Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 06, 2008 |
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Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have shown for the first time that thrombopoietin (TPO), a naturally occurring protein being developed as a pharmaceutical to increase platelet count in cancer patients ...
Folic acid, B vitamins not linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk women
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Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite a significant lowering of ...
Pregnant women face hostile behavior when applying for jobs, new study shows
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May 06, 2008 |
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Pregnant women may still face judgment and obstacles to getting jobs, shows two recent studies by George Mason University and Rice University professors.
Gut hormone makes food look even yummier
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A gut hormone that causes people to eat more does so by making food appear more desirable, suggests a new report in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. In a brain imaging study of individuals, the re ...
Smart Miniature Pump
May 06, 2008 |
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Medicines sometimes have to be administered in extremely small quantities. Just a few tenths of a milliliter may be sufficient to give the patient the ideal treatment. Micro-pumps greatly facilitate the dosage ...
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 06, 2008 |
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Can HIV transmission in pregnancy in low income settings be prevented with round the clock rapid testing in labor?
MGH researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer
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An innovative laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), successfully restores patients’ voices without radiotherapy or traditional surgery, which can permanently damage ...
New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis
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A University of Leicester researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood – linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body’s immune defence system.
Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries
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MIT tissue engineers have successfully healed airway injuries in rabbits using a technique they believe could apply to the trachea and other parts of the human body.
Test of maturity for stem cells
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Stem cells are extremely versatile: They can develop in 220 different ways, transforming themselves into a correspondingly diverse range of specialized body cells. Biologists and medical scientists plan to ...
Corticosteroids not linked with reduced risk of death for children with bacterial meningitis
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Use of corticosteroids in addition to other treatment for children with bacterial meningitis is not associated with a decreased risk of death or shorter hospital stay, according to a study in the May 7 issue of JAMA.
Steroids provide no survival benefit for children with bacterial meningitis
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Corticosteroids given to children who are hospitalized for bacterial meningitis do not provide a benefit in survival or in reduced hospital stays, according to a large multicenter study by pediatric researchers. This finding ...
Incidence of group B strep has decreased among newborns, but has increased among adults
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Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infections, declined about 25 percent among infants younger than 7 days from 1999 to 2005, but increased nearly 50 percent among persons 15 to 64 years old, according to a study ...
Estimated 750,000 problem gamblers among America's youth
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Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
Specific gene increases susceptibility to breast cancer
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Much work has been done to identify genetic variations that predispose women to breast cancer. Previous work showed that variants in the gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) were associated with increased ...
