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98 Year Old Drug Suramin Reverses Autism-Like Symptoms In Mice
In the many hypotheses surrounding autism, one posits it is the consequence of abnormal cell communication. Researchers at the U.C. San Diego recently did a study using a drug from 1916,...
Leukaemia: researchers find genetic switch to repair cancer cells in mice
Melbourne medical institute uses differentiation therapy to rehabilitate cells that have become malignant Continue reading...
Surgical patients more likely to follow medication instructions when provided simple instruction sheet
Patients who receive a simple, multicolor, standardized medication instruction sheet before surgery are more likely to comply with their physician’s instructions and experience a significantly shorter post-op stay in recovery....
Systemic lupus erythematosus: Quest for safer treatment
The treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus has traditionally been based on glucocorticoids administered orally. Nevertheless, these drugs were known to cause serious side effects. In order to determine whether a...
New compound to treat depression identified
A compound, hydroxynorketamine (HNK), has been identified by researchers that may treat symptoms of depression just as effectively and rapidly as ketamine, without the unwanted side effects associated with the...
Gene differences in yellow fever, malaria mosquitoes mapped
Entomologists have developed a chromosome map for about half of the genome of the mosquito Aedes agypti, the major carrier of dengue fever and yellow fever. With the map, researchers...
Conditions linked to deadly bird flu revealed: High risk areas identified
A dangerous strain of avian influenza, H7N9, that's causing severe illness and deaths in China may be inhabiting a small fraction of its potential range and appears at risk of...
Gut bacteria predict survival after stem cell transplant, study shows
The diversity of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of patients receiving stem cell transplants may be an important predictor of their post-transplant survival, researchers report. Researchers found a strong connection...
Growing use of complex therapies for heart rhythm abnormalities
The White Book contains data on the use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices including pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, and lead extractions procedures in Europe. Its newest...
Barriers to obtaining gene expression profiling test heightened perceived value
Barriers to obtaining gene expression profiling tests heightened their perceived importance among patients with early breast cancer who were deciding whether to have chemotherapy, a new study says. Gene expression...
Lawmakers urge Medicare coverage for cancer test
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 130 lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to expand coverage for a lung-cancer test under Medicare that could cost the program...
Looking for a Cure: U.S. Tries to Save More AIDS Babies
The U.S. government is looking for newborns infected with the AIDS virus to see if they can be cured.
Babies in Quebec hospital to get monitoring bracelets after abduction attempt
Ed AdamczykTROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, June 17 (UPI) -- Newborns at a Quebec hospital will wear electronic monitoring bracelets, the regional health agency said Tuesday, after a baby was abducted in May.
US MERS Patients Did Not Spread Virus in Hospitals or Homes
Two people who traveled to the United States after contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) do not appear to have spread the virus to their family members or health care...
How experimental regenerative medicine therapies can regrow damaged heart muscle
Stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease isn’t a medical pipe dream – it’s a reality today, although patients need to better understand the complex science behind these experimental treatments, according...
Three parents and a baby: Scientists advise caution with regard to artificial insemination method
The approval of a new treatment method by which three parents will be able to beget a child is being discussed since a few years in Great Britain and will...
Nanoshell shields foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system
A nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy has been developed by nanoengineers. Enzymes are naturally smart machines that are responsible for many...
Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption. "Taxes...
Promising T cell therapy to protect from infections after transplant
When patients have to undergo a bone marrow transplant, the procedure weakens their immune system. Viruses that are usually kept in check in a healthy immune system may then cause...
Breast cancer diagnosis, mammography improved by considering patient risk
A new approach to examining mammograms that takes into account a woman's health risk profile would reduce the number of cancer instances missed and also cut the number of false...
HIV trial attacked
Critics question ethics of allowing pregnant women to receive treatment that falls below the standard in their country.Nature 510 324 doi: 10.1038/510324a
Scientists may have worked out how stress causes heart attacks
New research suggests films of bacteria are keeping heart attack-causing plaques out of the blood stream, but stress hormones are setting them free.
FEATURE: WATCH: Is it OK to sit on a public toilet seat?
AsapSCIENCE answer one of the most divisive questions out there - should you hover over public toilet seats or cover them with toilet paper?
MERS virus of concern before hajj, WHO says
The deadly MERS virus remains a serious public health problem, especially with the approach of haj pilgrimages, but a recent surge in Saudi cases of the respiratory disease appears to...
Cardiac arrests kill 8 young hockey players in 9 years
Hockey Canada records show there have been at least eight deaths of minor and major junior league hockey players over the last nine years from cardiac arrests suffered on the...
Beaver attack sends New York man to the hospital with deep puncture wounds
Evan BleierROCHESTER, N.Y., June 17 (UPI) -- A beaver attacked a man, pulling him from the kayak he was paddling through the Irondequoit Creek, and he was taken to the...
KFC puts $30,000 toward medical bills for scarred girl kicked out of restaurant
Aileen GraefJACKSON, Miss., June 17 (UPI) -- KFC has donated $30,000 toward medical bills for the 3-year-old girl kicked out of one of their restaurants because her scars were "disrupting"...
Tests Confirm That Beloved Hawk Succumbed to Multiple Rat Poisons
Tufts Wildlife Clinic has established the Ruby Memorial Research Fund to monitor the health effects of rodenticides on birds of prey.