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Damaged brains helped by stem cell therapy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 3 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have found a way in which neuronal stem cells in the adult brain might be used...
Medical Geneticists Cautions Against Rushing Into Genetic Testing
Just because scientific advances now allow individuals to learn their genetic make-up doesn't mean they should rush into genetic testing in hopes of making revolutionary improvements to their health, cautions...
All Bets Are Off: Office Pools Lead To Unhappiness
Office pools for the NCAA basketball tournament or Oscar contests are fun, right? Not according to the Journal of Consumer Research. A recent study suggests that betting on the outcome...
Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection
New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study...
Bone drug Zometa helps fight breast cancer spread
(AP) -- A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a...
Fibromyalgia Pain Linked With Central Nervous System Disorder
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that causes widespread pain and tenderness throughout the body. A new study, published in The Journal of Pain, shows that fibromyalgia is associated with...
Sex, Age And Ethnicity Assciated With Colorectal Cancer Survival
The interaction of sex, age and ethnicity has a significant impact on overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that pre-menopausal women with metastatic...
X-rays Often Repeated For Patients In Developing Countries
Patients in developing countries often need to have X-ray examinations repeated so that doctors have the image quality they need for useful medical diagnosis, the IAEA is learning. The findings...
Cold Medication Use In Young Children Can Lead To Adverse Effects, Even Death
Cough and cold medication use in young children has been linked to a significant number of adverse effects and several deaths. Despite these concerns about safety and efficacy, there has...
Greater Awareness Of Genetic Testing For Impaired Fetal Movement Can Save Babies' Lives
New genetic mutations responsible for impaired fetal movement, which leads to a multitude or problems in later life as well as early spontaneous abortion, have been identified.
Drug may prolong organ life in noncompliant kidney transplant patients
New research from the University of California, San Diego Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, shows that the anti-rejection drug sirolimus (brand name Rapamune) may help prolong the clinical benefit...
Report: UCLA gave transplant to Japanese gang boss
(AP) -- A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when several hundred area...
Team find gene signature profile for metastasis
A common signature of tiny, specific pieces of non-coding genetic material known as microRNAs (miRNAs) may be directly involved in the spread of cancer to other parts of the body....
Perú: 'More research needed to develop bioenergy'
The new Peruvian environment minister has established guidelines for the production of biofuels, pleading for more scientific research.
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Mutation Spells Bad News for Breast Cancer Patients
Defect in NQO1 gene dramatically reduces survival rates, responsiveness to treatment
Golf prolongs life
Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent...
Yale researchers clear up Alzheimer's plaques in mice
Blocking a common immune system response cleared up plaques associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and enabled treated mice to recover some lost memory, Yale University researchers report Friday in the journal...
Whole Milk Is Effective And Cost-effective As Oral Contrast Agent
An item commonly found in many homes -- whole milk -- is just as effective, costs less and is easier on the patient than a diluted barium suspension that is...
Bikini-Clad Women Make Men Impatient
Images of sexy women tend to whet men’s sexual appetite. But stimulating new research in the Journal of Consumer Research says there’s more than meets the eye. read more
Spontaneous Mutations Rife In Nonfamilial Schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia from families with no history of the illness were found to harbor eight times more spontaneous mutations -- most in pathways affecting brain development -- than healthy...
Two online sites fined, banned over Roland-Garros betting
Two Internet sites were banned Friday by a French court from taking online bets in France on matches at the ongoing Roland-Garros tennis championship in Paris.
FDA: Time for asthma patients to get new inhalers
(AP) -- Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will quit selling at year's end - and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute...
Potential therapy discovered for hypophosphatasia, a congenital form of rickets
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, led by José Luis Millán, Ph.D., have demonstrated in mice the first successful use of enzyme replacement therapy to prevent hypophosphatasia (HPP),...
Panel bemoans U.S. loss of scientific leadership
I comment on an article in the Washington Post that discusses the United States' loss of stature among scientists and explain why I have high hopes that it is only...
Testosterone gene could offer men competitive edge in sports: study
A new discovery shows that the way men process testosterone could potentially help them cheat in sports competitions.
Acne-battling clothing line released
TORONTO, May 30 (UPI) -- A line of clothing using special fabrics to treat acne, rejuvenate aging skin and provide a sunscreen was announced in Toronto Friday.
Trace bisphenol A levels in canned goods harmless: Health Canada
Health Canada says canned foods are safe to eat, after testing detected low levels of bisphenol A in the products.