News tagged with beta interferon


Best treatment for MS may depend on disease subtype

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Animal studies by University of Michigan scientists suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different kinds of treatment.





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Family's inherited condition links prion diseases, Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 4 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory connection between Alzheimer's disease and brain-wasting diseases such as the human form of mad cow disease has moved into the clinic for what is believed to be the first time, manifesting itself ...


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Google releases Chrome browser for Macintosh computers

Technology / Software

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to Safari software Apple offers users of its machines.


ADA releases updated position paper on nutrient supplementation

Medicine & Health / Other

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While supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods is the best way for most people to obtain the nutrients they need to be healthy and reduce their risk of chronic ...


Small addition to cancer drug may make big difference

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 21 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Florida researchers have found a way to use just a fraction of the normal dosage of a highly toxic, debilitating chemotherapy drug to achieve even better results against colon cancer cells.


HIV-related memory loss linked to Alzheimer's protein

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than half of HIV patients experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments as they age, and doctors know little about the underlying causes. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...


'Live' imaging reveals breast cancer cells' transition to metastasis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The spread, or metastasis, of individual breast cancer cells from the main tumor into the blood circulation to the lungs and other body tissues and organs is under the control of a growth factor abbreviated TGFb, according ...


FDA-approved drug may slow beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes patients

FDA-approved drug may slow beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings by UT Southwestern researchers suggest that a drug already used to treat autoimmune disorders might also help slow the destruction of insulin-producing cells in patients recently diagnosed with ...


Microsoft to kick off Office 2010 in June

Technology / Software

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When Microsoft starts selling Office 2010 next year, the company will take its workhorse software suite and move it one step closer to its vision of cloud computing.


Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation provide a significant advance in understanding how some species of monkeys such as sooty mangabeys and African green ...


Intel Offers Developer Kit For Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel Atom Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows and Moblin operating systems developers. The kit helps software companies and ...



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