Archive: 07/25/2012
Scientists looking for second-line defense for patients with NSCLC
DENVER- In lung cancer, patients who benefit from drugs like erlotinib will inevitably develop drug resistance. This is heralded by cancer growth and increasing tumor-related symptoms. Now scientists are investigating a second ...
Cancer
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Rapamycin effective in mouse model of inherited heart disease and muscular dystrophies
Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug used in a variety of disease indications and under study in aging research labs around the world, improved function and extended survival in mice suffering from a genetic mutation which ...
Medical research
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Scientists explore molecular link between arsenic exposure and lung cancer
Arsenic is a natural element in the environment, sometimes found in air, soil and water. Arsenic contaminated water is a global threat, currently affecting more than 100 million people. Both genetic and epigenetic changes ...
Cancer
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Pramlintide improves glucose control in type 1 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- The addition of pramlintide, an analog of the naturally-occurring β-cell peptide amylin, before meals improves blood glucose control in patients with type 1 diabetes receiving insulin through ...
Diabetes
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Shortened telomere length tied to dementia, mortality risk
(HealthDay) -- Shortened telomere length (TL) is associated with risks for dementia and mortality in a population of older adults, according to a study published online July 23 in the Archives of Neurology.
Neuroscience
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Pioneering research shows drug can purge dormant HIV
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have published pioneering research showing that a drug used to treat certain types of lymphoma was able to dislodge hidden virus in patients receiving treatment ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Researchers urge physicians to ask younger men about erectile dysfunction symptoms
Although erectile dysfunction (ED) has been shown to be an early warning sign for heart disease, some physicians – and patients – still think of it as just as a natural part of "old age." But now an international ...
Cardiology
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AIDS experts: Women need more help in AIDS battle
(AP) -- AIDS specialists heard fresh appeals Wednesday to expand assistance for women far beyond a global focus on pregnancy.
HIV & AIDS
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US 'bath salts' ban aimed at violence-linked drugs
(AP) — People are inventing so many new, legal ways to get high that U.S. lawmakers can't seem to keep up.
Addiction
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Ageless education: Researchers create guide for intergenerational classrooms at nursing homes
A Kansas State University researcher and writing team are developing ways for nursing home residents and elementary school students to learn in a shared setting: an intergenerational classroom.
Other
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Increasing dopamine in brain's frontal cortex decreases impulsive tendency: research
Raising levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the frontal cortex of the brain significantly decreased impulsivity in healthy adults, in a study conducted by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center ...
Neuroscience
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Biologists prove ZOLOFT packs potential to fight fungal meningitis
New research conducted by biologists at Texas A&M University suggests that ZOLOFT, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants in the world, also packs a potential preventative bonus — potent mechanisms capable ...
Medical research
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How the fluid between cells affects tumors
There are many factors that affect tumor invasion, the process where a tumor grows beyond the tissue where it first developed. While factors like genetics, tissue type and environmental exposure affect tumor ...
Cancer
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In muscular dystrophy, what matters to patients and doctors can differ
Complex, multi-system diseases like myotonic dystrophy – the most common adult form of muscular dystrophy – require physicians and patients to identify which symptoms impact quality of life and, consequently, what ...
Neuroscience
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Women with diabetes more likely to experience sexual dissatisfaction
Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.
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