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Revealed: Secret of HIV's natural born killers

Scientists on Sunday said they had found a key piece in the puzzle as to why a tiny minority of individuals infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight off the deadly AIDS virus.

HIV & AIDS created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Obama's collaboration with Big Pharma exposed

In order to secure his sweeping 2010 health care reforms, US President Barack Obama's staff oversaw an unusually close collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry, documents show.

Other created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy

Scientists at the Babraham Institute have gained a new understanding of how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth, which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy. The research, published today (10 ...

Medical research created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Four gene loci predispose people to most common subtype of migraine

An international research group has identified four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine, migraine without aura. About two-thirds of migraine sufferers belong to this group. ...

Genetics created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists decode DNA to find breast tumor signatures that predict treatment response

Decoding the DNA of patients with advanced breast cancer has allowed scientists to identify distinct cancer "signatures" that could help predict which women are most likely to benefit from estrogen-lowering ...

Genetics created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More progress made on artificial pancreas for diabetes patients

(HealthDay) -- Progress continues to be made on the development of an artificial pancreas, a device that would ease the burden of living with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin before heart surgery reduces the risk of post-operative acute kidney failure

Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris today ...

Cardiology created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quick, simple test developed to identify patients who will not respond to the painkiller tramadol

French researchers have found a way to identify quickly the 5-10% of patients in whom the commonly used painkiller, tramadol, does not work effectively. A simple blood test can produce a result within a few hours, enabling ...

Medications created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many people with type 1 diabetes missing treatment goals: study

(HealthDay) -- Many Americans with type 1 diabetes fail to meet their treatment targets, according to researchers who analyzed data from a newly created registry that includes more than 25,000 patients at ...

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Treating prediabetes might prevent full-blown disease

(HealthDay) -- Treating prediabetes aggressively with lifestyle changes and medications may prevent its progression to diabetes, a new study finds.

Diabetes created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Diabetes rising rapidly among U.S. kids

(HealthDay) -- Diabetes is increasing among U.S. children at an alarming rate, say researchers who report jumps of more than 20 percent since 2001 for type 2 disease, which is linked to excessive weight and ...

Diabetes created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sleep deprivation may lead to higher anxiety levels, fMRI scans show

New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are especially vulnerable.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI scans show how sleep loss affects the ability to choose proper foods

MRI scans from a study being presented today at SLEEP 2012 reveal how sleep deprivation impairs the higher-order regions in the human brain where food choices are made, possibly helping explain the link between sleep loss ...

Neuroscience created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted

The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had adequate sleep, according to a new study using brain scans to better understand ...

Neuroscience created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0