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Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading
'Smart bomb' curbs metastasis with fewer side effects, study finds
Fastest Known Muscles Found in Songbirds' Throats
Songbirds such as zebra finches and European starlings can move their vocal cords a hundred times faster than a blink of the human eye, new research says.
Low Back Pain Recovery Slow; And Worse For Those On Compensation
Contrary to current guidelines and common belief, new research has shown that recovery from low back pain is much slower than previously thought and even slower again for those with...
How Can We Overcome The Barriers To Treating Drug-resistant TB?
Almost 1 in 20 cases of tuberculosis worldwide is resistant to multiple drugs (known as multidrug-resistant TB or MDR-TB) and the World Health Organization has called for a massive scale...
Laser Could Change The Face Of Corneal Transplant Surgery
Faster recovery times and better visual outcomes are among the early results of a corneal transplant new pilot study. The study uses ultrafast or femtosecond laser to perform full thickness...
Coping With ‘Chemo Brain’
While Maria Lyzen was being treated for breast cancer, she found she couldn't concentrate or decipher information, and just functioning day-to-day at home was difficult. "I didn't know if it...
Disruption Of Blood Sugar Levels After Heart Surgery Is Common
Inadequate blood sugar control in patients having heart surgery is associated with a four fold increase in post-surgery death and major complications -- and the blood sugar disturbances occur in...
Vaginal Microbicides May Prevent More Infections In Men Than Women
Vaginal microbicides currently in clinical trials may be the only weapon that will protect women against infection from HIV. Yet, under likely circumstances, these microbicides may be of more benefit...
Some Antidepressants Associated With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors appear to be associated with bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, according to a report in the July issue of...
Early-life Nutrition May Be Associated With Adult Intellectual Functioning
Adults who had improved nutrition in early childhood may score better on intellectual tests, regardless of the number of years they attended school, according to a new article.
Crawling The Internet To Track Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Could Internet discussion forums, listservs and online news outlets be an informative source of information on disease outbreaks? A team of researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School...
Protein Thought To Promote Cancer Instead Functions As Tumor Suppressor
A protein previously thought to promote colorectal cancer instead suppresses the growth of human cancer cells in culture, researchers have found.
European league-tables for antibiotic resistance revealed
Tests of antibiotic resistance in cattle have revealed stark variation across thirteen European countries. The results, published today in BioMed Central`s open-access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, show that major differences...
Guidelines for care of elderly patients ignored
Guidelines for the treatment of older patients with respiratory conditions are routinely ignored. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research shows that recommended treatments are...
HIV treatment in Africa as successful as in Europe, if started in time
The public health approach to HIV treatment, in which a limited number of drug combinations is used for all patients in South African programs, works just as well as the...
New vaccine sneaks into body, then self-destructs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new type of vaccine that sneaks into the body and then self-destructs -- all without needles -- may offer a new way to protect against a...
IVF twins not as risky as thought, say doctors
Fertility clinics accused of misleading patients and encouraging unnecessary treatment by overstating dangers
Schizophrenia Linked To Dysfunction In Molecular Brain Pathway Activated By Marijuana
Researchers report that alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana, called cannabinoid 1 receptor, may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, suggesting possible new drug targets that...
Combination Drug Taken Early Relieves Migraine Symptoms
A combination drug taken within an hour after the start of a migraine is effective in relieving symptoms, according to research published in Neurology.
Secret to Better Golf Scores Discovered
Better golfers tend to perceive the hole as larger than other golfers.
Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle
Scientists have uncovered a new target for the potential treatment of TB, finally resolving a long-running debate about how the bacterial cell wall is built. The research, published in Microbiology...
Researchers Clarify Function Of Glucose Transport Molecule, May Lead To New Diabetes, Cancer Drugs
Scientists have solved the structure of a class of proteins known as sodium glucose co-transporters, which pump glucose into cells. The solution of the SGLT structure will accelerate development of...
Best Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis May Depend On Disease Subtype
In animal studies, scientists discover different inflammatory pathways at work. Relatively new drugs now help some patients, but not others, with the most common form of multiple sclerosis. That may...
Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer
If the white blood cells of our immune system—particularly the powerhouse "killer" t-cells—could easily identify cancer, they would become a nanoscale army dedicated solely to eradicating mutated cells.
Common mutations linked to common obesity in Europeans
Scientists have discovered two common genetic mutations in people of European ancestry, which affect the production of several hormones controlling our appetite. The mutations have a significant effect on the...
Molecule That Kills Kidney Cancer Cells Discovered
Kidney cancer patients generally have one option for beating their disease: surgery to remove the organ. But that could change, thanks to a new molecule found by Stanford University School...
Steak could be healthier with a glass of red wine
Antioxidants in red wine may cut toxic by-products of red meat in the stomach
Japanese encephalitis virus causes 'double trouble' to brain
Japanese encephalitis (JE), commonly known as brain fever, is one of the prevalent mosquito-borne encephalitis in India and entire South East (SE) Asia. Besides resulting in thousand fatalities each year,...