Can we out-run the diabetes epidemic?

Can we spend our way out of the AIDS epidemic? A world halting AIDS model

BACKGROUND There has been a sudden increase in the amount of money donors are willing to spend on the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic. Present plans are to hold most of the money in reserve and spend it slowly. However, rapid spending may be the best strategy for halting this disease. METHODS We develop a mathematical model that predicts eradication or persistence of HIV/AIDS on a world scale. Di...

Runaway TB epidemic--can we catch up?

Why do we grow old: is it because our cells just wear out, we run out of cells (or both), and what can we do about it?

Longevity & Healthspan, a new BioMed Central journal, has launched a thematic series on cellular senescence and aging, a quickly evolving field critical to our understanding of the biology of aging.

Diabetes: can we stop the time bomb?

Type 2 diabetes is increasing in prevalence and it is estimated that three million individuals in the UK will have the disease by 2010. People with diabetes have a high risk of cardiovascular disease-coronary heart disease is more prevalent, more extensive, and more diffuse. For all cardiovascular syndromes, the mortality is virtually doubled in patients with diabetes. Large clinical trials hav...

Can we stop the stroke epidemic in Pakistan?