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Blood pressure compound may benefit brain tumor patients

A widely used blood pressure medication may be the key to preventing brain function loss common after radiation treatment, according to a newly published study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage, but not lesions

Two new studies show that commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with aging.

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




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Nanotube therapy takes aim at breast cancer stem cells

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have again proven that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New database aims to improve emergency general surgery care and outcomes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have successfully created and implemented an emergency general surgery registry (EGSR) that will advance the science of acute surgical care by allowing ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Senator's stroke shows they can hit the young, too

(AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young."

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bedwetting can be due to undiagnosed constipation, research shows

Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body location plays part in scratching pleasure

An itch is just an itch. Or is it? New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels ...

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Erlotinib dose-adjusted for smoking status effective as first treatment for head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quality improvement initiatives can save moms, babies in Africa

A large regional hospital in Ghana saw a reduction in maternal and infant deaths after continuous quality improvement (QI) initiatives were put into place through a collaborative partnership.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel brain tumor vaccine acts like bloodhound to locate cancer cells

A national clinical trial testing the efficacy of a novel brain tumor vaccine has begun at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the only facility in the Southeast to participate.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Researchers discover protein that may represent new target for treating type 1 diabetes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels. Reporting ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced age should not deter women from breast reconstruction after cancer

Breast cancer is on the rise and 48 percent of all breast cancers occur in women older than 65, but very few of them choose to have breast reconstruction.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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