Study Finds How Organs Monitor Themselves During Early Development (September 4, 2006) -- Scientists at NYU School of Medicine have unraveled the signals in a feedback loop governing ovarian development. This work has been several years in the making and is being published on August 27 in ... > full story

New Cell-based Targets For Treating Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases (September 4, 2006) -- A new study indicates the critical role of platelet function in this dire form of autoimmune kidney disease, crescentic glomerulonenephritis ... > full story

Study Shows How Cancer Drug Aids Anti-cancer Virus (September 4, 2006) -- Researchers here have discovered how a specific chemotherapy drug helps a cancer-killing virus. The virus is being tested in animals for the treatment of incurable human brain tumors. The virus, a ... > full story

Deer-free Areas May Be Haven For Ticks, Disease (September 4, 2006) -- Excluding deer could be a counterproductive strategy for controlling tick-borne infections, because the absence of deer from small areas may lead to an increase in ticks, rapidly turning the area ... > full story

MRI More Accurately Determines Cancer Spread Into Breast Ducts (September 4, 2006) -- MRI is better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts and should be used before patients receive breast conserving therapy, a new study ... > full story

Study Details Nutritional Value Of Salad (September 4, 2006) -- A new UCLA/Louisiana State University study of dietary data on more than 17,500 men and women finds consumption of salad and raw vegetables correlates with higher concentrations of folic acid, ... > full story

Scientists Identify Compounds That Stimulate Stem Cell Growth In The Brain (September 4, 2006) -- Harvard scientists have identified key compounds that stimulate stem cell growth in the brain, which may one day lead to restored function for people affected by Parkinson's disease, strokes, ... > full story

'Portion Distortion' May Contribute To Expanding Waistlines, Study Reports (September 4, 2006) -- New research shows that people's perceptions of normal portion sizes have changed in the past 20 years. A study out of Rutgers published in the September issue of the Journal of the American ... > full story

Bipolar Disorder Exacts Twice Depression's Toll In Workplace (September 4, 2006) -- Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study has found. Each U.S. worker with bipolar disorder averaged 65.5 lost workdays in a year, compared to ... > full story

Low Vitamin E Intake During Pregnancy Can Lead To Childhood Asthma (September 4, 2006) -- Children whose mothers had a low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy are more likely to develop wheezing and asthma by age ... > full story

Mayo Clinic Discovers New Type Of Sleep Apnea (September 4, 2006) -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a new type of sleep apnea they call "complex sleep apnea." The newly discovered type, complex sleep apnea, is a combination of both obstructive and central ... > full story

Communication -- Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, ... > full article

Health science -- Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. There are two parts to health science: the study, research, and knowledge of health and the application ... > full article

Brain -- In animals, the brain, or encephalon, acts as the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head close to the primary sensory apparatus and the mouth. ... > full article

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes also referred to as ADD) is a psychiatric diagnosis that identifies characteristics such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor ... > full article

Encephalopathy -- Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > full article

Limbic system -- The limbic system is the collective name for structures in the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory. It affects motivation and is more active in ... > full article

Human brain -- The human brain is the center of the central nervous system in humans as well as the primary control center for the peripheral nervous system. The brain controls "lower" or involuntary activities ... > full article

Amygdala -- The amygdala (Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is an almond-shape set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe. Shown to play a key role in the processsing of emotions, the amygdala ... > full article

Hypothalamus -- In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > full article

Central nervous system -- The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in the control of ... > full article

Mind Hacks : Tips & Tricks for Using Your Brain (Hacks)
The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing ... > read more

Dr. Andrew Weil's Mindbody Toolkit: Experience Self Healing With Clinically Proven Techniques
Discover Your Own Self-Healing Powers with Mind-Body Tools from Dr. Andrew Weil. Andrew Weil, M.D. The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to directly influence your health, ... > read more

A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age
Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of ... > read more

Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People With Cancer
Medicine Hands debunks a pervasive health myth that massage is anathema for those suffering with cancer. The idea that cancer can metastasize as a result of massage is not rooted in any science. This ... > read more

Brain Lock : Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and ... > read more

APLS: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource, Fourth Edition (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Designed to provide health care providers with a core knowledge of pediatric emergency medicine. Offers professionals the information necessary to assess and manage critically ill or injured ... > read more

Brain Tumors: Leaving the Garden of Eden--A Survival Guide to Diagnosis, Learning the Basics, Getting Organized, and Finding Your Medical Team
A guidebook for the 150,000+ people/ year and families affected by brain tumors. This book will help you learn the basics about diagnosis, getting organized and finding your medical team. Included ... > read more

The Book on Mind Management
This popular book identifies thought, and the power of the mind, as the root cause of every behavior and the source of every achievement. It reveals, and teaches how to achieve, the results that are ... > read more

Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide 6th edition
The essential emergency medicine reference! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of ... > read more

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th Edition (Principles & Practice of Sleep Medicine)
This authoritative guide to sleep medicine is also available as an e-dition, book (ISBN: 1416003207) plus updated online reference! The new edition of this definitive resource has been completely ... > read more