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Scientists reveal 'protector' gene behind 50-fold increase in number of bowel tumours
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that deleting a single gene can increase the average number of tumours in the bowel by 50-fold, according to research published in...
Dentists can help to identify patients at risk of a heart attack
Dentists can help to identify patients who are in danger of dying of a heart attack or stroke, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. Thanks to the study,...
Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections
Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in...
Etiologic factors of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma among men in Taiwan
The gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma (GCA) is a very rare disease. In recent decades, however, the incidence of the GCA has increased dramatically in many Western countries. An increasing trend in...
New genetic cause of cardiac failure discovered
Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million litres of blood through the body. In the order to do this, the muscle fibres of the heart have to...
Unacculturated Hispanics in US at higher risk for HIV
Researchers from UCLA's Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research surveyed 600 Hispanics recruited from Los Angeles County sexually transmitted disease clinics, community-based organisations and needle-exchange programs. They...
Heparanase-specific shRNA: A novel therapeutic strategy in human gastric cancer
Previous studies have indicated that the heparanase (HPA) is correlated with histopathological parameters and poor prognosis of gastric cancers. Although their efficiencies in inhibiting the expression of HPA, the traditional...
When you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat
When you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat, found researchers. New experiments in mice revealed that the daily waxing and waning of thousands...
High salt boosts stroke, heart risks
There is a direct link between consuming high levels and salt and increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, a new review suggests.
Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide potential drug targets
(Boston) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish...
Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that...
Drug halts cancer regrowth
Researchers have discovered a new class of anti-cancer drugs, which stick to tumours for a long time and seem to prevent regrowth.
The tall and short of diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research shows that being taller means a fatter pay check and an increased risk of some cancers.
Thanksgiving Dinner In 30 Minutes Or Less (technically "fewer"...)
If you're reading this, your blood pressure is likely already that of a kid's pump rocket (blasts 30 feet in the air!!!). Never fear. You will survive Turkey Day. Gobble-fricking-gobble....
Got a pain? - Have a cup of Brazilian mint
For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu...
UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China
(AP) -- The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic...
Ban lifted for green-card applicants with HIV
A two-decade-old rule kept those with the virus out of the U.S. Now such immigrants will be able to visit the country and apply for legal status. ...
Leaders of N.F.L. Head Injury Study Resign
The co-chairmen of the National Football League’s committee on brain injuries resigned from the group.
From the Hospital Room to Bankruptcy Court
Lawyers and court officials say that medical debt is leading to more bankruptcies.
On ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Health Can Take Back Seat
Some contestants of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” say that dangerous weight-loss techniques are common.
Fitness: Triathletes, on Your Mark ...Whoa!
As more casual athletes sign up for triathlons, the sport has seen a corresponding rise in injuries.
Economic Scene: Budget Hawks Have a Buffet of Options With Health Bill
Senators who say they’re serious about reducing health care costs have plenty of opportunities in the current bills to fulfill their goals.
Saving the single cysteine: New antioxidant system found
We've all read studies about the health benefits of having a life partner. The same thing is true at the molecular level, where amino acids known as cysteines are much...
New HIV infections in decline
There were about 17% fewer new infections worldwide in 2008 compared with 2001, but fewer than half of those infected began treatment, a World Health Organization and UNAIDS report says. ...
CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu
(AP) -- Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be...
Autism treatment: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science
James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed...
Critics attack B.C. eye drug policy
People in B.C. suffering from a degenerative eye condition are in a quandary over a provincial policy that allows doctors to profit by using a medication that's much cheaper than...