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Commonly Used Medications Associated With Impaired Physical Function In Older Adults
Older adults who take drugs designed to block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine -- including common medications for incontinence, high blood pressure and allergies -- are more likely to be dependent in...
How Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics
Researchers have discovered how some bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment by turning on resistance mechanisms when exposed to the drugs. The findings could lead to more effective antibiotics to treat...
Physical Activity, Healthy Eating And BMI Not Linked In Older Teens
Contrary to what many researchers expect, physically active older teens don't necessarily eat a healthier diet than their less-active contemporaries. And there appeared to be no link between body mass...
Researchers find quick way to make human monoclonal antibodies against flu
Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)--highly specific, identical, infection-fighting proteins produced in large quantities in the lab in cell lines that are derived from a single cell--against influenza can be rapidly produced...
New Surgery Improves Head And Neck Cancer Treatment
Latest robotics surgery trend has made its debut in the ear, nose and throat specialty, where cancer and otolaryngology surgeons say the like the improved accuracy. Patients benefit from reduced...
MicroCT Of Skeleton Can ID Even The Subtlest Birth Defects
A technique called microscopic X-ray computed tomography (microCT) is affording scientists the ability to visualize even the subtlest birth defects in prenatal and postnatal bats, mice, opossums and primates, which...
Muscular dystrophy type linked to missing protein: study
French and German researchers have discovered a promising protein link to a form of muscular dystrophy that affects the voluntary muscles around the hips and shoulders, according to a study...
Melanoma Of The Rectum: A Rare Entity
A 41-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of changed defecation patterns and rectal bleeding. A 3-cm polypoid tumor of the lower rectum was found at rectosigmoidoscopy. Dissemination studies did...
Anti-fibrotic Mechanism Of A Chinese Medicinal Herb May Inspire Drug Development
Scientists have determined that the antifibrotic function of Chinese herbal extract Cpd 861 is mediated by both downregulating the synthesis of collagens and upregulating the degradation of collagens. This effect...
Flower Power May Bring Ray Of Sunshine To Cancer Sufferers
A mini-protein found in sunflower seeds could be the key to stopping tumors spreading in prostate cancer patients, according to researchers.
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Butter-flavored Popcorn Ingredient Suspected Cause Of Lung Disease
An unusually high incidence of lung disease has been diagnosed in workers at popcorn factories. Researchers are focusing on diacetyl, the ingredient which is largely responsible for the odor and...
New Treatment Could Reduce Chronic Lung Disease In Premature Babies
A less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that premature babies need to help them breathe, could reduce the incidence of respiratory problems they'll have later, physicians say.
Climate change threats to HIV rates
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales...
Immune System Kick-started In Moist Nasal Lining In Sinusitis, Asthma And Colds
Scientists have outlined a new path for potential therapies to combat inflammation associated with sinusitis and asthma based on a new understanding of the body's earliest immune response in the...
Drug therapy benefits diabetic eye disease
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say a new drug designed to treat diabetic eye disease performed better in clinical trials than did the current standard...
New survival factors ID'd for preemies
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 30 (UPI) -- A consortium of 19 U.S. medical scientists says it's identified four new factors that can be used to help predict a...
Online Intervention Paramount For Reducing HIV In High-risk Population
Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and...
How to Clip Bird Flu's Wings [News]
In the absence of news reports, bird flu might seem to have flown the coop. Unfortunately, it never actually went away--and is now worse than ever. "There are more flu...
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Is a cure for Alzheimer's just years away?German researchers report in Science that they developed a drug that may combat Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects some five million...
Smoking is a major cause of gum disease: study
Almost a third of the more than two million cases of gum disease among Australians are caused by smoking, according to research by University of Adelaide researchers in the Australian...
Study of Bacteria Levels in Aircraft Shows Low Risk to Travelers
A study measuring bacterial concentrations in cabin air on 12 commercial passenger aircraft has shown that flying may be safer than we think. Elevated levels of bacteria were detected at...
Drug use on the decline
A report has found that, overall, the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs has dropped since 2004, yet teenagers are still drinking dangerous amounts.
Cancer kills more indigenous people
Indigenous New Zealanders and Hawaiians are more likely to die from cancers than people of European descent living in the same countries, according to research.
Scientists find trick to fast metabolism
Researchers have learnt how to manipulate fat cells in a way that speeds up metabolism, aids weight loss and prevents diabetes.
Early intervention could stop crime
There are several risk factors that could predispose children to a life of crime, revealed new findings that may aid early intervention programs.
Opinion: ECT - what no one is talking about
ECT, or electro-convulsive therapy, is used as a treatment for people with depression. The trouble is, not much is known about it, writes Sam Westgarth.
Feature: Taking medicine back to nature
From reptile blood to green tea, medical researchers are borrowing from the natural remedies of the past to improve health today, writes Catherine Madden.