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Prevalence, risk factors for diabetic macular edema explored in study
The odds of having diabetic macular edema, a leading cause of vision loss in patients with diabetes mellitus, appears to be higher in non-Hispanic black patients than white patients, as...
Vitamin B12: Deficiency & Supplements
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem. Supplements can treat a deficiency, but doctors recommended getting vitamin B12 from foods.
Global Update: New Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus
All participants in the first phase of the trial developed antibodies that lasted at least six months, suggesting the vaccine may provide long-term protection against the chikungunya virus.
Food allergies more widespread among inner-city children
Already known for their higher-than-usual risk of asthma and environmental allergies, young inner-city children appear to suffer disproportionately from food allergies as well, according to results of a study. "Our...
Cystic fibrosis mucus defect present at birth, study shows
Mucus is key to keeping our lungs clean and clear of bacteria, viruses, and other foreign particles that can cause infection and inflammation. When we inhale microbes and dust, they...
Single enzyme necessary for development of diabetes
An enzyme called 12-LO promotes the obesity-induced oxidative stress in the pancreatic cells that leads to pre-diabetes, and diabetes. 12-LO's enzymatic action is the last step in the production of...
Missing Amish sisters found safe in New York State
Frances BurnsCANTON, N.Y., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Two Amish sisters were found safe a day after they were apparently abducted from their family's roadside stand in a New York town...
Early antibiotic exposure leads to lifelong metabolic disturbances in mice
Antibiotic exposure during a critical window of early development disrupts the bacterial landscape of the gut, home to trillions of diverse microbes, and permanently reprograms the body’s metabolism, setting up...
Genetic signal prevents immune cells from turning against the body
A control signal for the immune system has been discovered that could help treat autoimmune diseases and cancer. "We discovered a mechanism responsible for stabilizing the cells that maintain immune...
Researchers develop strategy to combat genetic ALS, FTD
A new therapeutic strategy to combat the most common genetic risk factor for the neurodegenerative disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been...
Potential drug therapy for kidney stones identified in mouse study
Anyone who has suffered from kidney stones is keenly aware of the lack of drugs to treat the condition, which often causes excruciating pain. New research in mice suggests that...
Drugs that flush out HIV may impair killer T cells, possibly hindering HIV eradication
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have shown promise in 'flushing out' HIV from latently infected cells, potentially exposing the reservoirs available for elimination by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), also called killer...
Low education, smoking, high blood pressure may lead to increased stroke risk
Poorly educated adults who smoke face a higher risk of stroke than smokers with a higher education. The combination of smoking and high blood pressure increased stroke risk the most,...
Health Officials Try to Quell Fear of Ebola Spreading by Air Travel
The World Health Organization reacted after Korean Airlines suspended flights to Kenya, which is not among the countries afflicted by the Ebola outbreak.
Gender Disparity In Desire For Living Donor Kidney Transplants - By Recipients
Kidney failure is a devastating condition and there are never enough donors for recipients - so it seems strange that anyone would be hesitant about getting one, but a new...
Vampire Plant Sucks Victim's Genes While Feeding
Like an herbivorous Count Dracula, a snakelike vine coils around its leafy victim, punctures its stem and proceeds to suck out its life juices.
Antibodies, Together with Viral 'Inducers,' Found to Control HIV in Mice
Although HIV can now be effectively suppressed using anti-retroviral drugs, it still comes surging back the moment the flow of drugs is stopped. Latent reservoirs of HIV-infected cells, invisible to...
Lawyers ask judge to move Marathon bombing trial out of Boston
Frances BurnsBOSTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge delayed a decision Thursday on moving the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Washington.
Tool drummer Danny Carey to perform with Primus
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Tool dummer Danny Carey, "a golden-haired noble sequoia," will perform a number of shows with Primus while Tim Alexander recovers from open heart...
The spiritual person: Alcohol releases the 'beast within'
Results of the study indicate that violence decreases as spirituality increases in persons who received the non-alcohol beverage. However, quite unexpectedly, violence actually increased as spirituality increased in persons who...
Long antibiotic treatments: Slowly growing bacteria to blame
Whether pneumonia or sepsis, infectious diseases are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. One reason for this is the growing antibiotic resistance. But even non-resistant bacteria can survive antibiotics for some...
Australian hospital sends out 200 death notices for living patients
Evan BleierMELBOURNE, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Austin Hospital in Melbourne accidentally faxed 200 death notices about patients who are still alive to the family doctors of their patients.
Novel nanovehicle transports drug cocktail to target cancer
Combination therapies, or "drug cocktails," are part and parcel of modern anti-cancer treatments today. The more researchers learn about cancer and its surreptitiously lethal impact on the body, the more...
Antibiotics in infancy may cause obesity in adults
By altering the microbiome of infant mice, drugs predisposed the animals to gain fat as adults.
Alaska woman walks to truck, drives herself to hospital after bear attack
Evan BleierCORDOVA, Alaska, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Alaska woman Thea Thomas walked to her truck and drove herself to the hospital after she was attacked by a brown bear.
Methadone alternative helping young patients
Suboxone, an alternative to methadone, was made more widely available in the province in December.
7 tips to prevent amputations during DIY home renos
A plastic surgeon in Montreal who specializes in treating amputations wants people doing their own home renos to be careful with power tools.
That pain and itch may be signs of skin cancer
Asking patients if a suspicious skin lesion is painful or […]