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Drug-Eluting Stents, Heart Attack and Bleeding Risks: One-Year Results of ADAPT-DES Trial
July 26, 2013 Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent and demonstrate high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel are more likely to have blood clots form on the stent and to suffer a heart attack; however, these ... > full story -
Scientists ID Compounds That Target Amyloid Fibrils in Alzheimer's, Other Brain Diseases
July 26, 2013 Scientists report an advance toward "structure-based drug design," with the potential to delay or treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's ... > full story -
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Inherited Virus Can Cause Cognitive Dysfunction and Fatigue
July 26, 2013 Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has several root causes including some viruses. Now, researchers suggest that a common virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, may cause some CFS ... > full story -
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Quantum of Sonics: Bonded, Not Stirred
July 26, 2013 Researchers have discovered a new way to join materials together using ultrasound. Ultrasound -- sound so high it cannot be heard -- is normally used to smash particles apart in water. Scientists ... > full story -
Certain Blood Pressure Drugs Slow Dementia Deterioration
July 25, 2013 A class of drug, called ACE inhibitors, which are used to lower blood pressure, slow the rate of cognitive decline typical of dementia, suggests new ... > full story -
Bacterial Blockade: How Gut Microbes Can Inactivate Cardiac Drugs
July 25, 2013 Researchers have identified a pair of genes which appear to be responsible for allowing a specific strain of bacteria in the human gut to break down Lanoxin -- a widely prescribed cardiac drug -- ... > full story -
Rapamycin: Limited Anti-Aging Effects
July 25, 2013 The drug rapamycin is known to increase lifespan in mice. Whether rapamycin slows down aging, however, remains unclear. Scientists have now found that rapamycin extends lifespan -- but its impact on ... > full story -
Starring Role Discovered for Supporting Cells in Inner Ear
July 25, 2013 Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that ... > full story -
Silky Brain Implants May Help Stop Spread of Epilepsy
July 25, 2013 Silk has walked straight off the runway and into the lab. According to a new study, silk implants placed in the brain of laboratory animals and designed to release a specific chemical, adenosine, may ... > full story -
Flow Restrictors May Reduce Young Children's Accidental Ingestion of Liquid Medications
July 25, 2013 Over 500,000 calls are made to poison control centers each year after accidental ingestion of medications by young children, and the number of emergency department visits for unsupervised medication ... > full story
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