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Lou Gehrig's Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons
Two years ago researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulated in the motor areas of the brains of patients with Lou...
New Role Of Inflammatory Protein In Polycycstic Kidney Disease Identified, Could Lead To Treatment
Scientists have discovered that a protein previously shown to have a role in inflammation may also have a role in the formation of cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease...
Complex Changes In The Brain's Vascular System Occur After Menopause
Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don't notice can be more dangerous. Researchers have now discovered significant changes...
Some Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Have Beta Cells, Live Complication-free Even 50 Years After Diagnosis
Research findings and innovative approaches offer the promise of new therapies and the potential for cures for adults living with type 1 diabetes.
Gene Variation May Be Why Some Don't Respond To Cholesterol-lowering Drugs
A variation in the way a gene is processed may explain varied individual responses to cholesterol-lowering drugs. This is the first study to show that a biological process substantially influences...
Inflammatory Disease Causes Blindness, Study Suggests
New research shows a link between blindness and temporal arteritis, a problem that restricts blood flow to the brain. The research finds that giant cells play a key role in...
HIV Screening Found Cost-effective In Older Adults
Recent studies suggest that large numbers of Americans remain sexually active well into their 60's, 70's and even 80's. But researchers say seniors may be overlooked as possible carriers of...
New Cellular Mechanism That Will Significantly Advance Vaccine Development Discovered
Scientists have discovered a new, previously unknown mechanism in how the body fights a virus. The finding runs counter to traditional scientific understanding of this process and will provide scientists...
Doctors offer to treat dying Winnipeg man after colleagues refuse
A doctor in Winnipeg has agreed to treat a dying 84-year-old man amid a legal and medical row between his family and physicians who say keeping him alive is unethical,...
Adult Stem Cells Aid Fracture Healing; UNC Study Lays Groundwork For Potential Treatments
In an approach that could become a new treatment for the 10 to 20 percent of people whose broken bones fail to heal, researchers have shown that transplantation of adult...
Obese women less likely to be screened for cervical cancer: study
Obese women are significantly less likely to be tested for cervical cancer than women of average body weight, a new study has found.
Type And Severity Of Combat Wounds In Iraq War Have Changed Over Time
The transition in Iraq from maneuver warfare to insurgency warfare is associated with changes in the type and severity of injuries treated by surgical units of the U.S. Marine Corps,...
National Briefing | Science and Health: Antipsychotics and the Elderly
The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors that prescribing a group of antipsychotic drugs to older people suffering from dementia could increase their risk of death.
Hormone Disorder May Contribute To Lack Of Menstruation In Teenage Athletes
Researchers have found a way to predict which teenage female athletes will stop menstruating, an important risk factor for bone thinning, according to a preliminary study.
Compound may treat acute diarrhea
In a development that may lessen the epidemic of diarrhea-related deaths among children in developing countries, scientists have discovered a novel compound that might lead to an inexpensive, easy-to-take treatment. read...
Bone loss screening can be less frequent, study finds
Elderly men and women are at high risk of hip fracture due to bone loss, say researchers, but given rates of bone loss, screening can occur as infrequently as every...
Medicines Derived From Cannabis Show Some Non-serious Adverse Events
Researchers have determined that medical use of cannabinoids do not cause an increase in serious adverse events, but are associated with an increase in some non-serious adverse events. Of all...
Coffee Drinkers Have Slightly Lower Death Rates, Study Finds
Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is associated...
Katharine Locke on being diagnosed with breastcancer and entering a 5km fundraising run
Katharine Locke had never exercised before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After months of painful treatment she completed her first 5km challenge
New Target To Enhance Anti-cancer Drug Sensitivity Found In Translation
The development of resistance to anticancer chemotherapeutic agents remains a large problem. In some cases, such resistance is associated with altered control of a cellular process known as translation. Researchers...
Diabetes Drug Slows Early-onset Puberty In Girls, Study Shows
In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin resistance, a risk factor...
Nanotech to Regrow Cartilage and Soothe Aching Knees [News]
Researchers say they may soon be able to repair injured and worn-out cartilage with the help of nanotubes. Currently, patients must either go under the knife to mend faulty cartilage...
AMA issues first report card on health insurers
(AP) -- Some health insurance companies rate doctors on their performance. Now doctors are turning the tables. The American Medical Association issued its first health insurance report card at...
Study examines normal hair loss in men without evidence of baldness
Performing a standardized 60-second hair count appears to be a reliable method for the assessment of hair shedding, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Dermatology.
New drug regimen may help reverse MS
BALTIMORE, Mass., June 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a short-term, high dose of the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide can slow the progression of multiple sclerosis.
Blood Samples From Living Syringes
Using animals to assist with human medical procedures is nothing new. Leeches can help heal skin grafts by restoring circulation in blocked veins and removing pooled blood under new grafts....
Source of drug tolerant TB is discovered
PITTSBURGH, June 16 (UPI) -- U.S.-led medical scientists say they have found the source of drug-tolerant tuberculosis, as well as the bacteria causing TB relapses.
Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center. Funded by the National...