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Researchers identify potential new weapon in battle against HIV infection

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered a potentially important new resistance factor in the battle against HIV: blood types. An international team of researchers from Canadian Blood Services, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) ...


Audio relaxation program may help lower blood pressure in elderly

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An audio relaxation program lowered blood pressure more than a Mozart sonata in a group of elderly people with high blood pressure, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 62nd Annual Fall Conference of the ...





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High-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created 21 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 11

New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets. Worryingly, the research, lead by ...


Possible ovarian cancer treatment target identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A multi-institutional study has identified a potential personalized treatment target for the most common form of ovarian cancer. In the December 8 issue of Cancer Cell, the research team describes finding that a gene called ...


Autologous stem cell transplantation for soft tissue sarcoma: insufficient research into therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Due to a lack of suitable studies, it is unclear whether patients with soft tissue sarcoma can benefit from autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. With this type of therapy, some of the patient's own (autologous) ...


Defibrotide improves response rate in patients with severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Defibrotide, a novel drug which modulates the response of blood vessels to injury, was markedly more effective than standard treatment in post-stem cell transplant patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a life threatening ...


Combination therapy with midostaurin improves survival of AML patients with FLT3 mutations, phase 1

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A targeted drug that is active against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is particularly effective when teamed with chemotherapy in patients whose cancer cells harbor a key genetic mutation, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ...


Experts: Colon cancer deaths could make big drop

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers.


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. ...


Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...


West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...


College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health

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

The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.



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