Archive: 07/08/2011
Targeted agent addition to herceptin has positive effect on metastatic HER-2 breast cancer
Adding Afinitor to Herceptin, the main treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, helps some women with disease that has been resistant to previous Herceptin-based therapies, according to a study led by researchers ...
Cancer
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Arthroscopy and open surgery are equally efficacious in treating common hip problem in most patients
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have found that in comparison to open surgery, arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis produces similar outcomes in terms of repairing structural ...
Other
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A change of heart: Researchers reprogram brain cells to become heart cells
For the past decade, researchers have tried to reprogram the identity of all kinds of cell types. Heart cells are one of the most sought-after cells in regenerative medicine because researchers anticipate ...
Medical research
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European E. coli confirmed in Arizona death
(AP) -- Health officials have confirmed the first American death tied to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Drug designer: New tool reveals mutations that cause HIV-drug resistance
Protease inhibitor drugs are one of the major weapons in the fight against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but their effectiveness is limited as the virus mutates and develops resistance to the drugs over time. Now a new ...
HIV & AIDS
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Researchers describe genetic basis of rare human diseases
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and in Michigan, North Carolina and Spain have discovered how genetic mutations cause a number of rare human diseases, which include Meckel syndrome, ...
Genetics
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Medtronic warns of battery problem with drug pumps
(AP) -- Medical device maker Medtronic is warning patients about a rare problem with its SynchroMed drug pumps that can cause them to lose battery power and fail.
Medications
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Pinpointing a tell-tale mark of liver cancer
Persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to chronic hepatitis C and then progress to fatal liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related ...
Genetics
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Study offers new clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from Rice University and Italy's Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute is yielding clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a group of inherited neurological disorders ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Study demonstrates how memory can be preserved -- and forgetting prevented
As any student who's had to study for multiple exams can tell you, trying to learn two different sets of facts one after another is challenging. As you study for the physics exam, almost inevitably some of the information ...
Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Scientists discover how best to excite brain cells
(Medical Xpress) -- Oh, the challenges of being a neuron, responsible for essential things like muscle contraction, gland secretion and sensitivity to touch, sound and light, yet constantly bombarded with signals from here, ...
Medical research
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Single drug, soft environment can increase platelet production
(Medical Xpress) -- Humans produce billions of clot-forming platelets every day, but there are times when there aren’t enough of them, such as with certain diseases or during invasive surgery. Now, University ...
Medical research
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When it comes to eating, rats follow their noses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Associate professor Don Katz sits in his modest office while a colleague makes a cappuccino next door. The small machine gurgles and churns and the smell of fresh brewed coffee wafts through the air.
Neuroscience
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Researchers, clinicians seek progress on vasospasm
(Medical Xpress) -- The commonly heard phrase "complications from stroke” can cover a wide variety of medical issues, including seizures and swelling of the brain.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Federal report shows drop in adolescent birth rate
(Medical Xpress) -- The adolescent birth rate declined for the second consecutive year, preterm births declined for the third consecutive year, adolescent injury deaths declined, and fewer 12th graders binge drank, according ...
Health
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