Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed a new method of signaling therapeutic genes to turn "off" or "on," a ...
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An identified path of inflammation once thought to be wholly independent of other inflammatory systems has now been linked to ...
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A study, published in the BMJ, has found that regular didgeridoo playing reduces snoring and daytime sleepiness.
Snoring and obstructive sleep ...
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A third of patients treated for schizophrenia who stop taking their medication early do so because they do not feel ...
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Researchers at Yale University have reported in the journal Science, that genes that control the timing of organ formation during ...
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Memory formation is thought to involve a strengthening of the communication between neurons in the part of the brain known ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center report that Imatinib ( Gleevec/Glivec ), the drug used to treat patients with ...
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In an article in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a team of Canadian and American scientists reports the first-ever finding ...
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A research estimates that about 2 million people carry a strain of drug-resistant bacteria in their noses.
The research, conducted ...
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A study found that an extremely infectious pneumonia-like disease in humans slips through the immune system's usual defense mechanisms.
The bacterium ...
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A Johns Hopkins researcher, with colleagues in Sweden and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, suggests that the traditional ...
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A study has found that intake of magnesium through diet and supplements is positively associated with bone density throughout the ...
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Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital developed a new strategy that turns small populations of immune system cells into ...
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The search for new biomarkers to detect Alzheimer's disease before signs of memory loss appear has advanced an important ...
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that cells making up a non-visual system in ...
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Researchers led by the University of Manchester have cracked the gene code behind a key family of fungi, which includes ...
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People who have a specific genetic variant of the PTPN22 gene and test positive for antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide ...
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Studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness in elderly people substantially overestimate vaccine benefits, according to new research from the US published ...
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Researchers at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ( ICGEB ) in India and a unit of the ...
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Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 percent in people with type 1 ...
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The activity of connections among brain cells significantly affects levels of the toxic protein beta-amyloid that is a major cause ...
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Marijuana, or more specifically its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, has a well-documented tendency to stimulate hunger.
And while researchers have traced ...
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In a paper, published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, a team led by Timothy J. Kamp at ...
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A study, published in the Cancer, found that older white women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer are at ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered how to block a molecular switch that triggers brain damage caused by the lack ...
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Researchers at The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, lead by Rolf Bodmer, found that two proteins, called Robo and Slit, ...
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Researchers have discovered that drugs, such as heartburn medications, which reduce gastric acidity, are potential risk factors for Clostridium difficile ...
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Screening embryos for genetic diseases during in vitro fertilization offers couples the best chance for a healthy child, but a ...
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New joint guidelines published by six professional societies in Heart significantly widen the criteria for prevention of heart disease and ...
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Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine provide some of the most compelling evidence yet that long-term exposure ...
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Italian researchers have developed a novel approach for genetic screening for long QT syndrome ( LQTS ), an inherited ...
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A study, published in the JAMA, found that men with erectile dysfunction have a higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events ...
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Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults ( aged 20 to 49 years ) in the U.S. have ...
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A Swedish study points to link between depression and coronary heart disease.
Especially younger patients, between 25 and 50 years of ...
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A decreased ability to repair chromosomal damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet B ( UV-B ) radiation in test tubes ...
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A large, randomized clinical trial that is testing the efficacy of a chest x-ray as a screening test for lung ...
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A study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that there is a strong, progressive association between tooth ...
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A national study of more than 15,000 adults found that African-Americans are more likely to have problems with circulation in ...
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina ( UNC ) at Chapel Hill have purified a novel protein and have ...
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A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and ...
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that brain tumors called ependymomas that occur in different parts of the ...
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Discovery in rodents may explain why some antidepressants require weeks of use before they work.
The beneficial effects of a widely ...
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Oral polio vaccine ( OPV ), one of the vaccines instrumental in driving the disease to near-eradication, contains weakened live ...
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A researcher at University of Central Florida has found an effective method of producing large quantities of anthrax vaccine.
Mice immunized ...
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A study in laboratory mice showed that nighttime exposure to artificial light stimulated the growth of human breast tumors by ...
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Researchers from Northwestern Memorial Hospital have found that in some patients, the stents can cause allergic reactions that can have ...
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A study revealed that patterns in diet may effect the development of colorectal adenomas, or precancerous polyps of the colon.
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Motorcycles collectively emit 16 times more hydrocarbons, three times more carbon monoxide and a “disproportionately high” amount of other air ...
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Educational level, housing status and other socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the health of people with asthma, but a ...
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Researchers at UCLA ( University of California – Los Angeles ) showed that newborn screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency ( ...
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A key toxin associated with whooping cough helps the germs resist the human immune system and infect vaccinated populations.
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Dark chocolate may stave off artery hardening in smokers, and a few squares every day could potentially cut the risk ...
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Passive smoking almost doubles the risk of the progressively degenerative eye disease, age related macular degeneration, shows research, published in ...
