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Animal TB 'Tracker' Aims To Speed Drug And Vaccine Studies
Researchers have developed a novel way to monitor in real time the behavior of the TB bacterium in mouse lungs noninvasively pinpointing the exact location of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The new...
AIDS-like disease in chimps may be a 'missing link'
The finding contradicts evidence suggesting that the animals were immune. It may open the way to developing a vaccine. Scientists have discovered that chimpanzees in Tanzania are falling ill and dying from an...
Typhoid vaccine protects kids: study
A vaccine against typhoid fever helped to protect children from as young as two from the illness, and may also help to protect those who did not receive the shots,...
Eliminating cell receptor prevents infection in animal study
New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sheds light on the role of cell receptors in acting as gatekeepers for infectious viruses. By using mice genetically engineered to lack...
Bad mitochondria may actually be good for you
Mice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a study in this week's JBC these...
Close caregiver relationship may slow Alzheimer's decline
A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people with Alzheimer's disease a marked edge over those...
Scientists shed new light on cause of inherited movement disorder
University of Utah School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Centre have found strong evidence that abnormal calcium signalling in neurones may play...
ART therapy for babies, mothers safely reduces HIV transmission
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a...
Life after chemotherapy: Daily tasks, quality of life may be affected
Each day, thousands of people undergo chemotherapy treatments for different types of cancer, and it is widely known that patients are negatively affected during the treatments; previous research has shown...
Infant Inhalation Of Ultrafine Air Pollution Linked To Adult Lung Disease
Early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine particulate matter) affects long-term lung function, according to new research. These results could be especially important because the US...
Chimpanzees Infected With SIV Do Develop And Die From AIDS, Contrary To Prevailing View
Researchers have shown that African wild chimpanzees infected with simian immunodeficiency virus, an HIV-1-like virus, die prematurely and develop hallmarks of HIV-1 infection and AIDS.
Clinical Trials for Flu Vaccine Are to Begin Soon
Volunteers for test shots will be recruited at eight sites in a race against a possible resurgence of swine flu in the fall.
Study: Seniors see savings in Medicare drug option
(AP) -- Medicare's 3-year-old prescription drug plan has largely met its main goal of making lifesaving medicines more affordable for seniors, a new report found.
Hepatitis C infection: treatment options equally effective, likelihood of success known early on
Results of a long-awaited study of 3,070 American adults at Johns Hopkins and 118 other U.S. medical centers show that treatment with either of the two standard antiviral drug therapies...
5 Cute Lemurs Born in Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is welcoming newborn lemurs during the first year of its newest exhibit.
LSUHSC's Martin says syphilis making comeback, gonorrhea more treatment resistant
New Orleans, LA -- Dr. David H. Martin, Professor and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters...
The New Old Age: Congress Tackles Long-Term Care
Legislators are quietly considering creation of a public insurance program for long-term care.
Researchers find heroin, cocaine top drug treatment admissions in King County; prescription-type opiates cause most deat
A community workgroup led by UW research scientist Caleb Banta-Green, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, unveiled today the King County 2008 annual drug trends report. Heroin and cocaine led the...
Suspended radiologist says he is victim of retribution
A Yorkton physician, suspended while thousands of patient test results are reviewed, said Wednesday Saskatchewan's College of Physicians and Surgeons is making him a scapegoat because he once sued them.
Software tool helps Web developers identify seizure-causing content
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1997, an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after...
Vyvanse CII significantly improved ADHD symptoms for children 13 hours after administration
PHILADEPHIA -- July 22, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that a study published online in the peer-reviewed journal...
Targeted Nanoparticles Boost Arsenic`s Anticancer Punch
Arsenic trioxide has a long history as a potent human poison, but it also has proven valuable as one of the primary treatment options for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Efforts to...
Critical link in cell death pathway revealed
The role of a protein called XIAP in the regulation of cell death has been identified by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers and has led them to recommend caution...
Counterfeit antimalarial drug discovered in Ghana
Quantities of a prescription medication used throughout the world for treating malaria have been identified as lacking any active ingredient and presumably counterfeit. These are being removed from the market in Ghana, where...
Youth mental health unit needs change: report
Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority released a report Wednesday that recommends sweeping changes inside the system that is supposed to protect troubled children.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approves new guideline for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons'(AAOS) Board of Directors approved a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Diaphyseal (the shaft of...
Less toxic cancer treatment studied
PHOENIX, July 22 (UPI) -- An Arizona medical research company says it has verified an effective cancer research treatment that lacks the toxicity of current regimens.
Performing Brain Surgery with Focused Sound Waves
Imagine going in for a brain procedure where you have to endure neither an invasive, cut-you-up procedure nor radiation treatment. When it was finished, you could enjoy a glass of bubbly with...