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Vitamin D deficiency associated with greater rates of cesarean sections

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as ...


Hormone therapy helps short children grow up

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created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growth hormone treatment may significantly increase final height in children diagnosed with short stature, even in cases where the child is not growth hormone deficient, according to a new study accepted for publication in ...





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Collagen-deficient mice show signs of osteoarthritis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disc disease (DDD) are common, chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Both diseases cause joint pain, loss of function, and decreased quality of life for the more than 27 million OA and 59 ...


Mouse model of Parkinson's reproduces nonmotor symptoms

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease involve tremor, stiffness and slow movements. Over the last decade, neurologists have been paying greater attention to non-motor symptoms, such as digestive and sleep problems, ...


Arsenic biomethylation required for oxidative DNA damage

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomethylation of arsenic compounds appears to cause oxidative DNA damage and to increase their carcinogenicity, according to a new study published online November 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Scientists identify key gene that protects against leukemia

Scientists identify key gene that protects against leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers have identified a gene that controls the rapid production and differentiation of the stem cells that produce all blood cell types -- a discovery that could eventually open the door to more streamlined ...


'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...


Researchers uncover 'obesity gene' involved in weight gain response to high-fat diet

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day be a therapeutic strategy to reduce ...


Alcohol-induced flushing is a risk factor for esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There is growing evidence, say researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine, that people who experience facial flushing after drinking alcohol are at much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption than those ...


Blocking protein leads to fewer, smaller skin cancer tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that blocking the activity of a protein in the blood could offer powerful protection against some skin cancers.


Inflammation contributes to colon cancer

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers led by Drs. Lillian Maggio-Price and Brian Iritani at The University of Washington found that mice that lack the immune inhibitory molecule Smad3 are acutely sensitive to both bacterially-induced inflammation ...


Enzyme and vitamin define the yin and yang of asthma

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created Mar 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The allergen breathed in by a person with asthma triggers a proteinase or enzyme called MMP7 that activates a cascade of events to prompt an allergic reaction, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine ...



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