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Use of gastric acid-suppressive therapy, particularly proton pump inhibitors, is associated with an increased risk for an infection that is ...
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Cigarette smoking is associated with the clinical severity of the skin disease psoriasis, and both smoking and obesity are more ...
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The number of bariatric surgeries performed in the U.S. increased by 450 percent between 1998 and 2002, a growth the ...
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Almost one-third of women who underwent reconstructive breast implantation after mastectomy had at least one short-term complication in the chest ...
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A carefully implemented system of pneumonia care can lead to better outcomes and fewer unnecessary hospitalizations, according to a University ...
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Yoga appears to be more effective for low back pain than conventional exercise or getting a self-care book about the ...
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The question of whether SSRI antidepressants, such as Fluoxetine ( Prozac ), are safe and more effective than dummy pills ...
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Improved materials may allow stents to better deliver beneficial genes to patients with heart disease, by reducing the risk of ...
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Researchers at Rutgers have reported groundbreaking research on the genetics of fertility. They have discovered two genes, aptly named egg-1 ...
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Debate exists on how many cancer deaths are preventable in principle - estimates range from 50 percent to 80 percent ...
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have demonstrated in a living organism that cancers may cause ...
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Researchers from the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease ( GICD ) have identified a key factor in heart development that ...
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Traditional risk-factor scoring fails to identify approximately one-third of women likely to develop coronary heart disease ( CHD ), the ...
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Researchers at University of Michigan and Mayo Clinic found that Tamoxifen may not be as effective for women who inherit ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Nexavar ( Sorafenib ) tablets for the treatment of ...
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Despite being one of the most common infections among women, researchers know little about the causes of bacterial vaginosis, a ...
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Researchers at University of California - San Diego ( UCSD ) have discovered that the single-cell parasite responsible for an ...
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A study in youth who are missing part of a chromosome is further implicating a suspect gene in schizophrenia.
Youth ...
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Researchers at The Salk Institute have described how two different types of neurons, work together in tiny sub-networks to pass ...
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Researchers from University of California ( UT ) Southwestern Medical Center have found that cocaine causes specific alterations in the ...
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Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center said the sequence of Tamoxifen and radiation following lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer ...
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Women who have an infant that dies of sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ) have an increased risk of ...
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The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee gave a positive opinion on the efficacy and safety of Rotateq ...
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that 9 percent of children allergic to almonds, pecans, cashews and ...
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Phenolic compounds in olive oil, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-clotting properties, may explain cardiovascular health benefits associated with the ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ( FDA ) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee agreed that the extensive ...
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The Chlamydiae learned to parasitize eukaryotic cells half a billion years ago by reprogramming cellular functions from within.
In humans today, ...
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A study has shown that the immune-stimulating hormone known as Interleukin-12 ( IL-12 ) can safely be administered with Interferon, ...
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Researchers presented preliminary safety and efficacy data for E7389 in the treatment of advanced, refractory breast cancer.
E7389 is a synthetic ...
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New data support the efficacy and safety of dopamine agonist Pramipexole ( Mirapex ) in treating patients with restless legs ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that a patent foramen ovale ( PFO ), a small hole between the two ...
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Research has shown that being single, married or divorced can influence cancer survival, but a new study shows marital status ...
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Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center recommend more aggressive treatment for men whose prostate cancers occurred after transurethral resection of ...
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A research, led by Richard McNally from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, found that common infections affecting mother and ...
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A Phase II study evaluated Revlimid ( Lenalidomide ) in previously treated patients with myelofibrosis, a rare blood disorder that ...
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Updated clinical data from two Phase III pivotal studies evaluating Revlimid ( Lenalidomide ) plus Dexamethasone in previously treated multiple ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center found that AMN107 can produce dramatic benefits in patients ...
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Preliminary data from a Phase 3 study indicated that CAIV-T ( cold adapted influenza vaccine, trivalent ) showed a statistically ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) alerted the public to a study showing a higher death rate ...
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Amgen and FDA notified HealthCare Professionals of revision to sections of the prescribing information for Epogen ((Epoetin alfa ).
The revised ...
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Novo Nordisk and FDA ( U.S.Food and Drug Administration ) have notified HealthCare Professionals of revisions to the Warnings and ...
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Researchers at University of California - San Francisco ( UCSF ) have made a critical discovery that may help in ...
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Researchers from the University of California – Davis reported that breast Computed Tomography ( CT ) may be better ...
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Patients who develop antibodies to the anti-clotting drug Heparin nearly double their risk of death or serious complication after heart ...
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Researchers have uncovered key new information towards understanding the crucial first step in protein synthesis, the process by which the ...
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Two theories exist as to why some subclasses of antibodies, called IgG isotypes, are more effective against pathogens than others.
The ...
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A study, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, has shown that women with a serious caffeine habit and a ...
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