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Novel studies of gene regulation in brain development may mean new treatment of mental disorders
Researchers have come up with a novel way to describe a time-dependent brain development based on coherent–gene-groups (CGGs) and transcription-factors (TFs) hierarchy. The findings could lead to new drug designs...
Running too far, too fast, and too long speeds progress 'to finish line of life'
Vigorous exercise is good for health, but only if it's limited to a maximum daily dose of between 30 and 50 minutes, say researchers.
Diabetics with cancer dangerously ignore blood sugar
When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer -- for which they are at higher risk -- they ignore their diabetes to focus on cancer. But high blood...
Guineafowl may spread, not halt, fever-bearing ticks in turkey
The country Turkey releases non-native guineafowl to eat ticks that carry deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Yet research suggests guineafowl eat few ticks, but carry the parasites on their feathers, possibly...
Advances in understanding of the mechanisms of drug resistance to dual-agent chemotherapy in recurrent ovarian cancer
More than half of all patients with ovarian cancer experience recurrent disease and will eventually fail to respond to chemotherapy. The failure of chemotherapy is usually due to the development...
Gene involved in lung tumor growth identified
Lung cancer researchers have identified a gene that plays a role in the growth and spread of non-small cell lung cancer tumors, opening the door for potential new treatment options.
Winnipeg infant undergoes experimental treatment in Calgary
An infant girl from Winnipeg has undergone an experimental transplant procedure in Calgary, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.
X-ray laser helps fight sleeping sickness: Exploiting parasite's weak spot may lead to new treatments
Scientists have mapped a weak spot in the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, pinpointing a promising new target for treating a disease that kills tens of thousands of people...
Controversial treatment for autism may do more harm than good, researchers find
A controversial treatment for autism spectrum disorder is not only ineffective but may be harmful, according to a new study.
Sneak peek at early course of bladder infection caused by widespread, understudied parasite
Using standard tools of the molecular-biology trade and a new, much-improved animal model of a prevalent but poorly understood tropical parasitic disease called urogenital schistosomiasis, researchers were able to obtain...
Promising drug slows down advance of Parkinson's disease and improves symptoms
Treating Parkinson's disease patients with the experimental drug GM1 ganglioside improved symptoms and slowed their progression during a two and a half-year trial.
US Birth Rate Hits New Low
A drastic drop in the birth rate among immigrants has greatly contributed to the overall decrease.
Hearing On UCLA Lab Death Begins
Lab Safety: Outcome will determine whether chemistry professor’s case will go to trial
Resolving debate about how tumors spread
Scientists have shown for the first time how cancer cells control the ON/OFF switch of a program used by developing embryos to effectively metastasize in vivo, breaking free and spreading...
Scientists identify key biological mechanism in multiple sclerosis
Scientists have defined for the first time a key underlying process implicated in multiple sclerosis -- a disease that causes progressive and irreversible damage to nerve cells in the brain...
Leukemia-Killing Plasma Beam Could Offer New Cancer Treatments
A low-temperature 'plasma blowtorch' triggers death of diseased cells.
Gilda's Club name change seen as insult to Radner
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa?...
Help for Cambridge youths
Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty members are working with the city of Cambridge to provide mental health services in partnership with police, schools, and youth services programs, as part of a wide-ranging effort...
Question Mark: Why Does Hearing Decline in Baby Boomers?
Hearing loss is common among baby boomers — but not as common as it was for their parents at a similar age.
Defining career paths in health systems improvement
Among numerous programs aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the US health care system, training the next generation of experts needed to help lead these efforts has received...
Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers Elected 2012 Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers Dr. Shahin Rafii and Dr. Xin-Yun Huang have been elected new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest...
Patients needing long-term care clog hospitals
Elderly Canadians waiting in hospitals to get a long-term care bed creates a ripple effect of delays in the health-care system, two new reports show.
Young surgeons prone to error when distracted in OR
A study has found that young, less-experienced surgeons made major surgical mistakes almost half the time during a “simulated” gall [...]
Low-Intensity Vibration May Provide Some Of The Same Benefits To Obese People As Exercise
If you are obese, it is reasonably well-established that you are not going to exercise and vibration machines that sound like they might be less work, like the kind developed...
Increasing poverty in older age will lead to adverse health outcomes, experts say
Many people will be much poorer than they had expected in their older age and this has profound implications for the health of our ageing population claims an editorial.
Scientists Describe The Genetic Signature Of A Vital Set Of Neurons
Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified two genes involved in establishing the neuronal circuits required for breathing, findings which could advance treatments for spinal cord injuries, ALS.
Merck Serono Donates 100 Millionth Tablet For Schistosomiasis Treatment
Merck Serono, a division of Merck, has donated its 100 millionth praziquantel tablet to the World Health Organization (WHO). read more
Biscuits - And The Creation Of Cranial Vibrations
Does one’s skull vibrate when chewing biscuits? The answer is yes, up to a point – that’s according to a recentl experimental study performed by the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery,...