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Bristol-Myers to Suspend Hepatitis C Drug Study
The company said it would stop the trial of a potential treatment after at least one patient had heart failure.
Close to the bone: 100 gene deletions in mice identifies nine new genes that determine bone strength
Researchers have uncovered nine new genes associated with bone health. This study found clues to the cause of bone disorders such as osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, and high bone density syndromes...
Thousands Await Testing For Hepatitis By ‘Serial Infector’
Former patients at a New Hampshire hospital must wait at least another week to learn if they were infected with hepatitis C through syringes used by a traveling medical technician.
Doctor and Patient: Less Hospital Noise Improves Patient Care
Initiatives are under way to reduce noise in hospitals, and while it's too early to tell whether they will prove successful, it has become clear that patient complaints about noise...
Planarians offer a better view of eye development
Researchers have created a complete catalog of genes active in the planarian eye. Several identified genes are known to have versions that play a role in the vertebrate eye, including...
Infant sleep safety sites deemed 'frequently' inaccurate
Websites offering health and medical information are often inaccurate when it comes to sleep recommendations for infants, pediatricians have found.
Note to waitresses: Wearing red can be profitable
In many restaurants throughout the world, wait staff’s income depends largely on the tips received from customers. According to a [...]
Infants exposed to specific molds have higher asthma risk
In the United States, one in ten children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known. Researchers now report new evidence that...
Equatorial regions in Brazil less affected by 2009 influenza pandemic
The death toll of the 2009 influenza pandemic in equatorial climates may have been much lower than originally thought, according to a new study.
Implementing a therapeutic hypothermia program for post-cardiac arrest in acute care hospitals
National guidelines recommend the use of therapeutic hypothermia to improve outcomes in patients who suffer a heart attack outside of a hospital. The results of a survey of all 73...
Industrial design students create solar bag that purifies water while person walks
(Phys.org) -- It's common knowledge that a lot of people in the world dont have access to clean drinking water. In some parts of Africa, people, particularly children fall victim...
Cost-effective production of infrared lenses
If visibility is poor, thermal cameras can warn drivers of people or animals on the road. Yet such devices have been very expensive until now. An important step has...
Anacardic acid found to rescue certain ALS abnormalities in experimental drug screening assay using motor neurons from ALS patient-specific iPSCs
Researchers recapitulated ALS abnormalities in motor neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells obtained from familial ALS patients. They revealed some of the mechanism of disease onset, finding that, for example, Tar DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43)...
First indication of people naturally protected against rabies found in remote Amazonian communities regularly exposed to vampire bats
Challenging conventional wisdom that rabies infections are 100 percent fatal unless immediately treated, scientists studying remote populations in the Peruvian Amazon at risk of rabies from vampire bats found 11...
Parkinson's eye damage hope
Recent studies by the team show near infra-red light can protect the retina of the eye from toxins which attack its nerve cells. Image: Vaaka/iStockphoto Vision scientists have discovered a new avenue for...
Sask. MS patient dies seeking follow up care not provided at home, advocate says
The recent death of a Regina woman battling Multiple Sclerosis has advocates for MS treatment calling for changes in how doctors provide care.
Homeopaths offer to rebrand products as 'confectionary' | by @mjrobbins
Faced with an MHRA crackdown on unlicensed medicines, one of Britain's leading manufacturers of homeopathic remedies has indicated it would be prepared to relabel its products 'confectionary' to circumvent regulation.Under current UK law*,...
Peptide controls blood sugar in people with congenital hyperinsulinism, pilot study suggests
A pilot study in adolescents and adults has found that an investigational drug shows promise as the first potential medical treatment for children with the severest type of congenital hyperinsulinism.
A Cup of Joe May Help Some Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
While drinking caffeine each day does not appear to help improve sleepiness among people with Parkinson’s disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to new research.
Molecular switch identified that controls key cellular process: Gives insight into cancer
Scientists discovered a critical molecular switch that regulates autophagy. They also studied the links between autophagy and a cellular process called senescence that stops cell growth permanently.
Video: Male birth control coming soon?
Scientists in Los Angeles have been experimenting with a combination of hormone gels aimed at shutting down sperm production. And, as CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz reports, the treatment is showing promising...
Some Rabies Patients Live to Tell the Tale
New study in Peru suggests bat-transmitted infections aren't always lethal
Advocate for tainted blood victims, John Plater, dies
John Plater, a man who played a key role in getting compensation for the thousands of people infected during Canada's tainted blood scandal, has died.
Reviled substance involved in Alzheimer's can reverse paralysis in mice with multiple sclerosis
A molecule widely assailed as the chief culprit in Alzheimer's disease unexpectedly reverses paralysis and inflammation in several distinct animal models of a different disorder -- multiple sclerosis, researchers have...
Unique cell type in implicated in multiple sclerosis
Researchers have found evidence that a unique type of immune cell contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS). Their discovery helps define the effects of one of the newest drugs under investigation...
US proposes tougher online privacy for children
A US regulator Wednesday proposed tougher standards to protect privacy and collection of data of children using the Internet.
Grieving mother calls for expanded meningitis vaccine
A grieving B.C. mother is calling on the province to add a meningitis vaccine targeting the Y strain of the disease to its provincial vaccination program.
Cancer stem cells tracked
The master builders that underlie tumour growth may inform treatment strategies.Nature 488 13 doi: 10.1038/488013a