ScienceDaily: Top News

---

• Televised medical talk shows: Health education or entertainment?
• Polymorphism, bacteria inside us help dictate inflammation, antitumor activity
• First direct evidence that a mysterious phase of matter competes with high-temperature superconductivity
• Cheaper 3-D virtual reality system: Powerful enough for a gamer, made for an engineer
• Vaccine therapy for prostate cancer patients with rising PSA examined
• The dementia that is not Alzheimer's disease
• Hermit creepy crawlies: Two new taxa of wood-feeding cockroach from China
• Steroid-based treatment may answer needs of pediatric EoE patients
• New challenges for ocean acidification research
• Parkinson's disease reverted at experimental stage
• Creation of 'rocker' protein opens way for new smart molecules in medicine, other fields

Televised medical talk shows: Health education or entertainment? Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:35 PM PST Millions of viewers around the world watch the televised medical talk programs 'The Dr. Oz Show' and 'The Doctors' for medical advice, but how valuable are the recommendations they receive? In a first of its kind study, researchers have examined the recommendations given on those two shows to see if there is believable evidence to back up the claims presented. The results were revealing.

Polymorphism, bacteria inside us help dictate inflammation, antitumor activity Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:35 PM PST A common polymorphism can lead to a chain of events that dictates how a tumor will progress in certain types of cancer, including a form of breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer, according to new research. The research reveals a more explicit role about the symbiotic relationship humans have with the various bacteria that inhabit our body and their role during tumor progression.

First direct evidence that a mysterious phase of matter competes with high-temperature superconductivity Posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:41 AM PST Scientists have found the first direct evidence that a mysterious phase of matter known as the "pseudogap" competes with high-temperature superconductivity, robbing it of electrons that otherwise might pair up to carry current through a material with 100 percent efficiency.

Cheaper 3-D virtual reality system: Powerful enough for a gamer, made for an engineer Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:06 PM PST It's like a scene from a gamer's wildest dreams: 12 high-definition, 55-inch 3-D televisions all connected to a computer capable of supporting high-end, graphics-intensive gaming. On the massive screen, images are controlled by a Wii remote that interacts with a Kinnect-like Bluetooth device (called SmartTrack), while 3-D glasses worn by the user create dizzying added dimensions.

Vaccine therapy for prostate cancer patients with rising PSA examined Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:05 PM PST Aiming to increase treatment options for prostate cancer patients who have an early relapse, investigators from a multi-institutional cooperative group have demonstrated that a vaccine therapy that stimulates the body's own immune defenses can be given safely and earlier in the course of prostate cancer progression.

The dementia that is not Alzheimer's disease Posted: 19 Dec 2014 01:04 PM PST The term Alzheimer's is frequently used to describe all dementias even though there are many different causes for dementia. Lewy body dementia affects 1.4 million American and is frequently misdiagnosed, experts report.

Hermit creepy crawlies: Two new taxa of wood-feeding cockroach from China Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:40 AM PST Scientists have found a new species and a new subspecies of cockroach. What makes these creepy crawlies distinctive from the cockroaches most of us know is that they don't infest houses, on the contrary they prefer to live a hermit life hidden away drilling logs, far away from human eyes.

Steroid-based treatment may answer needs of pediatric EoE patients Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:40 AM PST A new formulation of oral budesonide suspension, a steroid-based treatment, is safe and effective in treating pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a new study. Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic immune system disease caused by a buildup of white blood cells in the lining of the esophagus. This build up, which is a reaction to food, allergens or acid reflux, can inflame or injure esophageal tissue.

New challenges for ocean acidification research Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:40 AM PST To continue its striking development, ocean acidification research needs to bridge between its diverging branches towards an integrated assessment. Experts reflect on the lessons learned from ocean acidification research and highlight future challenges.

Parkinson's disease reverted at experimental stage Posted: 18 Dec 2014 05:58 PM PST Scientists demonstrated experimentally, with adult rats, that mobility can be restored in patients with Parkinson's disease, the major degenerative disease of the motor system worldwide. The experiments have not yet been transferred to humans, but are a scientific, measurable and repeatable basis to fight against this disease.

Creation of 'rocker' protein opens way for new smart molecules in medicine, other fields Posted: 18 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST Human cells are protected by a largely impenetrable molecular membrane, but researchers have built the first artificial transporter protein that carries individual atoms across membranes, opening the possibility of engineering a new class of smart molecules with applications in fields as wide ranging as nanotechnology and medicine.

You are subscribed to email updates from All Top News -- ScienceDaily To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States