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Treatment is most often used to mean a process of modifying or altering something, and depending on context may be used in an unqualified form to refer to any of the following:

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Tiny RNA has big impact on lung cancer tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Yale University and Mirna Therapeutics, Inc., reversed the growth of lung tumors in mice using a naturally occurring tumor suppressor microRNA. The study reveals that a tiny bit of RNA may one day play a ...


Tumor-attacking virus strikes with 'one-two punch'

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Ohio State University cancer researchers have developed a tumor-attacking virus that both kills brain-tumor cells and blocks the growth of new tumor blood vessels.


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

Medicine & Health / Research

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 ...


Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.


Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb, diet plan

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...


Autism treatment: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications ...


Bottling up work woes increases heart risk: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests.


Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public. However, an analysis from Children's Hospital Boston, based on patients seen in its emergency department ...


Inventor seeks next big thing in cancer fight

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Robert Goldman is a geek's geek, a Silicon Valley inventor who likes to know exactly how things work.


Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark ...


Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles

Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles ...


Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain tumor treatment, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.


Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a known risk factor ...


Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients ...


Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue ...