Transplant Infection Vaccine Shows Promise

A major infectious problem after organ transplantation, cytomegalovirus (CMV), could potentially be targeted with a vaccine, according to new results from a phase II clinical trial led by scientists from UCL and doctors at the Royal Free Hospital.

International Team of Doctors Identify Genetic Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease

An international team of doctors and human geneticists has identified a new genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s disease. The institutions involved in the study were the Institute of Human Genetics of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität...

New Research Shows Clean Smells Help Unconsciously Promote Moral Behavior

According to a soon-to-be published study led by a Brigham Young University professor, people are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments.

New Evidence Shakes Up Perceptions of Salt

As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online, in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology...

“Them Thats Got Shall Get”

Yes, Virginia, it is possible to profit from economic collapse. It is even possible to profit big time. However, it would appear from a report by the Institute for Policy Studies that the best way to profit from economic crisis is to be in on both...