Clinical Research

A Urine Test for Autism?

Autism finding could lead to simple urine test for the condition Study suggests that children with autism have a different chemical fingerprint in their urine So says a news release from Imperial College, London, England. The researchers examined urine sa ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jun 8 2010 - 3:37pm

Less Sweet Tooth: Glucagon Hormone Influences Sensitivity To Sweetness

There are two aspects to food research; an industry one, where food additives that can make food taste more or less sweet without calories have benefits, and a therapeutic one, like treating patients who over eat. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2010 - 4:55pm

Life-Saving Stink?

Chemistry labs just don’t smell like they used to.  When I were a lad, chemistry lessons involved a procedure called  Qualitative Inorganic Analysis.  This involved bubbling hydrogen sulfide H 2 S, produced in a Kipp’s apparatus, through solutions to prec ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Feb 11 2011 - 9:04pm

World Cup: Is Altitude Training Beneficial For Athletes Or Just A Waste Of Time?

Altitude training is a popular training method expected to improve the physical performance of athletes …and horses!   Recently, several national football teams spent some time at altitude on the Austrian Alps in preparation for the World Cup.   Athletes f ...

Article - Federico Formenti - Jun 30 2010 - 5:24pm

Ticking Biological Clock Boosts Female Libido

Women are waiting until their 30s and 40s to have children, but when they decide to do so, they are a lot more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years, according to new research by psychologis ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2010 - 7:38pm

Youth Hockey Injuries More Due To Accidents Than Body Checking

Body checking in hockey, intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards, is regarded as violence under the guise of sports, according to hockey detractors, but injury numbers don't agree- at least in young players. Findings from a new study sho ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2010 - 12:43am

Shock Revelation: Drug Trials Funded By Drug Companies Show Positive Bias

Drug trials conducted by the very pharmaceutical company with an obvious vested interest in a positive result are far more likely to yield a... positive result! Perhaps not earth-shattering news to anybody with a gram of cynicism in their body but is still ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Aug 4 2010 - 11:34am

1 Million Children Misdiagnosed With ADHD?

Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) too often confused with immaturity or just young age?  It may be, according to new research by a Michigan State University economist published in the Journal of Health Economics. ADHD is the most commonly ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2010 - 10:27am

Implantable Bio-Artificial Kidney Could Replace Dialysis

End-stage renal disease, or chronic kidney failure, affects more than 500,000 people per year in the United States alone and is only fully treated with a kidney transplant.  Yet there were only 17,000 donated kidneys for transplants last year and the numbe ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2010 - 6:42pm

Scienceblogs calls out 'acupuncture quackademic medicine' in PLoS ONE

The downside to PLoS One forcing out almost 8000 articles this year will be that a lot of them won't have any legitimate peer review, despite shrill objections to my noting in even the nicest possible way that they can't be doing the same peer re ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 11 2010 - 1:52am