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Older Americans with diabetes living longer without disability, US study shows
Older Americans with diabetes born in the 1940s are living longer and with less disability performing day to day tasks than those born 10 years earlier, according to new research.
Scoliosis linked to disruptions in spinal fluid flow
Irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence, a new study in zebrafish...
'Invisible wounds of war' now visible
Scientists have discovered a unique pattern of scarring in the brains of deceased service members who were exposed to blast injury that differs from those exposed to other types of...
Research team first to identify AF1q protein associated with multiple myeloma, extramedullary disease
A group of researchers is the first to identify a protein, AF1q, associated with multiple myeloma and a condition that occurs in approximately one-fourth of very aggressive multiple myeloma, extramedullary...
New drug clears psoriasis in patients in long-term trials
Stephen FellerCHICAGO, June 10 (UPI) -- The drug ixekizumab improved or cleared psoriasis in about 80 percent of patients during a series of clinical trials, according researchers.
WHO says delaying pregnancy an option for women in Zika areas
The World Health Organization says women who live in areas where Zika is spreading should consider delaying pregnancy, since there's no other sure way to avoid the virus' devastating birth...
High-risk MS therapy gives trial subjects 'last shot at living'
New Canadian research led by two Ottawa doctors and published in The Lancet medical journal on Thursday suggests a high-risk therapy may stop multiple sclerosis from progressing, and even reverse...
Disjointed: Cell differences may explain why rheumatoid arthritis varies by location
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Pennsylvania and China, report that not only are there distinct differences in key cellular processes and...
Why Do Health Costs Keep Rising? These People Know
Actuaries normally toil far from the limelight, but their calculations are feeding a roaring national debate over insurance premiums and the Affordable Care Act.
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to wrist injury
The Sports Xchange Rafael Nadal won't be playing in Wimbledon, the tennis star announced Thursday.
St. Louis Cardinals coach Bruce Arians cancels final minicamp practice
The Sports Xchange Coach Bruce Arians was impressed with the way his team practiced after two days of its scheduled three-day mandatory minicamp.
Sam Bradford complimentary of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson
The Sports Xchange PHILADELPHIA -- Quarterback Sam Bradford and head coach Doug Pederson have developed a very good relationship.
Mount Sinai researchers track HIV in real time as it infects and spreads in living tissue
By watching brightly glowing HIV-infected immune cells move within mice, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown how infected immune cells latch onto an uninfected...
New comorbidity tool predicts risk of hospitalization and death in psoriatic arthriti
New comorbidity tool predicts risk of hospitalisation and premature death in psoriatic arthriti.
Heart monitor implant could save lives in patients with serious immune disease
Heart monitor implant could save lives in patients with serious immune disease.
Older runners can maintain their 'fuel efficiency'
HealthDay News Runners over age 65 could burn oxygen at nearly the same rate as much younger runners, a new study finds.
Bifocals might trip up seniors
HealthDay News Wearing bifocals or progressive lenses may cause visual blurring. And that puts older people at risk of making a misstep and falling, researchers say.
Researchers watch skin cells 'walk' to wounds
Skin cells typically spend their entire existence in one place on your body. But Washington State University researchers have seen how the cells will alter the proteins holding them in...
Merck to make drugs for contract manufacturer
Pharma giant plans $60 million investment in microbial facility to supply Fujifilm Diosynth
Synthetic drug traffickers outpace U.S. laws, senators say
Hundreds of new substances lack controls, pose threats
2 Teens Die After Drinking Racing Fuel & Soda Mix
Two teens in Tennessee died after drinking a mixture of racing fuel and soda at a party, which was concocted as a substitute for alcohol.
A new way to nip AIDS in the bud
When new HIV particles bud from an infected cell, the enzyme protease activates to help the viruses infect more cells. Modern AIDS drugs control the disease by inhibiting protease. Now...
Battelle, Halyard teaming on Navy medical project
Geoff ZiezulewiczCOLUMBUS, Ohio, June 9 (UPI) -- Battelle and Halyard Health to team up on $14.4 million U.S. Navy project aimed at saving more tissue after battlefield injuries, Battelle announced...
Scientists unpack how Toxoplasma infection is linked to neurodegenerative disease
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects a third of the world's population. Working on mice, biomedical scientists report that Toxoplasma infection leads to a disruption of neurotransmitters in the brain...
[Report] Targeting of cancer neoantigens with donor-derived T cell receptor repertoires
Accumulating evidence suggests that clinically efficacious cancer immunotherapies are driven by T cell reactivity against DNA mutation–derived neoantigens. However, among the large number of predicted neoantigens, only a minority is recognized by autologous patient...
Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized, will have heart surgery
Doug G. WareROME, June 9 (UPI) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will have heart surgery to correct a defective valve after a heart attack his doctors say could...
New mode of action for streptomycin holds promise of treating drug-resistant infections
Researchers report in PLOS Biology the mechanism by which streptomycin, one of the oldest and most widely used antibiotics, penetrates into bacterial cells. The study performed by scientists at UT...
Residents unnerved by adult baby store in Chicago suburb
Ben HooperMOUNT PLEASANT, Ill., June 9 (UPI) -- Some residents of a Chicago suburb are calling for the removal of a business catering to adults who enjoy acting like and...