Archive: 09/01/2011
Cryptococcus infections misdiagnosed in many AIDS patients
Most AIDS patients, when diagnosed with a fungal infection known simply as cryptococcosis, are assumed to have an infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, but a recent study from Duke University Medical Center suggests that a ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 01, 2011 |
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ATS publishes clinical practice guidelines on interpretation of FENO levels
The American Thoracic Society has issued the first-ever guidelines on the use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) that address when to use FENO and how to interpret FENO levels in different clinical settings. The guidelines, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2011 |
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New HIV vaccine approach targets desirable immune cells
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School have demonstrated an approach to HIV vaccine design that uses an altered form of HIV's outer coating or envelope ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Persistent immunity: Researchers find signals that preserve anti-viral antibodies
Our immune system is capable of a remarkable feat: the ability to remember infections for years, even decades, after they have first been encountered and defeated. While the antibodies we make last only about a month, we ...
Medical research
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Breast cancer risk drops when diet includes walnuts, researchers find
The risk of breast cancer dropped significantly in mice when their regular diet included a modest amount of walnut, Marshall University researchers report in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.
Cancer
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Signs of aging may be linked to undetected blocked brain blood vessels
Many common signs of aging, such as shaking hands, stooped posture and walking slower, may be due to tiny blocked vessels in the brain that can't be detected by current technology.
Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Dendritic cells in liver protect against acetaminophen toxicity
NYU School of Medicine researchers have discovered that dendritic cells in the liver have a protective role against the toxicity of acetaminophen, the widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer for adults ...
Medical research
Sep 01, 2011 |
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CDC: Doctors prescribing fewer antibiotics to kids
(AP) -- The push to get pediatricians to stop prescribing antibiotics for the wrong illnesses is paying off a bit, a new government report found.
Medications
Sep 01, 2011 |
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New half-match bone marrow transplant procedure yields promising outcomes for cancer patients
Half-matched bone marrow or stem cell transplants for blood cancer patients have typically been associated with disappointing clinical outcomes. However, a clinical trial conducted at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson ...
Cancer
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Study finds more gut reaction to arthritis drugs
Patients often take drugs to lower stomach acid and reduce the chances they will develop ulcers from taking their anti-inflammatory drugs for conditions such as arthritis, but the combination may be causing major problems ...
Medical research
Sep 01, 2011 |
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The battle of the morphogens: How to get ahead in the nervous system
If you think today's political rhetoric is overheated, imagine what goes on inside a vertebrate embryo. There, two armies whose agendas are poles apart, engage in a battle with consequences much more dire ...
Genetics
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Discovery suggests way to block fetal brain damage produced by oxygen deprivation
Examining brain damage that occurs when fetuses in the womb are deprived of oxygen, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that damage does not occur randomly but is linked to the specific action of ...
Medical research
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Starving inflammatory immune cells slows damage caused by multiple sclerosis
In a paper published today in the journal Scientific Reports, a pair of researchers at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that inhibiting the ab ...
Medical research
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Dusty legacy of 9/11 still a medical mystery
(AP) -- Like a lot of New Yorkers who spent time near the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center, Lorraine Ashman needs to take a deep breath before listing all the health problems that have afflicted her over the past ...
Health
Sep 01, 2011 |
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How does the brain know what the tongue knows?
Each taste, from sweet to salty, is sensed by a unique set of neurons in the brains of mice, new research reveals. The findings demonstrate that neurons that respond to specific tastes are arranged discretely in what the ...
Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2011 |
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