New test promises quicker, more accurate evaluation for cystic fibrosis patients
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a simple gene-based blood test that more accurately and quickly measures cystic fibrosis patients' response to therapy than current tests. The test, a measure of inflammatory ...
Study will examine how children with Down syndrome learn
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Denver (DU) Morgridge College of Education are conducting a groundbreaking study that will compare two early literacy intervention approaches to educating young children with Down syndrome. ...
Study examines repeated exposure to HIV in treatment-suppressed HIV patients
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Oct 24, 2008 |
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A new study looking at unprotected intercourse within gay couples when each partner has established HIV-infection found a correlation between anti-HIV immune response and sexual activity.
Youth from poor neighborhoods 4 times more likely to attempt suicide
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Youth in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada's Université de Montréal and ...
Newly-discovered mechanism can explain the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Researchers from Uppsala University have discovered a mechanism that silences several genes in a chromosome domain. The findings, published in today's on-line issue of Molecular Cell, have implications in understanding the hu ...
Depression may increase exacerbations, hospitalizations in COPD
Oct 24, 2008 |
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It is well known that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from depression and anxiety, but according to new research, depression and anxiety may actually cause increased hospitalizations ...
