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Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Discovered
It's an unfortunate fact backed by studies of former professional football and soccer players: injury to joint cartilage escalates the risk of developing of osteoarthritis (OA). However, why this occurs...
Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
Childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Obesity has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. during the past 20 years and obesity in...
Mechanism Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain Uncovered
Researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease,...
Groundbreaking Methodology For Identify Cancerous Cells
Recognizing the distinction between healthy and cancerous cells has traditionally been up to the eye of highly-trained cytologists and pathologists. While the majority of the resulting diagnoses are accurate, new...
New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. Newly published determine how many of the key proteins within our blood are under genetic...
Novel Insight Into Cardiac Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death
A new study provides much-needed insight into the molecular mechanisms that cause arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat, and how it triggers sudden cardiac death, one of the nation's leading killers.
How Slow Growth As A Fetus Can Cause Diabetes As An Adult
Intrauterine growth retardation results in a baby having a low birth weight and has been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. It has been suggested that...
Birth Order Linked To Asthma Symptoms
Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the...
Quarantined train arrives in Toronto, passengers relieved
A train that had been the subject of a medical emergency after one passenger was found dead and several others fell ill has arrived in Toronto with officials saying there...
Cholera: Disease of disaster
In the days after Cyclone Nargis sent a wall of seawater through Burma's low-lying Irrawaddy Delta in May 2008, the threat of disease became a major concern for survivors. The...
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
(AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely...
Diet High In Saturated Fat Contributes To Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure, Study Suggests
Men who consumed high saturated fat diets (HSF) were younger and had higher BMIs at diagnosis than men with who consumed low saturated fat diets (LSF). Saturated fats were most...
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
(AP) -- Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said.
Take the Bite Out of Backyard Living
Backyard safety isn't just bike helmets and safe play structures, but protecting kids, pets and adults from diseases like West Nile Virus and EEE. The best and most proven effective...
NYC ambulance would preserve bodies
NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- New York is considering equipping a new ambulance to preserve bodies until families can be contacted about possible organ donation.
A Real-life 'I Am Legend?' Researcher Champions Development Of 'Reovirus' As Potential Treatment For Cancer
A virologists and cancer biologists was on his way to the American Association of Cancer Research in San Diego recently when he decided to check out the in-flight movie I...
Williams lashes cancer inquiry for 'inquisitorial methods'
Premier Danny Williams has expressed sharp words over how the breast cancer inquiry that his government struck a year ago is performing.
Early abortions considered for GP clinics
BRITAIN, England, May 8 (UPI) -- The British government said it is considering allowing early-stage abortions in health centers and doctors' offices.
Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer....
Diagnostic test targets tumor source
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors.
Asthma Inhaler Misuse Widespread Among Anti-social Teens
Nearly one out of four teens who use an asthma inhaler say their intent is to get high. Findings from a new study identified high levels of asthma inhaler misuse...
Elderly In Long-term Care Setting Suffer Depression More Than Those Cared For At Home
Elderly in a long-term care setting are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants and to self-report depression compared to those in a home-health care setting, according to a study. The...
New research on baby survival rates stokes abortion limit row
No improvement in chances of life before 24 weeks, despite medical advances
Legislation Introduced to Spur Treatments for Brain Ailments [News]
Lawmakers yesterday introduced legislation designed to speed the development of new, safer therapies for brain and nervous system disorders and injuries, which affect an estimated 100 million Americans and costs...
Nursing professor leads the way for 'telepsychiatry' by nurses to treat postpartum depression
Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time, or...
Get Your Motor Running: Rowan U, Virginia Tech Team with NJDOT, MVC on Motorcycle Safety Research
Motorcycle fatalities are up in New Jersey, and two universities are teaming with government organizations to find out why . . . and to decrease the death rate.
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
CHICAGO (AP) -- There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated...
Science Diplomacy Initiative - US-Libya
Science diplomacy can be critical first step for strengthening political and economic relationships among countries. As an example, strengthening ties between scientists in the United States and Libya is the...