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Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?

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Facing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide in the past few decades, one may ask what is wrong with humans. Geneticists tell us that the human genome has not changed markedly in such a short time. Therefore, ...

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

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20 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 3

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.

New tool for early diabetes detection in adults

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17 hours ago | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.

What's his name again? How celebrity monikers can help us remember

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Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Famous mugs do more than prompt us into buying magazines, according to new Université de Montréal research. In the December issue of the Canadian Journal on Aging, a team of scientists explain how the abilit ...

Global swine flu pandemic deaths pass 10,000: WHO

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Dec 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The number of swine flu deaths worldwide passed the 10,000 mark about eight months after the pandemic strain was uncovered in April, reaching 10,582, World Health Organisation data showed Friday.

Breakthrough on causes of inflammatory bowel disease

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Dec 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

New research by the University of Adelaide could help explain why some people are more prone to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other autoimmune diseases.

Breathlessness eased in patients with rare, often fatal disease

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Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in The Journal of Heart and Lung Tr ...

Kidney injury in hospital increases long-term risk of death

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Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Patients with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), are more likely to die prematurely after leaving the hospital—even if their kidney function has apparently recovered, according to an upcoming ...

Genetic variant may control lung function and risk of COPD

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Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers have discovered evidence that suggests a genetic variant may be associated with better preserved lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, ...

Better education associated with improved asthma

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Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Individuals with more education suffer less from asthma. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research have found that having less than 12 years of formal schooling is associated with w ...

Netherlands to slaughter more animals in Q fever epidemic

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Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.

Scientists use cell phone records to predict spread of malaria

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Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

University of Florida researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records.

Aggressive infection control protects cancer patients from acquiring H1N1 influenza

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Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer patients and thorough screening measures resulted in ...

Critical communication for caregivers

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Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia represent an exponentially growing social and health care challenge for American families - not only family members who face the progressive brain disease, but also those who ...

Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis

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Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.

Higher levels of protein hormone associated with lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease

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Dec 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Persons with higher levels of leptin, a protein hormone produced by fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, may have an associated reduced incidence of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according to a study in ...

Time for a new view of late-life dementia

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Dec 15, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Two new studies published in the December 16, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association point to the need for a broader scientific perspective on late-life dementia, according to an editorial in the sa ...

Cold war - Fighting the threat of latent TB (w/ Podcast)

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Dec 15, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are making breakthroughs in studying the latent form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This work could revolutionise the treatment of TB.