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Infliximab may help prevent post-operative Crohn's disease recurrence
Feb 01, 2009 |
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The administration of infliximab after intestinal resective surgery was found to be effective at preventing endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official ...
Neurons show sex-dependent changes during starvation
Jan 16, 2009 |
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When it comes to keeping brains alive, it seems nature has deemed that females are more valuable then males. As reported in this weeks' JBC, researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurons produced sex-de ...
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Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
New treatment combination safe for pancreatic cancer patients
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Treating pancreatic cancer with a combination of chemotherapy, biotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery is safe and may be beneficial for patients, according to a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study ...
Developmental drug helps protect against radiation damage
Apr 22, 2009 |
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A drug currently under development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine protects cells from the damaging effects of radiation exposure, a new study suggests. Results of the study, Abstract Number 3988, are being ...
Plant antioxidant may protect against radiation exposure
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Resveratrol, the natural antioxidant commonly found in red wine and many plants, may offer protection against radiation exposure, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. When altered with ...
Radiation therapy technique successfully treats pain in patients with advanced cancer
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, effectively controls pain in patients ...
Developmental drug may help bone fractures heal after radiation exposure
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The study's results will ...
Pitt receives grant to create virtual models for epidemics
Jul 31, 2009 |
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As the world prepares for a probable resurgence of H1N1 in the coming months, University of Pittsburgh researchers are controlling the spread of infectious diseases virtually with a $13.4 million National Institutes of Health ...
Multivisceral transplant survival rates improve with new treatment
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Data from the largest single-center experience of adult and pediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplantation show that survival rates have improved with the advent of innovative surgical techniques, novel immunosuppressive ...
Evolution of new brain area enables complex movements
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A new area of the cerebral cortex has evolved to enable man and higher primates to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, according to neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh's ...
Protein may be linked to melanoma recurrence
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Higher levels of a protein called S-100 in patients with melanoma may correlate with a higher risk of having the disease return, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), who presented their ...
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