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New prostate cancer treatment
Researchers have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects.
Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls
BOSTON (AP) -- Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say they've found a way to use the research to...
How Amyloid Plaques May Damage Brain Cells In Alzheimer's Disease
A major question surrounding Alzheimer's disease -- whether and how amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients actually damage neurons -- may be closer to an answer. Using an...
Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease
Biochemists say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. read more
Lost An Appendage? Grow Another
Cut off one finger from a salamander and one will grow back. Cut off two and two will grow back. It sounds logical, but how the salamander always regenerates the...
Compound That Helps Rice Grow Reduces Nerve, Vascular Damage From Diabetes
Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing the nerve and...
High insulin could indicate ovary syndrome
HERSHEY, Pa., July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say high levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome might...
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Are Lower Incidence, Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers -- a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines -- are associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence and progression...
Researchers Tap Into A New And Potentially Better Source Of Platelets For Transfusion
Researchers may be one step closer to improving treatments for bleeding disorders. They have devised a way to maximize the numbers and function of clot-forming blood cells from mice.
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Allowed More Chemotherapy To Reach Brain Tumors In Laboratory Study
In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to...
Exposure To Bad Air Raises Blood Pressure, Study Shows
The air people breathe while walking in the park, working in the garden or shopping downtown may be unhealthy enough to seriously spike their blood pressure, a new study suggests....
Study Provides Clues To Preventing And Treating Cancer Spread
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that normal cells, possibly fibrocytes, may travel to distant organs to create pre-metastic niches for the spread of cancer.
Gallbladder Removed Through Uterus Without External Incisions
In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external...
Daily walk can help control diabetes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just an extra 45 minute walk a day can help people control Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study at Newcastle University. Dr Michael Trenell and Prof...
Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. read more
Experts try to block flu virus replication
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have gained a better understanding how influenza viruses replicate, possibly opening the way for the development of drugs to hamper their reproduction.
Los Angeles County reports year's 1st confirmed West Nile virus cases
Three people were hospitalized this month with the virus and are recovering, public health officials say. An infected blood donor with no symptoms was also discovered. ...
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers
Hospitals scramble for pharmacy technicians, lab scientists and other trained workers as baby boomers age and retire. ...
Robert O. Nesheim, 86; Quaker Oats nutritionist helped develop Cap'n Crunch and Life cereals
He also created guidelines for the military and products for the healthcare industry. ...
Foods high in conjugated linoleic acids can enrich breast milk
Have a cookie before breast-feeding, mom? Eating special cookies enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) can increase the level of these potentially healthful fatty acids in breast milk, reports...
Nova Scotia prepares for wait-time health study
The hunt is on for a consultant to oversee an $8-million, two-year pilot project to try to reduce waiting times for surgery and diagnostic imaging in Nova Scotia.
Bovine Tuberculosis In Wildlife Threatens Endangered Lynx And Cattle Health
In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Doñana National Park researchers studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis infection among populations of wild boar, red deer and fallow deer. The infection was...
International Monetary Fund Loans Linked To Higher Death Rates From Tuberculosis
International Monetary Fund loans were associated with a 16.6 percent rise in death rates from tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and...
No Justification For Denying Obese Patients Knee Replacements, Experts Argue
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: they benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study.
England And Wales Lead Reduction In Cancer Deaths And Increase In Cancer Spending
A new comprehensive analysis has detailed how cancer death rates in developed countries have fallen substantially in the last 20 years, despite a general increase in the prevalence of cancer.
Little Evidence That Treating Varicoceles In Men Boosts Pregnancy Rates
A recent review of studies from the Netherlands finds no evidence that treating varicoceles -- a somewhat common condition in men with fertility problems -- improves a couple's chances of...
New Research On Pre-eclampsia In Mice May Have Important Implications For Humans
Researchers studying pre-eclampsia, a serious and potentially deadly disorder that affects about 5 percent of pregnancies, report new findings in mice that may have important implications for diagnosis and treatment...
Hurricane Preparedness Survey: Worries About Drinking Water And Medical Care
A new survey finds the top worries of respondents threatened or hit by Hurricane Katrina are that they would not have enough fresh water to drink (42 percent very worried)...