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New cause of osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs, which work by suppressing the expression of specific sets of genes. Xiang-Hang Luo and colleagues, at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South ...


Connection between depression and osteoporosis detailed

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research carried out among thousands of people has shown a clear connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures.


Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant’s bone with the biodegradable ...


Sights and sounds of emotion trigger big brain responses

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of York have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion.


Flaxseed oil and osteoporosis

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Fo ...


Theory about long and short-term memory questioned

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The long-held theory that our brains use different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories has been challenged by new research from UCL, published today in PNAS.


New study finds shock-wave therapy for unhealed fractured bones

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When fractured bones fail to heal, a serious complication referred to as "nonunion" can develop. This occurs when the process of bone healing is interrupted or stalled. According to a new study published in the November ...


Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today ...


Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer. In a study in mice, the team of researchers ...


Last-resort lower-body amputation effective in extreme cases of bone infection, 25-year review shows

Medicine & Health / Other

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

A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say ...



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