Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a protein that guides the early development of creatures as diverse as ...
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Middle-age individuals without high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels but who are obese have an increased risk in older ...
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A large international study has demonstrated that patients with atherothrombosis ( coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease ) ...
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An international team of researchers, led by investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, are zeroing in ...
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Researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute have determined that there is still much need for better physician prescribing of, ...
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A multicenter international study has found that after surgery for thyroid cancer, giving genetically engineered human thyroid-stimulating hormone ( rhTSH ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center reported aggressive surgical removal of as much cancer as possible throughout the abdomen in ...
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Breast cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors who don't respond to Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ) may benefit from cocktail therapy that ...
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Researchers are delving deeper into the links between smoking and cancer, teasing out the genes and molecules involved as well ...
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A study suggests that Capsaicin, an ingredient in red chili pepper, has cancer-fighting properties that prevent or slow the growth ...
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Researchers, at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, looked for genetic clues to longevity in a group of ...
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Two studies found that women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressive ...
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A study has shown that screening women for breast cancer could result in a 10% rate of over-diagnosis.
Although it is ...
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Researchers at Ohio State University studied how two forms of vitamin E act once they are inside animal cells.
In ...
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A Mayo Clinic study has revealed the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis, a skin inflammation resulting in swollen, ...
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Researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may influence mood, personality and behavior.
In ...
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A study, led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and published in Nature Genetics, pinpoints the role that two ...
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Researchers have completed an extensive study of more than 3,000 patients who received a Natalizumab ( Tysabri ), that was ...
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Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center reported in Cancer Research that a pair of promising proteins, known as ...
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In the stroke, researchers have traced the major cause of the death of brain cells due to artery blockage or ...
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Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered the underlying cause of a type of ...
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Gene variations may raise the risk that survivors of childhood cancer will suffer congestive heart failure as a complication of ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have evaluated a new type of drug that activates ...
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The drug Motexafin Gadolinium ( Xcytrin ), based on a molecule developed by chemists at The University of Texas at ...
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Researchers in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group ( NCCTG ) have shown that patients who receive Trastuzumab ( Herceptin ...
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The combination of Thalidomide and Dexamethasone ( Thal/Dex ), when used as initial therapy for multiple myeloma, slowed disease progression ...
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A study, published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, found that children with type 1 diabetes who exercise ...
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered one way that a hardy disease-causing bacteria could be surviving in the lungs ...
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Researchers of Johns Hopkins developed a new radiotracer to visualize and quantify the brain's cannabinoid receptors by positron emission tomography ...
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Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat tuberculosis apparently cures patients of a Parkinson's-like illness suffered by thousands ...
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A study found that human papillomavirus ( HPV ) testing is more sensitive than traditional Pap smears at detecting precancerous ...
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Angiotensin-converting-enzyme ( ACE ) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction. ...
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Annals of Internal Medicine published an article reporting three patients who experienced serious liver toxicity following administration of Ketek ( ...
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A study has found that Tamoxifen as a breast cancer prevention drug has little impact on overall mortality rates for ...
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Women who take a combination of Estrogen and Testosterone to treat the symptoms of menopause may have an increased risk ...
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Human embryonic stem cells ( hES ) offer great hope for the treatment of some devastating diseases, but finding a ...
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Researchers at Université Laval and the research centre at CHUQ ( Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec ) has discovered a ...
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A research has indicated that the genetic quality of sperm worsens as men get older, increasing a man's risk of ...
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Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ( BIDMC ), in collaboration with a research team from The Hospital for ...
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Osteoporosis will affect one in three women over 50 and one in five men over 50. And as the ...
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New data from the Intergroup Exemestane Study ( IES ) showed that hormone sensitive postmenopausal early breast cancer patients who ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have used gene therapy to either completely abolish or significantly inhibit ...
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Results of the Southwest Oncology Group study, led by UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have shown that adding Bortezomib ( ...
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Researchers have discovered that some type of protective system goes into action in some cases when a baby's immune system ...
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Obese individuals at risk of diabetes are in danger of cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, when exposed to pollution ...
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Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown that reducing levels of fatty acids in the hypothalamus causes ...
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People who eat more protein from vegetables tend to have lower blood pressure.
Most adults have either hypertension or prehypertension.
Previous studies ...
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Researchers at the Catholic University of Leuven, connected with the University Hospital - Gasthuisberg, the Stem Cell Institute Leuven ( ...
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A team of researchers, led by investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found that a ...
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Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrated that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes play a direct role ...
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A study found that the patients with a prior stroke or TIA ( transient ischemic attack ) taking Atorvastatin ( ...
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Researchers at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, have found that the curry spice turmeric holds real potential for ...
