Archive: 09/13/2011
Does that hurt? Objective way to measure pain being developed at Stanford
Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken a first step toward developing a diagnostic tool that could eliminate a major hurdle in pain medicine — the dependency on self-reporting to measure ...
Medical research
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Researchers discover path to blocking fatal toxins
A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem says it has found a way to block a group of fatal bacterial toxins that have to date resisted all attempts to arrest them through the use of conventional drugs.
Medical research
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Study examines risk of aortic complications among patients with common congenital heart valve defect
While the incidence of the life-threatening condition of aortic dissection is significantly higher than in the general population, it remains low among patients with the congenital heart defect, bicuspid aortic valve; however, ...
Cardiology
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Breaching the blood-brain barrier: Researchers may have solved 100-year-old puzzle
Cornell University researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and cancers of the central nervous ...
Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Researchers utilize neuroimaging to show how brain uses objects to recognize scenes
Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes ...
Neuroscience
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Healthy lifestyle habits lower heart failure risk
If you don't smoke, aren't overweight, get regular physical activity and eat vegetables, you can significantly reduce your risk for heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart ...
Cardiology
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Large increase seen in number of lymph nodes evaluated for colon cancer
During the past two decades there has been a significant increase in the percentage of patients who have a high number of lymph nodes evaluated during colon cancer operations, but this improvement is not associated with an ...
Cancer
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Gene flux can foretell survival for trauma patients
The onset of inflammation and infection in a person recovering from a trauma such as a car accident or severe burns can be as deadly as the incident itself. New findings from Princeton University researchers ...
Genetics
Sep 13, 2011 |
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US to test beef for six kinds of E.coli bacteria
The US government said Tuesday it will begin testing next year for six more kinds of E.coli bacteria in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks in order to boost protection of US consumers.
Health
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Cantaloupe warning issued after Listeria outbreak
(AP) -- Health officials have issued a warning for cantaloupes from a revered melon-producing area of Colorado amid a bacteria outbreak blamed for four deaths in the state and New Mexico, troubling farmers who depend on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Insulin may slow Alzheimer's, study finds
Inhaling a concentrated cloud of insulin through the nose twice a day appears to slow - and in some cases reverse - symptoms of memory loss in people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new pilot study has found.
Neuroscience
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Pituitary hormone TSH found to directly influence bone growth
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland that regulates endocrine function in the thyroid gland, can promote bone ...
Medical research
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Motor memory: The long and short of it
For the first time, scientists at USC have unlocked a mechanism behind the way short- and long-term motor memory work together and compete against one another.
Neuroscience
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Study finds Boston's elderly homeless sicker than others
A striking portrait of the health of Boston's elderly homeless population is emerging from a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The study finds that ...
Health
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Diabetes public health: Study highlights need for better guidelines
A survey of federally funded diabetes prevention and control programs in 57 U.S. states and territories has highlighted the need for better diabetes treatment guidelines that are specifically adapted to different populations. ...
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