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What’s best for very low birth weight babies
While the health benefits of breast feeding baby are well known, a new study finds that, for very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, a small amount of fortification can improve...
Exploring the two-way linkages between binge drinking and unemployment
Many studies have found that problem drinking is related to subsequent unemployment; However, the reverse association is unclear. Some studies have found that unemployment can increase total drinking, alcohol disorders,...
By Studying Animal Health, Researchers Find Improved Ways for Developing, Testing Cancer Therapies
A Kansas State University research team has made valuable findings in the search for cancer's cure. While researching ways to improve animal health, the scientists have made two important discoveries...
Japanese Spared of Nuclear Contamination, Study Suggests
The first look at human exposure to Fukushima's radiation reveals residents of one city are OK.
Parasitic worms: Friend or foe?
Intestinal parasites infect more than a billion people world-wide, of which approximately 10% become ill. Although the thought of parasitic [...]
Key culprit causing muscle atrophy identified
Researchers have identified a key protein that causes muscles to atrophy. The protein, Gadd45a, is responsible for 40 percent of the gene activity associated with muscle deterioration. The finding opens...
Modification of tumor suppressor affects sensitivity to potential GBM treatment
Biologists and oncologists have long understood that a protein called the epidermal growth factor receptor or EGFR is altered in at least 50 percent of patients with glioblastoma. Yet patients...
New class of drugs may affect cancer and aging
An international team has reported the development of a new class of drugs that may prove useful in the treatment of cancer and aging-associated disorders.
Supercomputers solve riddle of congenital heart defects
With the aid of pioneering technology, Danish scientists have charted several of the complex biological processes behind congenital heart defects. In time, the research promises to provide better ways to...
For Young Adults, Appearance Matters More than Health
When it comes to college-age individuals taking care of their bodies, appearance is more important than health, research conducted at [...]
Egg yolk consumption almost as bad as smoking when it comes to atherosclerosis, study suggests
Newly published research shows that eating egg yolks accelerates atherosclerosis in a manner similar to smoking cigarettes. Surveying more than 1,200 patients, Dr. Spence found regular consumption of egg yolks...
Butter flavoring ingredient in microwave popcorn, thought safe for food industry workers, is a respiratory hazard
The ingredient 2,3-pentanedione (PD), used to impart the flavor and aroma of butter in microwave popcorn, is a respiratory hazard that can also alter gene expression in the brain of...
Existing drugs offer new treatment options for high-risk childhood leukemia subtype
Discovery of the genetic basis of a high-risk subtype of leukemia shows some patients might benefit from existing targeted therapies, advancing the goal of curing all children with the most...
New class of proteins allows breast cancer cells to evade tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Aberrant regulation of cell growth pathways is required for normal cells to become cancerous, and in many types of cancer, cell growth is driven by a group of enzymes known...
Common antibiotics pose a rare risk of severe liver injury in older patients
The commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotics moxifloxacin and levofloxacin are associated with an increased risk of severe liver injury in older people, according to a new study.
Protein that helps tumor blood vessels mature could make cancer drugs more effective
Since anti-cancer drugs are carried to tumors by the bloodstream, abnormal blood vessel development can hamper delivery. Medical researchers have found a molecule that promotes tumor vessel maturation. This discovery...
Elan Spins Off Drug Discovery Unit
Pharmaceuticals: New firm Neotope hopes to put three drugs in human tests by 2015
What Caused Iran's Twin Earthquakes
Poor construction practices made death toll of quakes worse.
Malaria overtreatment a 'risk to public health in Asia'
Overdiagnosing and mistreating malaria poses a risk to rural central and south Asian communities, says a study.
Exxon Valdez laid to rest
The Oriental Nicety (née Exxon Valdez ), born in 1986 in San Diego, California, has died after a long struggle with bad publicity.Nature News doi:...
New therapy prevents lung cancer growth in mice
Scientists have recently deciphered one of the molecular pathways behind lung cancer. Using this information, the authors have identified an experimental drug, which blocks lung cancer growth in mice.
Gene discovery could improve treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
Scientists have made a discovery involving mice and humans that could mean that people with acute myeloid leukemia, a usually fatal cancer, are a step closer to new treatment options.
Chromosomal translocations point the way toward personalized cancer care
A recent review shows the role of chromosomal translocations in causing a range of cancers. Emerging, personalized therapies target these translocations.
Poor oral health can mean missed school, lower grades
Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, upping the risk of low grades and more absences.
Rejected drug may protect against toxic substance common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
The second of two studies on latrepirdine demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, and other neurodegenerative conditions. Scientists found that...
Healthy Happy Meals with toys steer kids from junk food
What part of a McDonald's Happy Meal puts a smile on kids' faces? The toys, according to a new Ontario study, which found youngsters would pick nutritional fare if playthings...
For young birds, getting stressed out can be a good thing
Many studies have found that high levels of hormones that are associated with stress are a sign of poor fitness and reduced chance of survival -- but recent research on...
New proteins inhibit HIV infection
Yale Cancer Center scientists have developed a new class of proteins that inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures and may [...]