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Defect in A20 gene expression can contribute to onset of rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers in Belgium have shown that a defective gene can contribute to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, an often-crippling inflammation of the joints that afflicts about one percent of the...
Study: Lead threat in developing countries
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Children living near battery manufacturing and recycling plants in developing countries have 13 times more lead in their blood than U.S. children, a...
Recurrence risk of autism in younger siblings higher than thought, study finds
The risk that an infant with an older sibling with autism will develop the disorder, previously estimated at between 3 and 10 percent, is substantially higher at approximately 19 percent,...
Fat and healthy? Study finds slim isn't always superior
A new study has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you. Researchers have found that obese people who are otherwise healthy live just as long as...
Childhood maltreatment linked to long-term depression risk and poor response to treatment
People who have experienced maltreatment as children are twice as likely to develop both multiple and long-lasting depressive episodes as those without a history of childhood maltreatment, according to a...
Fat 'affects sensors in diabetes'
US researchers say they have identified how a high-fat diet can trigger type 2 diabetes.
Male acts of bravery increase accidental death: Effects of male aggression in response to insult most felt in South, West US states
Men sometimes prove themselves by taking risks that demonstrate their toughness and bravery. Putting yourself in peril might establish manliness, but it can also lead to high rates of accidental...
Cyberattack hits San Francisco transit after wireless blocked
Hackers broke into a website for San Francisco's mass transit system and posted contact information for more than 2,000 customers as retaliation against attempts to limit protests that grow out...
Cattle, dairy ticks do battle against unique control measure
Australian scientists believe they may be a step closer to finding a cattle tick vaccine that could save the national cattle and dairy industries approximately $175 million per annum and...
Virus can cause high blood pressure: Chinese study
High blood pressure could be caused by a common virus, according to a study carried out by a team of Chinese doctors which has possible implications for millions of people...
Arthritis sufferers at increased risk of heart disease
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are at an increased risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. A new five year study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research &...
Maternal IV fluids linked to newborns' weight loss
A newborn baby's weight loss is often used to determine how well a baby is breastfeeding, and concern about a baby which loses too much weight may result in supplementing...
IMRT improves outcomes in patients with extranodal lymphoma of the head and neck
Lymphoma is a cancer that affects organs of the immune system, including the lymph nodes. In a subtype of the disease called extranodal lymphoma, tumors arise in non-lymphoid organs, such...
Advertising: Sporting Goods Chain Supports Concussion Testing in Schools
A new initiative by Dick’s Sporting Goods aims at preventing concussions in student athletes and, when they occur, treating them properly.
As Schools Cut Recess, Kids' Learning Will Suffer, Experts Say
Stressed schools are cutting critical play time for kids' development, scientists warn.
MIT researchers develop technique to cure a broad range of viruses
Viral pathogens pose serious health threats worldwide. For clinical viruses such as HIV or hepatitis, emerging viruses such as avian or swine influenza, and highly lethal viruses such as Ebola...
Salmonella stays deadly with a 'beta' version of cell behavior
Salmonella cells have hijacked the protein-building process to maintain their ability to cause illness, new research suggests. Scientists say that these bacteria have modified what has long been considered typical...
Slowing the allergic march
A pandemic of ailments called the "allergic march" -- the gradual acquisition of overlapping allergic diseases that commonly begins in early childhood -- has frustrated both parents and physicians. Now...
New discovery may eliminate potentially lethal side effect of stem cell therapy
Like fine chefs, scientists are seemingly approaching a day when they will be able to make nearly any type of tissue from human embryonic stem cells. You need nerves or...
OPINION: Breast cancer screening – are women given all the facts?
Women need to be provided more information about the benefits and harms of breast screening programs, Monika Merkes writes.
Julian Ma: I'm growing antibodies in tobacco plants to help prevent HIV
GM plant proteins can hugely reduce the cost of new drugs, says professor who has got go-ahead to test HIV antibody on humansJulian Ma is joint head of the infection and immunity...
Costly shingles vaccine is in short supply
Fewer than 10 percent of those eligible have been immunized against painful diseaseWhen the virus awakens in those of us with immune systems weakened by age or stress, it arrives...
Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback
This time, regimen is boosted by clinics headed by medical doctors; critics remain unswayedAmong the hundreds of drastic and unproven weight loss plans, the controversial hCG diet may take...
Safeway dip recalled over listeria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Canada Safeway are warning the public about a dip that may be contaminated with Listeria.
Study sheds light on late phase of asthma attacks
New research led by scientists from Imperial College London explains why around half of people with asthma experience a 'late phase' of symptoms several hours after exposure to allergens. The...
Paul Meier, Statistician Who Revolutionized Medical Trials, Dies at 87
Dr. Meier was an influential advocate of “randomization,” which helped reduce bias in clinical tests of drugs and treatments.
Check Email? Google? Some Internet Users Don't
About 92 percent of online adults are using search and checking email, but what is the other eight percent doing?
New non-invasive technology shows promise in shrinking liver tumors
A potential new option is beginning to emerge for patients with the fastest growing form of cancer in the United States, according to new research.