Archive: 06/04/2012
Families of kids with staph infections have high rate of drug-resistant germ
Family members of children with a staph infection often harbor a drug-resistant form of the germ, although they don't show symptoms, a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found.
Pediatrics
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Largest statewide coordinated care effort improves survival, reduces time to heart attack treatment
An ambitious effort to coordinate heart attack care among every hospital and emergency service in North Carolina improved patient survival rates and reduced the time from diagnosis to treatment, according to Duke University ...
Cardiology
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Study examines comparative effectiveness of rhythm control vs. rate control drug treatment
An observational study that examined the comparative effectiveness of rhythm control vs. rate control drug treatment on mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (a rapid, irregular heart beat) suggests there was little ...
Cardiology
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New US legislation aims to curb cancer drug shortages (Update)
A critical shortage of generic drugs in the United States, particularly in cancer care, could be curbed with legislation now being hammered out by the US House and Senate, doctors said on Monday.
Medications
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Mature liver cells may be better than stem cells for liver cell transplantation therapy
After carrying out a study comparing the repopulation efficiency of immature hepatic stem/progenitor cells and mature hepatocytes transplanted into liver-injured rats, a research team from Sapporo, Japan concluded that mature ...
Medical research
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Cell transplantation of lung stem cells has beneficial impact for emphysema
When autologous (self-donated) lung-derived mensenchymal stem cells (LMSCs) were transplanted endoscopically into 13 adult female sheep modeled with emphysema, post-transplant evaluation showed evidence of tissue regeneration ...
Medical research
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Wider letter spacing helps dyslexics read: study
European researchers said Monday that offering reading materials with wider spacing between the letters can help dyslexic children read faster and better.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Some 8,000 French women have faulty breast implants removed
French health authorities said Monday that nearly 8,000 French women had followed a government recommendation to have faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare removed.
Surgery
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New research yields insights into Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) used an innovative technique to examine chemical interactions that are implicated in Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Life expectancy prolonged for esophageal cancer patients
For those with esophageal cancer, initial staging of the disease is of particular importance as it determines whether to opt for a curative treatment or palliative treatment. Research presented in the June issue of The Journal of ...
Cancer
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Depression treatment can prevent adolescent drug abuse
Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11 sites across the United States.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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New immune therapy shows promise in kidney cancer
An antibody that helps a person's own immune system battle cancer cells shows increasing promise in reducing tumors in patients with advanced kidney cancer, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Cancer
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'Good fat' activated by cold, not ephedrine, research finds
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that while a type of "good" fat found in the body can be activated by cold temperatures, it is not able to be activated by the drug ephedrine.
Medical research
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Hands-on research: Neuroscientists show how brain responds to sensual caress
A nuzzle of the neck, a stroke of the wrist, a brush of the knee—these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Interested ...
Neuroscience
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Researcher finds link between brain signaling and renal function
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers recently uncovered a brain signaling pathway responsible for regulating the renal excretion of sodium. The findings appear in the Journal of the Federation of American So ...
Medical research
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