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May 24, 2013 11:14 AM EDT

Got an Itch You Can't Scratch? Science May Have the Cure

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health identified the molecule that causes itching in a study of mice to find that the natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb) molecule is released in the spinal cord and triggers a process that is then experienced in the brain as itching.

May 24, 2013 11:03 AM EDT

Anti-Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

There may be a breakthrough when it comes to Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have discovered that an anti-cancer drug reverses memory deficits in mice that have the condition. The finding could eventually lead to better treatment in humans.

May 24, 2013 07:05 AM EDT

Actor Brad Pitt Says He Suffers From Face Blindness

The 'World War Z' actor Brad Pitt,49, says he has difficulty remembering faces and suspect he may be suffering from prosopagnosia, a disorder of face perception.

May 24, 2013 06:43 AM EDT

New Technique Developed to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine

The researcher developed a new screening technique that is based on urinalysis in order to diagnose breast cancer and also determine its severity, before detecting it with a mammogram.

May 24, 2013 06:31 AM EDT

Frequent Heartburn Associated with Increased Risk of Throat and Vocal Cord Cancer

A new finding states that frequent heartburn is associated with elevated risk of throat and vocal cord cancer among the non-smokers and non-drinkers. And use of antacids and not prescribed medications, helps in reducing the risk.

Increase of Mysterious Respiratory Disease in Southeast Alabama

May 24, 2013 05:01 AM EDT

Mysterious Respiratory Disease Kills 2 in Southeast Alabama, 5 Infected

The investigators at the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) begin to wrap their look into a mysterious respiratory disease that has killed two out of the seven people who are a victim to this. Out of the five who are alive and are hospitalized one is kept in intensive care.

May 24, 2013 02:29 AM EDT

Fish Oil Supplements Cut the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A new study found that the fish oil supplements reasonably increase the level of a hormone that is linked to lower risk of diabetes as well as heart disease.

May 23, 2013 07:26 PM EDT

Scientists Use Radioactive Nanoparticles to Selectively Kill Cancer Cells

Radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body have been created by researchers at the University of Missouri in a development that could enable much more effective therapies against lymphoma and other advanced-stage cancers.

New Approach to Scanning to Improve Diagnosis of Lung Diseases

May 23, 2013 03:41 PM EDT

CT Scans Could be More Effective at Diagnosing Lung Cancer than X-Rays

A new study suggests that screening for lung cancer through low-dose computed tomography (CT scans) as opposed to chest X-rays may be a more effective way of detecting the disease.

May 23, 2013 03:21 PM EDT

New MRI Measurements Could Help Predict Vascular Disease in the Brain

A study showing MRI measurement of arterial stiffness can help be an independent predictor of the disease of the vessels that supply blood to the brain.

May 23, 2013 02:32 PM EDT

Half of School-Age Children Don't Get Enough Exercise

The report recommends that most daily physical activity occur during regular school hours in physical education classes, recess or breaks, and classroom exercises, with additional opportunities available through active commutes to and from school, before- and after-school programs, and participation...

May 23, 2013 01:35 PM EDT

Teen Birthrate Hits Record Low: 25 Percent Decline in Overall Teen Birthrate Since 2007

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the teen birthrate in 2011 set another new record low. The new rate, 31.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, is about half the 1991 rate of 61.8 births per 1,000 teens, which was previously at an all-time high.