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UK and US guidelines on kids' physical activity levels need rethinking
Jun 30, 2008 |
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UK and US guidelines on how much physical activity children need to boost their health and stave off obesity need to be revised, conclude researchers in a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
A drug could improve the memory of those with Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A drug used in a type of hereditary metabolic disorder improved the memory of laboratory animals with Alzheimer's disease. The results of the project, developed by researchers of the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) ...
Combination therapy stops loss of kidney function in rare genetic disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 26, 2007 |
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A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs—an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase-beta (Fabrazyme®, ...
Scientists find cause of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
Jan 12, 2009 |
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The scientists describe their work in this week's Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the study, the team shows how the loss of the protein HMGB2, found in the surface layer of joint ...
Retinal rescue: Cells derived from human embryonic stem cells reverse retinal degeneration
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A new study reports that transplanted pigment-containing visual cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) successfully preserved structure and function of the specialized light-sensitive lining of the eye (known ...
Diminuendo -- New mouse model for understanding cause of progressive hearing loss
Apr 27, 2009 |
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The respective microRNA seed region influences the production of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, both in the mouse and in humans. The findings have been published ahead of print in the current online issue of Nature Ge ...
Progressive resistance strength training helps older people in daily life
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Progressive resistance strength training not only helps older adults become stronger but also makes their everyday life easier, a Cochrane Review suggests.
Common epilepsy drug could prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease
Oct 27, 2008 |
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The team led by UBC Psychiatry Prof. Weihong Song, who is also the Jack Brown and Family Professor and Chair in Alzheimer's Disease at UBC, found that if Valproic Acid (VPA) is used as a treatment in early stages of AD memory ...
More pain means real gain in complex regional pain syndrome treatment
Nov 12, 2009 |
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The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. For those with Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), working ...
Recently identified genetic heart disorder often deadly for young patients
Mar 24, 2009 |
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A study that included young patients with a recently recognized rare type of cardiomyopathy (a disorder of the heart muscle) linked to a genetic mutation finds that progression of this disease may be rapid and often results ...
Huntington's disease deciphered
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how the mutated huntingtin gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's disease. The report of their findings ...
Enzyme therapy slows kidney function decline
Apr 08, 2009 |
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For men with Fabry disease, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase alfa slows deterioration of kidney function, reports a study in the online edition of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "The results ...
Diseased cartilage harbors unique migratory progenitor cells
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study finds previously unidentified fibrocartilage-forming progenitor cells in degenerating, diseased human cartilage, but not in cartilage from healthy joints. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 3rd ...
Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
May 15, 2007 |
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Close on the heels of a large-scale clinical trial just underway to confirm that the female hormone estriol combats the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) in women, a just completed pilot study at UCLA now shows promise for ...
The evolution of migraine from episodic headache to chronic disorder
May 26, 2009 |
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Patients living with migraine have strong reason for new optimism concerning a positive future. Two review articles and an accompanying editorial, "The Future of Migraine: Beyond Just Another Pill," in the current issue of ...
