Health 

Prevalence Of Religious Congregations Affects Mortality Rates - LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment - that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in the June issue of Social Forces, a leading journal in the field of sociology. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:00:00 PDT

Rare Case Of Foreign-Accent Syndrome Reported In Canada - A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Sophisticated Communication A Prerequisite For People's Independence - With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about the willingness of citizens to do this and the factors that promote this information-seeking behaviour. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Hepatic Diseases Treated With Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord - Scientists of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Leon, have confirmed that stem cells from human umbilical cord blood can be an appropriate therapy for the treatment of hepatic diseases such as hepatitis, and therefore mean an effective alternative to bone marrow. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Beating Depression For Cancer Patients - A new treatment programme for cancer patients with clinical depression can significantly boost their quality of life according to new research published in the Lancet. Cancer Research UK scientists devised the treatment programme which offers patients one-to-one sessions with specially trained cancer nurses to help them manage their depression more effectively. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Function Of Glucose Transport Molecule Clarified By UCLA Researchers - Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have solved the structure of a class of proteins known as sodium glucose co-transporters (SGLTs), which pump glucose into cells. These transport proteins are used in the treatment of chronic diarrhea via oral rehydration therapy, saving the lives of millions of children each year. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT