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Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of ...
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Model tissue system reveals cellular communication via amino acids
Apr 03, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) has found the first evidence of cell-to-cell communication by amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, rather ...
Researchers compile 'molecular manual' for 100s of inherited diseases
Dec 17, 2008 |
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An international research team has compiled the first catalogue of tissue-specific pathologies underlying hundreds of inherited diseases. These results provide information that may help treat conditions such as breast cancer, ...
MGH researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer
May 06, 2008 |
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An innovative laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), successfully restores patients’ voices without radiotherapy or traditional surgery, which can permanently damage ...
Technology Gives 3-D View of Human Coronary Arteries
Nov 17, 2008 |
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For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ...
Modification of mutant huntingtin protein increases its clearance from brain cells
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study has identified a potential strategy for removing the abnormal protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) from brain cells, which could slow the progression of the devastating neurological disorder. In the ...
Clots traveling from lower veins may not be the cause of pulmonary embolism in trauma patients
Oct 19, 2009 |
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A report from a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians calls into question the longstanding belief that pulmonary embolism (PE) - the life-threatening blockage of a major blood vessel in the lungs - is caused ...
Some blood-system stem cells reproduce more slowly than expected
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found a subpopulation of hematopoietic stem cells, the source of all blood and immune system cells, that reproduce much more slowly than previously ...
Alzheimer's-associated plaques may have impact throughout the brain
Feb 26, 2009 |
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The impact of the amyloid plaques that appear in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease may extend beyond the deposits' effects on neurons - the cells that transmit electrochemical signals throughout the nervous ...
Study identifies new gene associated with ALS
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and King’s College London (KCL) has identified a novel gene for inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
Gene variation may elevate risk of liver tumor in patients with cirrhosis
Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]Growth factor pathway may be target for preventive treatment[/B] A particular gene variation appears to significantly increase the risk that individuals with cirrhosis of the liver will go on to develop hepatocellular car ...
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