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Simple Method Devised for Determining Atrial Fibrillation Risk in Women
February 26, 2013 Researchers have devised and tested a simple atrial fibrillation risk prediction model, based on six easily obtained factors: A woman's age, height, weight, blood pressure, alcohol consumption and ... > full story -
Genetic Variation Behind Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Success Identified
February 26, 2013 Researchers are working to identify genetic variations that may help signal which acute myeloid leukemia patients will benefit or not benefit from one of the newest antileukemic ... > full story -
'NanoVelcro' Device to Grab Single Cancer Cells from Blood: Improvement Enables 'Liquid Biopsies' for Metastatic Melanoma
February 25, 2013 Researchers have refined a method they previously developed for capturing and analyzing cancer cells that break away from patients' tumors and circulate in the blood. With the improvements to their ... > full story -
Discovery in HIV May Solve Efficiency Problems for Gene Therapy
February 14, 2013 A research team has discovered an approach that could make gene therapy dramatically more effective for patients. The scientists discovered that the process of gene therapy is missing essential ... > full story -
Nanosensors Support Skin Cancer Therapy
February 14, 2013 Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer. In more than 50 percent of affected patients a particular mutation plays an important role. As the life span of the patients carrying ... > full story -
New Drug Is First to Help Patients With Recurrent Low-Grade Ovarian Cancer
February 8, 2013 Low-grade serous ovarian cancer is less common and aggressive than the high-grade variety, yet exceptionally difficult to treat when frontline therapy ... > full story -
Experimental Gene Therapy Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Offers Hope for Youngster
February 7, 2013 Jacob Rutt is a bright 11-year-old who likes to draw detailed maps in his spare time. But the budding geographer has a hard time with physical skills most children take for granted -- running and ... > full story -
Tracking the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
February 1, 2013 An automated device is yielding a new understanding of how antibiotic resistance evolves at the genetic ... > full story -
New Stroke Gene Discovery Could Lead to Tailored Treatments
February 1, 2013 Scientists have identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting -- a process that can lead to a stroke -- scientists have ... > full story -
Personalized Medicine Eliminates Need for Drug in Two Children
January 31, 2013 The risk of hypertension was eliminated with $10K savings per patient through ... > full story
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