A new compound that blocks an early step in cell death could lead to a novel lesson of drugs for treating heart attacks and stroke.When cells are deprived of oxygen — during a heart attack, for example — they start to die through a tidy process called apoptosis or programmed cell death. Early...

When it comes to eating a sammie, where should you go? Subway and Quiznos seem like they are equal footing in popularity, but what about calories? Take that quiz and see whether your palate agrees with your desire to cut calories. read more Original post by FitSugar

I want to believe that commercial. I want to get rock solid, six-pack abs in just five minutes a day. I want to sit back and take a “rocket ride” and get “awesome abs.” The problem is that devices that target your midsection, like that one called the Ab Rocket, just won’t...

Leading researchers in the field of smoking cessation are gathering at the annual assembly of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) to present the latest research on smoking cessation, including a new study revealing smokers’ misperceptions about cessation treatments. Original...

A team from UCL has developed a new medical device which will produce the early detection of breast cancer more cost effective and easier to manage. The team which won a prestigious Brian Mercer Feasibility Award from the Royal Society yesterday plans to use magnetic nanoparticles and an extremely sensitive...

Low fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low carbohydrate, Atkins’ like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.The study, published in the February edition of the scientific journal...

Neil Forbes of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four year grant of more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health to research killing cancer tumors with Salmonella bacteria. Forbes turns the bacteria into tiny terminator robots that use their own flagella to venture...