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Having a higher level of education and a mentally demanding job may help protect against the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer's ...

GENEVA (AP) -- The United Nations says over 12,220 people have been infected with cholera in Guinea-Bissau and 201 have died from the disease....

Twenty years ago corneal research and treatments looked very different. Contact lens or glasses were the norm and LASIK was only a dream. Large refractive errors were actually treated by using a procedure that froze, lathed and then sutured a piece of corneal tissue into the eye.

Amoebas glide toward their prey with the help of a protein switch that controls a molecular compass, biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered. Their finding, detailed in this week's issue of the journal Current Biology, is important because the same molecular switch is shared by humans and other vertebrates to help immune cells locate the sites of infections.

LONDON (AP) -- About half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments - usually drugs or vitamins that won't really help their condition. And many of these doctors are not honest with their patients about what they are doing, the survey found....

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer in the municipality of Bluewater. The infestation is located at a private campground outside of the community of Bayfield. This is the first find of the pest in Huron County. This invasive beetle does not spread quickly on its own.

Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H, is the recipient of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Catcher in the Rye Humanitarian of the Year Award. Dr. DeAngelis is Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and is credited with enforcing one of the most rigorous disclosure policies of any academic publication. Dr.

Patients expect the most up-to-date equipment and technology at hospitals, regardless of the institution's size or budget. Providing that technology, however, can be difficult for small, rural hospitals that often lack the budget and staffing to make it possible.

The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials will host the 9th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials Science and Regenerative medicine, Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Academic, clinical and industrial investigators will present their strategies for addressing the challenges of severe blast injuries, such as those encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Starting in January 2009, Springer will publish the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (JARG) in cooperation with the American Society for Reproductive medicine (ASRM). A Springer journal since 1984, JARG will gain not only a new sponsoring society in the ASRM, but also a new design, new features, and new editor-in-chief.