Immunology

Older Firefighters Are Tough

Because of the prevalence of sports in popular culture, there is a belief that younger is always better. But coaches know differently. They talk about the value of a 'veteran' presence on the field. And a saying goes, 'if you can't tak ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2014 - 12:25pm

Upside To NSA Spying: It May Predict Disease Outbreak

U.S. President Barack Obama has been explaining the value of spying on the American public throughout history, as a way of deflecting concern about his administration and government overreach. Critics will dismiss his claims along the lines of 'why i ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 17 2014 - 11:41am

New Genes Linked To Abdominal Fat

Excess abdominal fat is an indicator for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer and a person's measure of such belly fat is reflected in the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference. Some estimate that genetics account for a broad range, ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2014 - 4:54pm

Space Travel May Be Bad For Your Immune System- But This Will Help

Everyone with a sense of adventure wants to go to 'the final frontier' and explore strange new worlds. But bring your medication. It might not be good for your immune system. It's so surprise that spaceflight affects immune responses but the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2014 - 10:46am

Diabetes: Let's Nip It In The Blood

Around 25.8 million Americans have diabetes and up to 79 million may be at risk for for it. A paper in the European Journal of General Practice  says that a simple blood test reveals an individual's risk of developing type-2 diabetes before they deve ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2014 - 1:29pm

Could The Black Death Plague Be In Our Future Again?

Two of the world's most devastating plagues, the Justinian Plague and the famous Black Death hundreds of years later, were each responsible for killing as many as half the people in Europe. A new study finds that they were caused by distinct strains ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2014 - 10:17am

Antibiotic 'Smart Bomb' Targets Specific Strains Of Bacteria

No more killing the good bacteria along with the bad. An antibiotic "smart bomb" can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection and reducing multi-drug resistant bacteria. The new approach works by takin ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 30 2014 - 12:27pm

Glucose Hype? Fructose May Be Better For Healthy Body Weight

A few years ago, sugar was engaged in a ground war against corn syrup, and the public relations campaign against high fructose corn syrup was so successful that even corn syrup carried labels saying 'no HFCS' while bleached white sugar was portr ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2014 - 11:22am

Nickel-Titanium Heart Implants Aren't Dangerous For People Allergic To Nickel

Most of the public doesn't know this, but some people are allergic to metal. 10 percent of the Germany public is allergic to nickel, according to background information in a new paper. But medical implants use nickel. Nickel-titanium alloys are incre ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 28 2014 - 7:00am

Illness Similar To Polio Found In Cluster Of California Children

Polio is an incurable, crippling, contagious and possibly fatal viral disease. The United States last experienced a polio epidemic in the 1950s, before a vaccine was introduced.  Today, it has been eradicated from most of the planet, but a polio-like synd ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2014 - 10:56pm