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Screening men for prostate cancer may not reduce their risk for dying.
More men will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer ...
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Mild cognitive impairment ( MCI ), a transitional stage between normal cognition and Alzheimer's disease, exists in two different forms.
Using ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Elaprase ( Idursulfase ), the first product for the treatment ...
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A study, led by researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, found that Galantamine ( also known as ...
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Genistein, a major component of soy, was found to disrupt the development of the ovaries in newborn female mice that ...
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Obese and overweight individuals suffering metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes showed significant health improvements after only three weeks of ...
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Up to one third of women treated for breast cancer report fatigue symptoms up to 10 years after diagnosis.
The study, ...
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Elderly people who complain of stiffness, loss of balance and tremors may be at increased risk for future Parkinson's disease.
The ...
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The NICE ( National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ) has developed guidance on the use within the NHS ...
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Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have discovered e new role for a regulatory gene in the metabolic ...
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A genetic mutation that protects against HIV increases the risk of developing clinical West Nile Virus( WNV ) infection.
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The ...
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Nine out of ten men fitted with a penile prosthesis were able to have sexual intercourse and eight out of ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that frequent headaches in children appear to be associated with sleep problems.
More than ...
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It's known that the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 regulates use of estrogen in breast and other cells, but now ...
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A new cellular pathway leads to destruction of a protein that promotes growth of breast, prostate and similar cancers and ...
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A meta-analysis found that people consume more than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day should result in a ...
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Reduced volume, or atrophy, in parts of the brain known as the amygdala and hippocampus may predict which cognitively healthy ...
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A study, published in the Annals of Neurology, found that neurofibrillary tangles in the substantia nigra, a part of the ...
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Fentanyl relieves breakthrough pain quickly and more effectively than other narcotics and traditional drug therapy in patients with cancer.
Breakthrough ...
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Topical quinolone antibiotics can clear aural discharge better than systemic antibiotics.
This was the finding of a systematic review of ...
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Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Pennsylvania have shown that race/ethnicity is a predictor of plasma ...
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A study showed that Epicatechin, one of a group of chemicals known as flavanols, was directly linked to improved circulation ...
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In a study of a new drug for liver cancer, researchers found that the development of a skin rash correlated ...
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A multicenter study has found that adding Gemcitabine to standard therapy after surgery significantly improves survival for patients with the ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully protected mice against the damaging effects that radiation can ...
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Obese patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) and treated with combination drug therapy may have ...
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The effects of excess weight on heart health can be seen even in adolescents, with abnormal enlargement and impaired pumping ...
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that many of the detrimental effects of physical inactivity can be reversed, ...
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A clinical trial of a biologically active metabolite of Vitamin D3 demonstrated an reduction of thrombosis in cancer patients.
Thrombosis is ...
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Periodontitis, an infection of the gingiva and tooth-supporting tissues, may influence the effectiveness of antibiotics used for the prevention of ...
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Researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, found that 29 ...
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Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and other institutions have identified a major source of origin for ...
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Two studies have yielded evidence that could prove a boon for stem cell therapies aimed at patients with Parkinson's disease ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has expanded the approved use of Oncaspar ( Peg-Asparaginase ) to include ...
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Breast cancer specialists cautioned doctors of the risks in prescribing vaginal oestrogen to breast cancer patients being treated with the ...
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Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Beth Israel Medical Center, have found that a ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins and other institutions has found that a once-daily combination of three antiretroviral drugs works better as ...
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The live birth rate per woman was significantly higher in women with endometriosis who received gonadotrophin releasing hormone ( GnRH ...
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The human body has a unique immune system response to foreign DNA, suggesting that DNA viruses and RNA viruses are ...
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A study found that 10 easily obtained risk factors, including age, blood pressure and medical history, could help physicians identify ...
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In a study of more than 3,000 older Australians, those with a higher white blood cell count, a sign of ...
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A study from the Stroke Service at Massachusetts General Hospital ( MGH ) has found that some patients who have ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins restored the normal growth of specific nerve cells in the cerebellum of mouse models of Down ...
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A study has shown that statins, the drugs used to lower cholesterol, may also reduce the risk of sepsis in ...
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A combination of older malaria drugs could treat malaria efficiently in some parts of Africa until a newer antimalarial drug ...
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The Alzheimer's drugs Aricept ( Donepezil ), Razadyne ( Galantamine ) and Exelon ( Rivastigmine ) can lead to small ...
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Erectile dysfunction ( ED ) appears to be associated with cardiovascular and other chronic diseases and may predict severity and ...
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Researchers have for many years debated the cause of the Plague of Athens. Analysis carried out by Manolis Papagrigorakis and ...
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