U.S. to help fund biomass research
Apr 15, 2008 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it will provide up to $44 million in funding to assist universities in biomass technology research and development.
Sicker patients socked with higher copays
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Healthcare analysts said U.S. health insurers are rapidly adopting a new pricing system that is boosting copays for expensive prescription drugs.
Canada set to label bisphenol A hazardous
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Canada is set to be the first in the world to declare the widely used chemical bisphenol A a dangerous substance because of its estrogen-mimicking ability.
Combining liver cancer treatments doubles survival rates, researchers find
Apr 15, 2008 |
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By combining the use of stents and photodynamic therapy, also called SpyGlass, physicians at the University of Virginia have been able to significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering from advanced cholangiocarcinoma, ...
New treatment could double pregnancy rates
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Pregnancy rates could be doubled for couples undertaking fertility treatment, thanks to a revolutionary project being trialled by the University of Adelaide.
Leading HIV researchers to collaborate on vaccine development
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV – the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) – have signed an agreement to work ...
Ethnic identity expressed in clothing is good for adolescents' mental health
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Young people who dress according to the customs of their own ethnic group are less likely to have subsequent mental health problems than those who don't, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Study finds media coverage of breast cancer focuses too little on prevention
Apr 15, 2008 |
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News coverage of breast cancer focuses too much on treatments and not enough on prevention, a trend that could prove risky in the long run for many women, say researchers at Michigan State University.
Regulating hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis and leukemogenesis
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In the April 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Richard Flavell (Yale University) and colleagues identify the c-Cbl protein as a critical repressor of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal. In addition to establishing a key role ...
Possible link between baby swimming and breathing problems in children
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Children with mothers who have allergies or asthma have an increased risk of wheezing in the chest if they take part in baby swimming before 6 months of age. This is shown in a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother ...
Beyond the terminal: Palliative care
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Palliative care was once reserved for patients when all curative options had been exhausted and death was imminent, but now it is considered an integral part of the care that should be available to patients with serious respiratory ...
Antidepressants account for only 10% of fall in suicide rates among older people
Medicine & Health / Medications
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The use of antidepressants is likely to account for only 10 per cent of the fall in suicide rates among middle aged and older people, suggests a large study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Globally, more ...
Creatinine increase in elderly means increased renal disease, mortality
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Even small increases in serum creatinine levels during hospitalization raise the risk of end stage renal disease and mortality of elderly patients over the long term, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ...
Study reveals basis of anticancer drug resistance in childhood leukemia
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The first analysis of the genetic determinants of resistance to the anti-cancer drug methotrexate in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) could offer a pathway to predicting such resistance and treatments to overcome ...
In blood vessel stents, innovative materials allow better control, delivery of gene therapy
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Before gene therapy becomes practical for treating human diseases, researchers must master the details of safe and effective delivery. Cardiology researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have advanced delivery ...
