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Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed is more...
Epilepsy Drugs Could Treat Alzheimer's And Parkinson's
Researchers have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study found that neurons in the brain were protected...
Migraine With Aura Doubles Risk Of Stroke
Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds a new study. Further risk factors...
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Senate Panel Begins Debate on Climate Bill
Senators Argue Over Costs as Obama Calls Bill a Path to a "New Energy Future"
Testicular tumors linked to childhood ills
OXFORD, England, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British and Danish scientists say they've determined testicular tumors can explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers.
Smoking gun: just one cigarette has harmful effect on the arteries of young healthy adults
Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke...
Vital Signs: Childhood: New Research on Autism and Mercury
Contrary to research suggesting a possible link, a study found that children with autism actually had lower blood levels of mercury.
Pulmonary hypertension reversed in mice
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've reversed pulmonary arterial hypertension in mice by identifying a protein that promotes the illness in mice and humans.
Forty Years' War: A Place Where Cancer Is the Norm
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the largest freestanding cancer hospital, is on the front lines battling a disease that still faces grim odds.
Successful Gene Therapy For Blindness Restores Eight-Year-Old Boy's Vision, Maze Navigation Skills
In a rare success for gene therapy, sight is regained in one eye Lab mice, perk up your fuzzy little ears. You are not the only species that struggles through mazes...
AMD drug and IOP; getting good eyeglasses to those in need
A first-time finding of intraocular pressure increases in patients with no personal or family history of glaucoma following anti-VEGF treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and a report on...
Obesity may hinder optimal control of blood pressure and cholesterol
Obese patients taking medications to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels are less likely to reach recommended targets for these cardiovascular disease risk factors than their normal weight counterparts,...
Rare Mutation Dramatically Increases Schizophrenia Risk
Researchers have identified a mutation on human chromosome 16 that substantially increases risk for schizophrenia.
Promising New Path For Treating Traumas Discovered
A discovery could help save lives threatened by traumatic injuries, severe infectious diseases and diabetes. Researchers have gained new knowledge about how proteins called histones can enter the bloodstream and...
H1N1, Emergency in U.S., Is Still Spreading Globally
Swine flu has continued to spread rapidly in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, though it has slowed in much of the Southern Hemisphere.
'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
(AP) -- Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved...
'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a...
Gout prescription falls short
According to a recent study, many people suffering from gout would be better off with a higher dose of medicine.
Economic View: How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off
How government-mandated health insurance could be detrimental to many people it was intended to help.
Worst Case: Choosing Who Survives in a Flu Epidemic
Officials have been quietly drawing up triage plans in case the number of severely ill people far exceeds the resources needed to treat them all.
Homeless Deaths Rise, and Anchorage Copes
A Salvation Army detoxification and alcohol abuse treatment center has begun accepting chronic inebriates who have been taken there essentially by force.
Gene therapy transforms eyesight of 12 people with rare visual defect
A single injection in a patient's eye brings 'astounding' results. The findings may offer hope for those with macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Pennsylvania researchers using gene therapy have made significant improvements in vision...
New chromosomal abnormality identified in leukemia associated with Down syndrome
Research, led by St. Jude, has identified a new chromosomal abnormality in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that appears to work in concert with another mutation to give rise to cancer.
H1N1 shots start early in Quebec region
An apparent spike in the number of H1N1 flu cases in Trois-Pistoles, Que., has prompted officials in the province's Bas-Saint-Laurent region to begin vaccinations two days ahead of schedule.
Class action filed for Cedars radiation patients
Several experts say they don't expect the suit to succeed. Some who were over-radiated by CT scans will file individual lawsuits. ...
As genetic testing races ahead, doctors are left behind
Tests can help physicians figure out what drug therapy will work best for their patients. But a large majority don't know how to use such analysis. Genetic tests that can help predict and...
Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53 percent lower risk of liver disease progression than...