Latest Health research news from the around the globe: Health Sciences In adults, shots more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal flu ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 04:17:00 ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A flu shot is 50 percent more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal influenza in healthy adults, a new University of Michigan study shows. MIT students design portable Braille label maker ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 04:16:00 Results: As part of a class project, a team of MIT students searched for a better way for blind people to create Braille labels to identify the objects they use. New Research Reveals the Ancestral Populations of India and Their Relationships to Modern Groups ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 04:15:00 International effort is the first genome-scale analysis of diverse Indian groups ISU researchers working to develop, market embryonic test for bovine genetics ================================================================================ admin on 28 September, 2009 04:12:00 AMES, Iowa - Looking at the genetic makeup of cattle to determine their value is nothing new. New “adjuvant” could hold future of vaccine development ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:54:00 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new “adjuvant” that could allow the creation of important new vaccines, possibly become a universal vaccine carrier and help medical experts tackle many diseases more effectively. Sugar sensor research could benefit diabetes ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:16:00 Liverpool, UK - : Research at the University of Liverpool that identified an intestinal sensor that can 'taste' sugar content in the diet, could open new avenues for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. Canadian Scientists Uncover a New Mechanism Regulating Fetal Growth and Neonatal Survival ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:42:00 Dr. Sylvain Meloche, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and his colleagues have uncovered the critical role played by the protein kinase Erk3 in fetal growth potential and lung maturation. Immune Response to Spinal Cord Injury May Worsen Damage ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:42:00 COLUMBUS, Ohio – After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown. A Twist in the Genome Thwarts Hepatitis C ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:25:00 By Susan Brown -- Viruses like Hepatitis C proliferate by tricking cellular machinery into manufacturing the parts for duplicate viral particles. Although thwarting that process might effectively treat viral infections, the few inhibiting compounds that have been identified so far aren’t good candidates for drugs. And biochemists weren’t exactly sure how they were working. New vision device passes virtual collision test for people with tunnel vision ================================================================================ admin on 27 September, 2009 02:22:00 Boston, MA--A high-tech device that expands the visual field of patients with tunnel vision has passed a collision test in a walking simulator, according to scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute, in a study published in the September issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science .