News tagged with medical college
Not enough vitamin D in the diet could mean too much fat on adolescents
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say.
Study suggests blood test for Alzheimer's possible
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for the devastating disorder is within reach.
Drug blocks two of world's deadliest emerging viruses
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Two highly lethal viruses that have emerged in recent outbreaks are susceptible to chloroquine, an established drug used to prevent and treat malaria, according to a new basic science study by researchers at Weill Cornell ...
Pulmonary hypertension in children may result from reduced activity of gene regulator
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Too little activity by gene regulators called PPARs appears to be a major player in the irreversible lung damage that can occur in children with heart defects, researchers say.
Molecule that suppresses immune response under study in type 1 diabetes
Feb 04, 2009 |
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The idea is to teach the immune system of children at high risk for type 1 diabetes not to attack the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas.
New insights into growth factor's role in brain development
Feb 02, 2009 |
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New research sheds light on a neural growth factor called proBDNF, finding that it is present and potentially active during the perinatal period when the brain's circuitry and memory-encoding regions are being refined. Led ...
Researchers may have found why women have an edge on salt-sensitive hypertension
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Researchers may have found why women have an edge in keeping a healthier balance between the amount of salt they eat and excrete - at least before reaching menopause.
Personal disaster preparedness
Jan 22, 2009 |
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A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...
Slices of living brain tissue are helping scientists identify new stroke therapies
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Slices of living human brain tissue are helping scientists learn which drugs can block the waves of death that engulf and engorge brain cells following a stroke.
Cell death from cytomegalovirus may bring new life to treatment of retinal disease
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Just days after the first retinal cell gets infected with the common cytomegalovirus, contiguous cells start committing suicide and researchers believe their death may provide clues to better treatment of ...
Race a factor in receiving transplant treatment for bone marrow cancer but does not affect outcomes
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Milwaukee, has found that African Americans and whites have identical survival rates after undergoing autologous (self donor) bone marrow transplant ...
Impact of insulin pump under study
Nov 04, 2008 |
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Using an insulin pump to manage diabetes is more convenient than managing the disease with daily insulin injections. That much, physicians already know.
Increased rate of hemangiomas linked to rise in number of low birth weight infants in US
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Low birth weight is the most significant factor for the development of infantile hemangiomas, a common birthmark, according to a new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute.
New synthetic form of protein holds promise to stop cancer spread
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
Operations research promises continued gains for HIV treatment in resource-limited countries
Aug 22, 2008 |
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In the past 10 years, the global campaign to expand treatment for millions of people with AIDS living in resource-limited countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, has gained substantial commitments in public and private ...
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