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Treadmill exercise may improve stroke survivors' walking ability by rewiring parts of the brain, according to a new study.

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch : Eczema If you are aged 18 to 65, have eczema, and are in good general health, you may be eligible for this study.

Smoking a pack of 10 cigarettes a day reduces your lifespan by 1 month every year! This is the finding of a leading research organization that has studied smoking and its ill effects on the health.

A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart Wednesday by two Wake Forest University School of medicine faculty members.

Letting your unconscious guide complex decision-making may not necessarily be the most productive way to make choices, a new study says

Related articles Cytosolic phospholipase A(2), lipoxygenase metabolites, and reactive oxygen species. BMB Rep. 2008 Aug 31;41(8):555-9 Authors: Kim C, Kim JY, Kim JH Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in mammalian cells via both enzymatic and non-enzymatic mechanisms. Although certain ROS production pathways are required for the performance of specific physiological functions, excessive ROS generation is harmful, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases. Among the ROS-producing enzymes, NADPH oxidase is widely distributed among mammalian cells, and is a crucial source of ROS for physiological and pathological processes. Reactive oxygen species are also generated by arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites, which are released from membrane phospholipids via the activity of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)). In this study, we describe recent studies concerning the generation of ROS by AA metabolites. In particular, we hav

Shedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published in Science Express. Measuring three to 10 centimetres long, stickleback fish originated in the ocean but began populating freshwater lakes and streams following the last ice age.

A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia.'These changes are different and separate from the changes in thinking skills that occur as people get older,' said study author Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden. 'We found accelerated changes in people's mental skills that indicated a terminal decline phase years before death.'read more

Scientists have exploited crystals from lavas to unravel the records of volcanic eruptions.The team, from Durham University and the University of Leeds, studied crystal formation from a volcano, in Santorini, in Greece, to calculate the timescale between the trigger of volcanic activity and the volcano's eruption.They say the technique can be applied to other volcanoes - such as Vesuvius, near Naples, in Italy - and will help inform the decisions of civil defence agencies.read more

Researchers here are among scientists nationally evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a treatment created to reduce the incidence of stroke, a debilitating condition suffered by thousands of people each year and the third leading cause of death worldwide.Neurologists at The Ohio State University Medical Center are participating in the testing of an experimental drug that prevents blood clots from forming in patients with irregular and rapid heartbeats while decreasing the risk of stroke.read more