Medicine On The Horizon Archive

By Simulating Aging, Scientists Hope to Make Life Easier

May 2011

Suit lets people experience first-hand what it feels like to grow old

By Simulating Aging, Scientists Hope to Make Life Easier

 

'Virtual' Testing for Colon Cancer Sparks Debate

April 2011

Experts see benefits and drawbacks for new and conventional colonoscopy methods

'Virtual' Testing for Colon Cancer Sparks Debate

 

Researchers Experiment With Grow-Your-Own Joints

March 2011

Someday, hips and knees of plastic or metal may give way to biological replacements

Researchers Experiment With Grow-Your-Own Joints

 

Traumatic Events Today May Affect Tomorrow's Offspring

February 2011

Epigenetics experts say environmental factors change how genes work

Traumatic Events Today May Affect Tomorrow's Offspring

 

A Rose May Be a Rose, But Is a Calorie a Calorie?

January 2011

No, say weight-loss experts who stress the differing ways the body processes nutrients

A Rose May Be a Rose, But Is a Calorie a Calorie?

 

Hopes Rise for MS Treatment

December 2010

Groundbreaking drugs help make life a little easier

Hopes Rise for MS Treatment

 

Might Fewer Tests and Scans Mean Better Diagnoses?

November 2010

Some experts believe traditional physical exams need reviving

Might Fewer Tests and Scans Mean Better Diagnoses?

 

Keeping an Eye on Aging Parents

October 2010

Technology now allows tracking of elders' movements and actions

Keeping an Eye on Aging Parents

 

Disease Research Begins in the Unlikeliest Places

September 2010

How fruit flies advance the fight against Alzheimer's disease

Disease Research Begins in the Unlikeliest Places

 

Make Room on the Medicine Shelf for Pain Patches

August 2010

Long popular in Asia, over-the-counter option is gaining fans in U.S.

Move Over Kids! Adults Need Recess, Too

 

Move Over Kids! Adults Need Recess, Too

July 2010

On-the-job programs help add physical activity to grown-up workdays

Move Over Kids! Adults Need Recess, Too

 

For Obese Teens, Bariatric Surgery May Be Drastic but Vital

June 2010

Some kids face lifelong health problems unless weight is controlled

For Obese Teens, Bariatric Surgery May Be Drastic but Vital

 

Testing to Keep Young Athletes Alive

May 2010

Experts disagree on what's enough, or too much

Testing to Keep Young Athletes Alive

 

In Kids, Anxiety and Depression Can Be Tough to Detect

April 2010

Experts urge parents, teachers and other adults to be more alert for signs

In Kids, Anxiety and Depression Can Be Tough to Detect

 

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