnant Women
  28 February 2002
• Girls fare better than boys following heart surgery
  16 January 2002
• New genetic technique delivers knockout blow to "Asthma Virus"
  15 January 2002
• Researchers call for summer clothing to be given UV protection factor ratings as many fabrics offer inadequate protection
  18 December 2001
• Survey of intensive care units concludes that the current approach to preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis is substandard
  17 December 2001
• The World Trade Center Attack -The experiences of health care professionals and the lessons to be learned
  8 November 2001
• Why does a worm need nearly as many genes as a man?
  18 October 2001
• A new development in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) gives new hope to infertile couples
  17 October 2001
• Power struggles within health service - as hospital workers shirk responsibility
  12 October 2001
• Genomes on 'chips' boon to cancer research
  14 September 2001
• Field trials used to investigate the social lives of badgers
  13 September 2001
• Cell transplantation - a new dawn for heart disease treatment?
  12 September 2001
• 'Footprints' of early human migration left in DNA
  24 August 2001
• Brain trauma may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease
  22 August 2001
• The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention - an analysis
  17 August 2001
• Drinking hot tea may protect against skin cancer
  16 August 2001
• A genomic blueprint for a sense of smell
  31 May 2001
• Clinical Ethics Revisited: A Global Debate on the Ethical Problems Facing the Biomedical Community
  11 May 2001
• Steroids can seriously damage preterm infants
  16 March 2001
• Researchers to publish a third historic human genome article in Genome Biology this week
  12 February 2001
• Leading researchers call on motor industry to fund research into the prevention of road accidents as road deaths reach epidemic proportions
  1 February 2001
• Barbara Starfield and Brian Haynes join top Editorial Directorate
  19 December 2000
• Top biomedical researchers form Editorial Directorate for open-access publishing venture
  22 May 2000
• The impact of free access on biomedical science
  5 May 2000
• BioMed Central to launch at microbiology meeting
  2 May 2000
• BioMed Central to free scientists and clinical researchers from copyright restrictions
  6 April 2000
• BioMed Central - Freedom of Information for the Science Community
  4 April 2000
• Current Science Group declares support for 'PubMed Central' historic development
  1 September 1999
• Science publishing - beginning of a revolution
  4 April 1999