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42 Days No More? Fresh Blood Not Superior, Says Study
There may be good news for the blood donation business; the shelf life of blood has perhaps gotten longer.In a finding that runs counter to commonly held beliefs about fresh...
NA-1: Clinical Trial Shows Neuroprotectant Drug Protects Brain Against Stroke Damage
A neuroprotectant drug has been shown to protect the human brain against the damaging effects of stroke. The clinical trial was a randomized, double blind, multi-center trial that was conducted...
Control for coral-eating starfish
Scientists may have developed a protein mixture that can destroy the coral-destroying Crown of Thorns starfish without harming reefs.
A close eye on population growth
Projections that global population growth will level out in coming decades are not assured, an expert said Wednesday, adding that just a one-child difference in global fertility would mean an extra 10 billion...
When it comes to treating breast cancer, 'doing less does more' for patients, research suggests
Oncologists and researchers are discovering that when it comes to treating breast cancer, "doing less does more" for patients. This approach kills the cancer while improving cure rates and decreasing...
Scientists battle harmful water toxins
University of Ulster scientists are collaborating with international research partners to develop a new 'clean' technology to destroy water toxins caused by harmful algal blooms.
Mom's Depression Alters Baby Language Learning
Treatment changes baby's language development, too.
Researchers a Step Closer to Controlling Inflammation in MS
A University of Adelaide researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).
Every third child incorrectly restrained in cars, study suggests
Car accidents are the main cause of serious injury and death among children in Norway. A new study shows that 37 per cent of all children under 16 years are...
Novel one-step system for restoring voice in throat cancer patients
Patients who have lost their voice box through disease such as throat cancer may be able to speak immediately after a procedure to create a small opening at the throat....
Methodist Awarded First DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
The Methodist Neurological Institute's Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center, the largest stroke unit in Houston's Texas Medical Center, is the first hospital in the United States to receive a comprehensive stroke...
Nearly half of children with autism wander or ‘bolt’ from safe places
A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) found that nearly half of children with [...]
A novel oncogenic network specific to liver cancer initiation
Researchers in Europe and Asia led by Erwin Wagner from the CNIO identify a connection between an oncogene, an epigenetic modulator and an anti-apoptotic regulator relevant to liver cancer initiation
Blood clot enzymes dispose cells
The enzymes that breakdown blood clots also dispose of cells that die prematurely from disease or trauma, new research has found.
Study: Men with shaved heads look more dominant
Researchers find men with shorn heads seem stronger, more masculine -- and less attractive
iCancer: closing the net around cancer by getting the public involved | Stephen Curry
The iCancer campaign uses social media to raise money for a Swedish lab to develop its novel therapy, but it raises important questions about public involvement in funding decisionsHow should the public be...
Easier test for blindness cause
Researchers have developed a quick, accurate and cheap test for one of the word's leading causes of blindness.
Why are we waging a war on wheat?
As Canadians gather this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving, there is a growing movement afoot to demonize one of the staples of the Canadian harvest: wheat. An increasing number of books,...
California Fight to Ensure Marijuana Goes Only to the Sick
While the federal government cracks down on dispensaries of medical marijuana, Los Angeles repealed a recent ban on them.
Naval Medical Center San Diego expanding its prosthetics lab
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are arriving at the Naval Medical Center San Diego with multiple amputations — and a need for prosthetics suited to multiple activities.To meet...
Life after cancer
For many patients, remission of the disease is just the first step in a long and emotionally draining process of recoveryCancer news usually involves unremittingly grim stories about carcinogens or rising cancer rates. But recently...
Genome-wide study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis
Researchers have identified eight new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings advance our understanding of the genetic basis of the skin disorder, which...
Where's the evidence, Jeremy Hunt? | Wendy Savage
Only someone totally out of touch with women and the medical reasons for abortion could reach this conclusionJeremy Hunt, the newly appointed secretary of state for health, has unwisely shown his bias against...
Breathe in, breathe out: New way of imaging lungs could improve COPD diagnosis and treatment
A new approach to lung scanning could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a lung disease that affects approximately 24 million Americans and is the country’s third-highest cause of death....
Pooled Phase III Data Supporting Perampanel Partial Epilepsy Treatment
New data shared today with Europe's epilepsy community at the 10th European Congress on Epileptology (ECE) in London, demonstrated the efficacy of Fycompa(R) (perampanel) in reducing partial-onset seizures, the most...
Off the Shelf: ‘Cost Disease’ Offers a Case for Health Care Calm
In a new book, William J. Baumol offers an explanation for why some costs rise faster than others — and how we can still afford labor-intensive services in the future.
Cultural Studies: Helping a Gay Child to Come Out
Wider acceptance of gays and lesbians have made the process of coming out less stigmatizing for many children, but it remains a difficult process.
Scant Drug Maker Oversight in Meningitis Outbreak
The rising toll has cast a harsh light on the loose regulations that legal experts say allowed a company to sell an unsafe drug to pain clinics.