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  1. Brain signals revive paralyzed muscles in monkeys AP - Wed Oct 15, 3:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury.

  2. File photo shows people smoking in a restricted area in a bar in Amsterdam. Dutch pub owners have launched a coordinated resistance against a smoking ban introduced in June, taking their ashtrays out of short-lived storage and pooling cash to pay the resultant fines.(AFP/ANP/File/Rick Nederstigt)
    Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time HealthDay - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

    WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Everyone knows smoking isn't good for you, but now Finnish researchers report that men who smoke not only die younger but they have a poorer quality of life than those who never smoked.

  3. Two functional MRI brain scans show how searching the Internet dramatically engages brain neural networks (in red). The image on the left displays brain activity while reading a book; the image on the right displays activity while engaging in an Internet search. (UCLA/Handout/Reuters)
    Workout for brain just a few clicks away Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 10:03 AM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

  4. A man holds a paper Chrysanthemum flower while he mourns during the three minutes of silence being observed on a square in Kunming, Yunnan province May 19, 2008 for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. (China Daily/Reuters)
    Study finds brain chemical linked to grief Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 11:36 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have pinpointed a key brain chemical involved in dealing with the sudden loss or long-term separation of a partner, they said Wednesday.

  5. Beds lie empty in the emergency room of Tulane University Hospital in New Orleans February 14, 2006. (Lee Celano/Reuters)
    Doctors often skip key test before surgery Reuters - Tue Oct 14, 6:10 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - People on Medicare who get elective surgery to open blocked heart arteries often do not get the recommended stress tests to confirm the surgery is warranted, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

  6. Skeletons underwater at the Alit-Yam site in an undated combination image courtesy of Tel Aviv University. Scientists have discovered tuberculosis in 9,000 year-old human bones found submerged off Israel's coast -- evidence the disease is at least 3,000 years older than previously thought, researchers said on Wednesday. (Tel Aviv University/Handout/Reuters)
    Ancient bones show tuberculosis older than thought Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 10:08 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered tuberculosis in 9,000 year-old human bones found submerged off Israel's coast -- evidence the disease is at least 3,000 years older than previously thought, researchers said on Wednesday.

  7. Illegal steroids, anabolic steroids and hormonal drugs are displayed inside a police compound in Madrid June 1, 2005. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)
    Steroid users seen twice as prone to violence Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 5:21 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young men who use anabolic steroids are twice as likely to engage in violence than those who do not use the muscle-building drugs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

  8. Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 15, 2008 HealthDay - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

  9. Device helps monkeys move paralyzed wrists Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 5:10 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monkeys regained the use of paralyzed wrist muscles with a computer-aided device that uses brain signals to direct movement, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

  10. Japan chain pulls tainted Chinese beans off shelves Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 7:19 AM ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supermarket chain pulled frozen beans produced in China from its shelves on Wednesday after they were found to be tainted with pesticide, the latest in a string of food safety scandals to hit Chinese producers.

  11. Schoolyard Bullying: Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable? Time.com - Wed Oct 15, 5:05 PM ET

    A new study tries to isolate the factors that make children more prone to bullies - and to suggest what parents can do

  12. Health Tip: Symptoms of Menopause HealthDay - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

    (HealthDay News) -- Menopause is the normal time in a woman's life when the monthly menstrual cycle stops, usually between ages 45 and 55.

  13. Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2008 HealthDay - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

    Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

  14. Cynthia Preloh, with her husband Brian Preloh, rests in her hospital room after a kidney transplant at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Preloh underwent an unusual procedure that allowed her to receive a kidney from her son, a kidney that she would otherwise have rejected. Preloh wasn't expected to survive the wait for a standard cadaver kidney. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney AP - Tue Oct 14, 6:22 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ. Now doctors are trying new ways to outwit the immune system and save more of those so-called "highly sensitized" patients — often with kidneys donated by living donors, considered the optimal kind.

  15. A store employee walks past rows of herbal, vitamin and mineral pill products at a suburban pharmacy in Sydney April 29, 2003. (David Gray/Reuters)
    B vitamins fail in U.S. Alzheimer's disease study Reuters - Tue Oct 14, 6:04 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High doses of B vitamins failed to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease, dashing the hopes for a new weapon against the fatal, mind-robbing ailment, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

  16. Global slowdown to take heavy toll on mental health Reuters - Wed Oct 15, 4:40 AM ET

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chiu Hei-chun spent 50 years washing dishes at a roadside stall in Hong Kong only to lose his life savings when Lehman Brothers went belly up.

  17. Sleep apnea treatment good for the heart Reuters - Tue Oct 14, 3:19 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of a breathing treatment called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, reduced cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, but only in those with good adherence to CPAP, Slovakian researchers found.

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