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Pediatric vaccine effectively prevents pneumococcal meningitis
Jan 14, 2009 |
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A standard pediatric vaccine used to prevent several common types of life-threatening infections also effectively reduced the rates of another disease, pneumococcal meningitis, in children and adults, according to a multi-center ...
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 ...
Human beta cells can be easily induced to replicate
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal, as well as in the lab. The discovery not ...
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Mutant CTRC gene has a new way to trigger pancreatitis
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The CTRC gene is a lot like your baby brother—mutant and annoying. Drs. Miklos Sahin-Toth and Richard Szmola of the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental ...
Feds mull regulating drugs in water
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(AP) -- Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some ...
Pot and pop: New research finds stronger link between music and marijuana use among teens
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Teens who frequently listen to music that contains references to marijuana are more likely to use the drug than their counterparts with less exposure to such lyrics, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
Adding a genetic supertool: Genome Analyzer fuels research dreams and tomorrow's cures
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To identify the hemophilia mutation that affected Queen Victoria and her European relatives, scientific detectives used a cutting-edge "deep sequencing tool." Able to trace rare genetic disease mutations, the tool can turn ...
Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment
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Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...
Up a little on the left... now, over to the right... Scientists find a source of nonallergic itch
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Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that's equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch.
Older adults may have a higher risk of complications and death after abdominal surgery
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery.
Aviation-based team training may influence clinicians' safety behaviors
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Team training based on protocols originally developed for aviation crews may change safety-related behaviors and contribute to perceptions of empowerment among nurses and other surgical staff, according to a report in the ...
Gene therapy makes mice breath easier
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new gene therapy that may prevent the progression of emphysema. The study, which appears on-line in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, descri ...
Trends in melanoma incidence and stage at diagnosis vary by racial and ethnic group
Dec 21, 2009 |
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White and Hispanic individuals are being diagnosed with melanoma more frequently in recent years, whereas Hispanic and black patients continue to have advanced skin cancer at diagnosis, according to a report in the December ...
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