Distrust of doctors and concern over being abused as human guinea pigs may explain why U.S. blacks have been less willing than whites to volunteer to take part in medical studies, researchers said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
A new study suggests that chronic exposure to trichloroethylene, a chemical used in industry that is also found in soil and water runoff, is a risk factor for the development of parkinsonism. Medscape Medical News
For the first time, researchers have shown that somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) used to create human blastocyst-stage embryos from differentiated adult cells. Reuters Health Information
US soldiers who are deployed overseas and face combat have a 3-fold increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder compared with their nondeployed colleagues, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News
Among people without hypertension, women have more subclinical aortic atherosclerosis than men do, according to a report in the January issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
A large population-based study suggests that lower glomerular filtration rates might be linked to cerebral small vessel disease, a common cause of stroke, cognitive decline, and dementia. Medscape Medical News
Following an acute coronary syndrome, the risk of stroke in the next 30 days may be under-recognized. "Acute coronary syndromes not only carry a high early risk of recurrent cardiac events but also have a high early risk of stroke," researchers report in the January issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
Genetic variations among patients with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis may help predict which individuals are likely to respond to interferon-beta therapy. Medscape Medical News
