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Researchers find inflammation critical in aortic dissection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The aorta, the body's largest artery, stretches from the chest to below the kidneys, expanding and contracting with the pressure of blood driven directly into it by the heart. Although its walls are extraordinarily strong, ...


Study shows modest improvement in advanced lung cancer overall survival rates

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as rep ...


Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...


Air pollution increases infants' risk of bronchiolitis

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.


Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...


Achieving asthma control in preschoolers

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Asthma is the commonest chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital, yet inadequate asthma control is present in 26% to 45% of children, states a review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...


PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...


Newer heart devices significantly improve survival, complication rate and quality of life

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate permanent therapy for many of the more than ...


90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, ...


Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature

Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar or high-protein pollen ...



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