Toxic chemical found in canned foods
CHICAGO – Eating common canned foods is exposing consumers to levels of bisphenol A (BPA) equal to levels shown to cause health problems in laboratory animals, according to a new study released today by Illinois PIRG and the National Work Group for Safe Markets, a coalition of public health and [...]
Chemoprevention of prostate cancer with dutasteride
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. However, some cases of prostate cancer are more aggressive than others. With a slow-growing prostate cancer , a man may not need any treatment other than ‘watchful waiting’ while with an aggressive tumor surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy [...]
Key brain regions talk directly with each other, scientists say
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found new evidence that the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, two important areas in the central nervous system, are linked together to form an integrated functional network. The findings are available online this week in the Proceedings of the [...]
