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Statins may treat blood vessel disorder that can lead to fatal strokes
Jan 26, 2009 |
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In a finding that could save thousands of lives a year, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have shown that a blood vessel disorder leading to unpredictable, sometimes fatal, hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, paralysis ...
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Autism may be linked to being firstborn, breech births or moms 35 or older
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have ...
Researchers to use patient's own stem cells to treat heart failure
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Utah are enrolling people in a new clinical trial that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure.
Researchers find possible genetic link for pelvic floor disorders
Apr 23, 2009 |
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University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, according to a study ...
Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections may be bad combination for birth defect
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Chances of gastroschisis increase fourfold in babies whose moms have both infections[/B] Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during ear ...
Severe Epilepsy Linked to Gene Mutation
Sep 14, 2009 |
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University of Utah medical researchers have identified a gene with mutations that cause febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome in some of the most vulnerable patients - infants ...
White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...
Can lowering body temperature prevent brain damage in children who suffer cardiac arrest?
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In the first large-scale study of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the University of Utah will lead a multi-center study to investigate whether hypothermia-lowering body ...
Gene variation is 'major genetic determinant of psoriasis'
Aug 27, 2009 |
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A specific genetic region that has been increasingly identified as the strongest genetic link to psoriasis has an even more significant role in the chronic skin disease than has been suspected, University of Utah medical ...
Inherited melanoma risk: What you do know does help you
Jun 17, 2008 |
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When people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactively—much like those who have already been ...
Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients
Sep 29, 2008 |
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In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...
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