Vancouver, BC, CAN. People undergoing severe stress can resort to the use of anti-depressant drugs, but some of the same medications are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts, according to a new statistical study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University.

More than 200,000 Quebec residents aged 65 and older were in the database, with statistical relationships between a diagnosis of c

Washington, DC, USA. Sixteen states raised their cigarette taxes last year to generate more revenue, and the trend shows few signs of slowing down in 2010. Georgia, Kansas, South Carolina and Utah are among the states that could force smokers to pay more as they try to balance their budgets.

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist will lead a rally on the steps of the Georgia Capitol today (March 9) to protest a legislative plan to raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, to $1.37. The event is s

Princeton, NJ, USA. A research team discovered that protein competition over an important enzyme provides a mechanism to integrate different signals that direct early embryonic development. This suggests that signals are combined long before they interact with the organism's DNA, as previously believed, and also may inform new therapeutic strategies.

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) enzymes found in all complex organisms, from yeast to humans. MAPK signaling pathways (chemical

Gothenburg, Sweden. There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.

Significantly improved surgical procedures are now available for children, and with the trend toward early intervention, paediatric anaesthetists have long suspected that children subjected to repeated anaesthesia over the course of just

Washington, DC, USA. If the United States Senate followed the rules of the New Jersey General Assembly, it wouldn’t take 60 votes for Democrats to overcome a Republican filibuster. It would take 75, or a three-quarters vote, one of the highest such thresholds of any legislative body in the nation.

So why don’t filibusters grind business to a halt in New Jersey as they do in the United States Senate? The answer is right there in the Assembly’s rulebook. Along with the three-fourths