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Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack
When faced with patients suffering a heart attack, doctors have two choices: inject them with medication to dissolve the blood clot (fibrinolytic therapy) or insert a small balloon to open...
Protein That Protects Sperm, Reduces Miscarriage Rates Identified
Researchers have identified a protein that helps protect immature mouse sperm from oxidative stress. When male mice over one year old lacking this protein were mated with normal female mice,...
Could Older Population Have Enough Exposure To Past H1N1 Flu Strains To Avoid Infection?
The outbreak of H1N1 in 1977 may have an impact on this pandemic. In the late 1970s, an influenza H1N1 appeared in humans. It had a pandemic-like spread that began...
Deaths related to swine flu rise to 7 in Ontario
Ontario has had three more deaths associated with swine flu since Monday, raising the province's total to seven, the province's chief medical officer of health said Wednesday.
Experimental urine test could help diagnose appendicitis in children
A protein found in urine may help indicate which children need surgery for appendicitis, a U.S. study suggests.
New research discovers link between smoking and brain damage
New research which suggests a direct link between smoking and brain damage will be published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry. Researchers, led by Debapriya Ghosh and...
Pesticide susceptibility in children lasts longer than expected
Although it is known that infants are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of pesticides, this increased vulnerability may extend much longer into childhood than expected, according to...
‘Chemical Nose’ May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Using a "chemical nose" array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between...
Advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases
Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist. That's...
Placenta: New Source For Harvesting Stem Cells
Scientists have revealed a new avenue for harvesting stem cells -- from a woman's placenta, or more specifically the discarded placentas of healthy newborns. The study also finds there are...
Mouse Model Of Parkinson's Reproduces Nonmotor Symptoms
Nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's include digestive and sleep problems, loss of sense of smell and depression. A mouse with a mutation in a gene responsible for packaging neurotransmitters like dopamine...
Inflammation markers linked more with fatal than nonfatal cardiovascular events in elderly
A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine shows that for elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, the presence of inflammatory markers in the blood...
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Chain reaction of the immune system frozen
A team of scientists led by chemist and NWO Pioneer laureate Piet Gros and medical microbiologist Jos van Strijp from Utrecht University have succeeded in freezing a chain reaction of...
More harm than good?
Sales of vitamin supplements containing antioxidants are booming. But research suggests they don't always work - and may even increase the risk of disease. By Justine Davies
Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement
Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"
Researchers Tackle Childhood Epilepsy
Researchers have discovered a potential new way to treat childhood epilepsy using a widely available therapeutic drug. In the first use of a mouse model of cortical dysplasia, they introduced...
New Strategies To Prevent Childhood Obesity
Researchers have developed new strategies for combating childhood obesity, including using wireless body networks and interactive multimedia to promote physical activity in children.
Jean Dausset, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 92
Mr. Dausset was a French immunologist who performed influential research that, among other things, improved the chances of success in organ transplants.
Heart study questions diabetes drugs
A molecular pathway could explain how a class of drugs leads to heart failure.
Has NIH funding improved public health?
Increased funding for biomedical research boosts health and economy, researchers claim.
Red yeast rice may lower cholesterol
Two years ago, Chuck Jones of Yardley, Pa., had high cholesterol, but his medicine caused severe leg cramps that routinely ruined his sleep.
New device measures heart health with drop of blood
(PhysOrg.com) -- Is your heart sound? To answer that question, all assistant professor Shashi Murthy needs is a single drop of your blood.
Nicaragua: Rotavirus vaccine reduces risk of severe diarrhoea
A Nicaraguan study has found that a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is effective at reducing the risk of severe diarrhoea in children.
Global Health: Aids: Discrimination in Visa Laws Poses Risk to Those With AIDS, Rights Group Says
About a third of the world’s countries limit the right of people with H.I.V. to enter or stay, even if their disease is under control with drugs.
Study: Modest Cost Hikes From Climate Bill
Congressional Budget Office Reports That Proposed Bill Would Increase Household Costs By $175
Cases: In a Lifeless Birth, a Midwife’s Opened Eyes
My new job had been to usher in life. Then came the day death intruded.
A Chance for Clues to Brain Injury in Combat Blasts
Twenty members of the military have donated their brain tissue upon death to help scientists determine the effects of blast injuries on the brain.