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In children, 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine works like seasonal flu vaccine
Early results from a trial testing a 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in children look promising, according to the trial sponsor, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part...
Food Habits More Important In Obesity Than Obesity Gene
You may know that correlation studies have shown that the risk of becoming obese is 2.5 times higher for those who have double copies of the best known risk gene...
Genes Identified May Help Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers have identified two genes which may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients. They found that the survival rate for patients with a low expression of...
Roadmap Of Leptin Explains Its Regulation Of Bone And Appetite: New Clues For Obesity And Osteoporosis Prevention
New research has illuminated a previously unknown leptin-serotonin pathway in the brain that simultaneously promotes appetite and bone mass accrual. The research explains how leptin -- well-known appetite-suppressing hormone --...
Govt: Don't forget the regular flu shot this year
(AP) -- It's time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall: Vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
Lung Cancer Oncogene Holds Key To Turning Off Cancer Stem Cells
Scientists have found that the lung cancer oncogene PKCiota is necessary for the proliferation of lung cancer stem cells. These stem cells are rare and powerful master cells that manufacture...
Molecular Mechanism Underlying Form Of Diabetes Revealed
By investigating a rare and severe form of diabetes in children, researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that regulates specialized pancreatic cells and insulin secretion. The mechanism involves a...
Gene Variant Heightens Risk Of Severe Liver Disease In Cystic Fibrosis
New research could lead to earlier detection and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis liver disease and better treatment options for the patients affected by the disease.
Worldwide isotope shortage poses challenge
RESTON, Va., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A worldwide shortage of a radioisotope is starting to affect U.S. nuclear medicine testing, researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine said.
Autoimmune response can induce pancreatic tumour rejection
Immune responses are capable of killing tumours before they can be directed toward normal body tissue, according to new scientific findings published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American...
Study: Hairstylists can help identify older clients who need health services
Hairstylists may have a unique opportunity to help steer their elderly clients to needed health services, according to a small, exploratory study...
Lapatinib shows minimal effect against liver cancer
Use of the molecularly targeted agent lapatinib to delay tumour growth and improve the survival of patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer, only benefited certain subgroups of patients....
Scientists are researching how salmonella kills tumours
In the scientific journal PLoS ONE, Sara Bartels and Siegfried Weiss of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany now show how the bacteria migrate into tumours....
Rice researchers seek better vaccine procedure
As manufacturers work furiously to make a vaccine to protect against 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus, a Rice University bioengineer is trying to improve the process for future flu seasons....
Rats move toward the food but do not eat
Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn't make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers discovered that deactivating the basolateral...
Link found between depression, early stages of chronic kidney disease
One in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found...
New recommendations can help health providers prepare for electronic record push
A new framework of recommendations created by health informatics researchers may help doctors and hospitals prepare for a federal initiative to expand the use of electronic health records (EHRs). The...
ADHD study links chemical to symptoms
Classic symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, including inattention and the lack of impulse control, might be caused by a disruption of a chemical in the brain that helps cells...
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Dopamine primes kidneys for a new host
Transplant patients may fare better if brain-dead organ donors receive an infusion of the compound before surgery
Children with asthma more vulnerable to H1N1 virus
Nearly a dozen 7th graders with asthma were welcomed along with other classmates back to school today by a special guest who had a message for them about staying healthy...
Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis
A Medical Center scientist has been awarded a $2 million Era of Hope Scholar Research Award to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate...
US says Tamiflu for the sick, not a preventive
(AP) -- Federal health officials put out new guidelines Tuesday that say the flu medicines Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick with...
Current Hepatitis C Treatments Work Equally Well, Researchers Report
The three treatment combinations for clearing the most common form of the hepatitis C virus work equally well with similar side effects, researchers have found. Hepatitis C affects nearly 4...
New Approach to Wound Healing May be Easy on Skin, but Hard on Bacteria
In a presentation today (Aug. 19) to the American Chemical Society meeting, Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described an experimental approach to wound healing that...
U-M researchers find target for pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that targeting of a novel gene utilizing genetic and pharmacologic strategies was successful in treating pulmonary fibrosis in mice and will be...
Microbiologists Find Defense Molecule That Senses Respiratory Viruses
Research reported in Nature Immunology points toward potential immune therapies for individuals at high risk for RSV and flu, two common respiratory viruses. This could benefit infants, children, the elderly...
Study questions dioxin's link to cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study of Dow Chemical workers suggest that exposure to dioxin may not increase the risk for certain cancers, as is widely believed.