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Metastatic Brain Tumor Treatment Could Be on the Horizon With Use of SapC-DOPS
July 24, 2014 — A new study has provided hope that previously studied SapC-DOPS could be used for treatment of brain cancer that has spread. "These results support the potential of SapC-DOPS for the diagnosis ... full story -
Annual Financial Cost of COPD $36 Billion in U.S.: CDC Report
July 24, 2014 — A new report outlines the total and state-specific medical and absenteeism costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults in the United States, and lays out some projections to 2020. ... full story -
Seeing Same GP at Every Visit Will Reduce Emergency Department Attendance
July 24, 2014 — Attendances at emergency departments can be reduced by enabling patients to see the same GP every time they visit their doctor's surgery. This is just one of several recommendations made in a ... full story -
Mechanism That Clears Excess of Protein Linked With Type 2 Diabetes
July 24, 2014 — In people who do not have Type 2 diabetes, autophagy prevents the accumulation of toxic forms of IAPP, researchers have found. In people with Type 2 diabetes, the process appears to not work ... full story -
Natural Products from Plants Protect Skin During Cancer Radiotherapy
July 24, 2014 — Plant-derived natural product chemicals could offer protection to the skin from the harmful effects of gamma radiation during cancer radiotherapy, suggests ... full story -
Voice for Radio? New Research Reveals It's in the Cords
July 24, 2014 — Unique vocal cord vibration patterns might be the secret behind a good radio voice, new research reveals. The world-first study filmed the vocal folds of 16 male radio performers, including ... full story -
Experiments Prove 'Stemness' of Individual Immune Memory Cells
July 24, 2014 — Specific individual immune cells, termed 'central memory T cells,' have all the essential characteristics of adult tissue stem cells, researchers have proven for the first time. Such cells ... full story -
Paracetamol No Better Than Placebo for Lower Back Pain
July 24, 2014 — Paracetamol is no better than placebo at speeding recovery from acute episodes of lower back pain or improving pain levels, function, sleep, or quality of life, according to the first large ... full story -
New Drugs to Combat Asthma, Similar Illnesses
July 24, 2014 — Science and industry are collaborating to develop future pharmaceuticals for treating chronic inflammatory diseases. The medicines will combat immunological processes that have gone wrong. Statistics ... full story -
Detecting Salmonella in Pork Meat Processing: New Methods
July 24, 2014 — Infections caused by foodborne microorganisms are an increasing public health burden. In a PhD project, new methods of characterizing and dectecting foodborne illness-causing Salmonella in pork meat ... full story -
One Route to Malaria Drug Resistance Found
July 24, 2014 — Researchers have uncovered a way the malaria parasite becomes resistant to an investigational drug. The discovery also is relevant for other infectious diseases including bacterial infections and ... full story -
Why Don't Genetically Identical Cells Behave Identically? Cellular Noise
July 24, 2014 — One researcher is like a mechanic for cells: he takes them apart to see how they function. He can tell you what part is like a gas pedal and which part is like the brakes. Now he’s can show us why ... full story -
New York Law Offers Nurses More Recognition, Responsibility
July 23, 2014 — If past experience is anything to go by, nurse practitioners in New York State are about to get a lot more recognition for their contributions to primary care. To improve the practice environment, ... full story -
Medical Student Perceptions of Health Policy Education Improving, but 40% Are Still Not Satisfied, Study Shows
July 23, 2014 — Students graduating from U.S. medical schools in 2012 feel they’ve received a better education in health policy issues than graduates surveyed in 2008, according to a multi-center study. The study ... full story -
Greater Odds of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Those With Military Service
July 23, 2014 — Men and women who have served in the military have a higher prevalence of adverse childhood events (ACEs), suggesting that enlistment may be a way to escape adversity for some. ACEs can result in ... full story -
Unsuspected Characteristics of New Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Found, Offering Potential Paths to More Effective Therapies
July 23, 2014 — A large phase 3 clinical trial for cystic fibrosis patients has concluded, showing that a combination of two new cystic fibrosis drugs modestly improved lung function and offered better health ... full story -
Gene Inhibitor, Salmon Fibrin Restore Function Lost in Spinal Cord Injury
July 23, 2014 — A therapy combining salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain restored voluntary motor function impaired by spinal cord injury, scientists have ... full story -
Sapronoses: Diseases of Another Kind, Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms
July 23, 2014 — The drought that has the entire country in its grip is affecting more than the color of people's lawns. It may also be responsible for the proliferation of a heat-loving amoeba commonly found in ... full story -
Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Treat HCV in Patients Co-Infected With HIV
July 23, 2014 — Treatment of HIV patients co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with an anti-retroviral drug therapy not only tackles HIV, but also reduces HCV replication, according to a new ... full story -
Age of Puberty in Girls Influenced by Which Parent 'Imprinted' Genes Are Inherited from
July 23, 2014 — The age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by 'imprinted' genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which parent passes on that gene, according to ... full story
- Metastatic brain tumor treatment could be on the horizon with use of SapC-DOPS
- Annual financial cost of COPD $36 billion in U.S.: CDC report
- Seeing same GP at every visit will reduce emergency department attendance
- Mechanism that clears excess of protein linked with Type 2 diabetes
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- Voice for radio? New research reveals it's in the cords
- Experiments prove 'stemness' of individual immune memory cells
- Paracetamol no better than placebo for lower back pain
- New drugs to combat asthma, similar illnesses
- Detecting Salmonella in pork meat processing: New methods
- One Route to Malaria Drug Resistance Found
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- New York law offers nurses more recognition, responsibility
- Medical student perceptions of health policy education improving, but 40% are still not satisfied, study shows
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Physical work environment in hospitals affects nurses' job satisfaction, with implications for patient outcomes, health care costs
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential genetic link between epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
- Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illnesses to prison?
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- Pathogenic connection between autoimmune disorders, cancer found
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Viral therapy could boost limb-saving cancer treatment
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Improving life before it begins: Surgeries in utero aim to improve quality of life for babies
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New clues about source of racial health disparities
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- Potential new flu drugs target immune response, not virus
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- New, accurate epigenetic test could eliminate unnecessary repeat biopsies for prostate cancer
- Mothers of children with autism benefit from peer-led intervention
- New prostate cancer blood test now available in the U.S.
- Iodine may alleviate swelling in retinitis pigmentosa patients' retinas
- Described novel regulator of protein inactive in over 50 percent of human tumors
- Diagnostic criteria for Christianson Syndrome
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- New drug against malaria effective: Uses synchrotron light
- Age-related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed
- 'Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs
- First study worldwide to show higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer
- Study examines incentives to increase medical male circumcision to help reduce risk of HIV in Kenya
- Circumcision does not promote risky behavior by African men, study finds
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
- New technique maps life's effects on our DNA: Powerful single-cell technique to study environmental effects on DNA
- Genetic cause of common breast tumors found
- Why are more people in UK complaining about their doctors?
- Metabolic enzyme stops progression of most common type of kidney cancer
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Strikingly early seeding of HIV viral reservoir shown in study
- How to choose a physical therapist
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