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How Chemo Drug Cyclophosphamide Thwarts Graft Rejection In Bone Marrow Transplants
The chemotherapy drug called cyclophosphamide prevents graft-versus-host (GVHD) disease in people who receive bone marrow transplants. New experiments point to an immune system cell that evades the toxic effects of...
4 questions to consider about insurance extensions
President Barack Obama is trying to make it possible for Americans to keep their health insurance coverage if they like it. But his now infamous promise may not be realistic....
Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes
Researchers found that women injured during the two weeks leading up to their period (the premenstrual phase) had a slower recovery and poorer health one month after injury compared to...
John Playfair obituary
My father, Professor John Playfair, who has died aged 82, spent most of his working life as a lecturer and professor of immunology at the Middlesex hospital (later University College hospital), where he...
Intranasal insulin improves cognitive function in patients with type 2 diabetes
As the link between type 2 diabetes and dementia becomes more widely recognized, new findings offer promise of a new treatment for this growing problem.
Newly discovered mechanism suggests novel approach to prevent type 1 diabetes
New research demonstrates a disease mechanism in type 1 diabetes that can be targeted using simple, naturally occurring molecules to help prevent the disease. The work highlights a previously unrecognized...
Clues to cocaine's toxicity could lead to better tests for detection
A new study on cocaine, the notorious white powder illegally snorted, injected or smoked by nearly 2 million Americans, details how it may permanently damage proteins in the body. That...
Researchers test bandaging for swollen arm
As a complication of treatment, breast cancer patients may develop swelling in the arm, called lymphedema, which can last a long time. But there’s no difference if simple compression bandages...
Potential new treatment for sepsis
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death and there is no specific treatment for it. Now, research suggests a protein called recombinant human annexin A5 may have therapeutic potential...
Compound stymies polyomaviruses in lab tests
There is no approved medicine to treat polyomaviruses, which afflict those with weakened immune systems, but scientists have found that a chemical compound called Retro-2 is able to significantly reduce...
Can eyes help diagnose Alzheimer's disease?
An international team of researchers studying the link between vision loss and Alzheimer's disease report that the loss of a particular layer of retinal cells not previously investigated may provide...
Schools help kids choose carrots over candy
When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids’ diets improve. According to new research led by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity,...
Novel gene therapy works to reverse heart failure
Researchers have successfully tested a powerful gene therapy, delivered directly into the heart, to reverse heart failure in large animal models.
New treatment discovered to cure MRSA infection
Recent work promises to overcome one of the leading public health threats of our time. In a groundbreaking study, the team presents a novel approach to treat and eliminate methicillin...
Actionable analytics demonstrated at conference
Four principles for putting analytics into action were presented at the American Medical Group Association’s Institute of Quality Leadership Conference..
Understanding Flu Virus Mutations Is Key to Vaccine Progress
By studying how the flu virus operates, researchers hope to develop more effective vaccines.
Divisions over badger cull extension
Minutes of the meeting giving the go-ahead to a controversial extension of the badger cull reveal deep unease among several board members about the decision.
Feral cats avoid urban coyotes, are surprisingly healthy
Cats that live outdoors in the city do their darnedest to steer clear of urban coyotes, a new study says.
CBCNews.ca nominated for 9 online publishing awards
CBCNews.ca is up for nine honours tonight at the annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards ceremony in Toronto, including best overall online-only publication website and best infographic.
Well: Doctors Identify a New Knee Ligament
Surgeons in Belgium have identified a new knee ligament, damage to which may help explain why some common A.C.L. injuries are so unstable and slow to recover.
Stem-cell therapy to improve blood flow in angina patients
A clinical trial is underway testing stem-cell therapy to improve blood flow in angina patients. The trial evaluates treatment for patients who haven’t responded to other FDA-approved procedures for angina....
Clinical trial looks at impact of platelet-rich plasma therapy on tennis elbow
Big name athletes have reportedly used PRP therapy for sports injuries. Does it work?
Studies explore origins of addiction, treaments
Studies suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding of pathological gambling and heroin abuse in those suffering chronic pain. This new knowledge may one...
What do city tweens need in after school arts?
A new study looks at the expectations of urban, low-income tweens about after school arts programs, and offers insights directly from tweens, teens, their families, teachers and leaders in arts...
Woman challenges Ireland's abortion ban at UN
DUBLIN (AP) -- An Irishwoman whose fetus bore a fatal heart defect has filed a United Nations petition against Ireland because the predominantly Catholic country outlaws...
Could the Next New Cancer Drug Come from Kentucky Coal Mines?
In their ongoing quest to develop the latest and most effective drugs for disease treatment, researchers in the University of Kentucky's Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation (CPRI) are looking...
Animal, human health benefits anticipated from new biomedical instrument
A biomedical instrument that can heat specific cells in the body while simultaneously producing real-time, high-resolution images of the heat's effects on tumors and inflamed cells is anticipated to help...
Tramadol: Dosage & Side Effects
Tramadol is a prescription medication used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain.