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Research in fruit flies has shown that enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and neuron death associated with Alzheimer’s, at the expense of reducing the flies’ lifespan. The buildup of amyloid-beta protein plaques within the brain is a major hallmark of Alzheimer’s, and one that is believed to contribute to disease progression.

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The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaiten Volcano on May 2. Following the eruption, the USGS helped Chile to install monitoring networks at Chaitén to transmit data in real time and help warn the public of further eruptions.

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Three exciting events are taking place in Nottingham this week, all organised by The Ear Foundation, a Nottingham charity which supports profoundly deaf children, young people and adults who can now hear with their cochlear implants.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will soon launch a ground-breaking ranking system of America’s nursing homes, giving each a “star” rating. CMS is requesting comments on the system designed to provide patients and their families an easy to understand assessment of nursing home quality, making meaningful distinctions between high performing and low performing homes.

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About 20% of heart attack patients experience angina (chest pain) one year after the major cardiac event, according to researchers who have published a new study in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. In both inpatient and outpatient settings, a primary goal of care after myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as heart attack, is to the episodic chest pain known as angina.

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Most patients with asthma and osteoarthritis were able to stop taking steroids within 18 months of bariatric surgery, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

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The number of U.S. residents who delay or forgo necessary medical care because of cost concerns has increased significantly in the last four years, according to a report recently released by the Center for Studying Health System Change, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - June 26, 2008 - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy will help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. The patients, a 59-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man, were implanted at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Chicago, with the St.

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Stem cell research and the potential use of human embryonic stem cells in clinical therapy is a controversial issue which splits both scientific and public opinion. The current conflict over embryonic stem cells throughout the world deals particularly with the ethical implications of this promising, but delicate subject and the scientific manipulation of human life in its early stages of development.

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“A new oral drug for multiple sclerosis has produced promising results in clinical trials,” BBC News reported. It said the new drug, laquinimod, improved the condition of patients with the relapse-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS) with few side-effects. Scans showed that patients taking a high dose of the drug had 40% less damage than those taking a placebo. The BBC explained that an oral drug could be a significant advance as existing MS drugs all need to be injected.

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