Archive: 05/28/2012
Discovery promises unique medicine for treatment of chronic and diabetic wounds
A unique new medicine that can start and accelerate healing of diabetic and other chronic wounds is being developed at Umeå University in Sweden. After several years of successful experimental research, it is now ready ...
Medical research
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Nanoparticles cut off 'addicted' tumors from source of their survival
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale biologists and engineers have designed drug-loaded nanoparticles that target the soft underbelly of many types of cancer — a tiny gene product that tumors depend upon to replicate ...
Cancer
May 28, 2012 |
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Policy of including smokers in donor pool improves survival rates for patients on lung transplant waiting lists
New research shows that lung transplant patients who receive the lungs of smokers have a better overall chance of survival than those who remain on waiting lists, despite the fact that they tend to survive for a shorter period ...
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HRT update: therapy may reduce fractures, boost some risks
(HealthDay) -- Updated evidence on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women presents good news for those at risk of osteoporosis, but a mixed bag of results regarding breast cancer and other chronic ...
Medical research
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Aggressively controlling glucose levels may not reduce kidney failure in Type 2 diabetes
A review of data from seven clinical trials suggests that intensive glucose control is associated with reduced risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (conditions characterized by excessive levels of protein in the ...
Diabetes
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Less couch time equals fewer cookies: Just two simple changes in health behavior spurs big results
Simply ejecting your rear from the couch means your hand will spend less time digging into a bag of chocolate chip cookies.
Health
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One size doesn't fit all when treating blood pressure in people with diabetes, study suggests
Aggressive efforts to lower blood pressure in people with diabetes are paying off – perhaps too well, according to a new study
Diabetes
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Working with solvents tied to cognitive problems for less-educated people
Exposure to solvents at work may be associated with reduced thinking skills later in life for those who have less than a high school education, according to a study published in the May 29, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Neuroscience
May 28, 2012 |
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Study examines use of mobile technology to improve diet, physical activity behavior
A new study, supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that a combination of mobile technology and remote coaching holds promise in encouraging ...
Health
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Analyzing disease transmission at the community level
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence of a role for neighborhood immunity in determining risk of dengue infection. While it is established that immunity can be an important ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Targeting tuberculosis 'hotspots' could have widespread benefit: study
Reducing tuberculosis transmission in geographic "hotspots" where infections are highest could significantly reduce TB transmission on a broader scale, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Study proposes isotope analysis for earlier detection of bone loss
Are your bones getting stronger or weaker? Right now, it's hard to know. Scientists at Arizona State University and NASA are taking on this medical challenge by developing and applying a technique that originated ...
Medical research
May 28, 2012 |
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New stem cell technique promises abundance of key heart cells cardiomyocytes
Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory.
Medical research
May 28, 2012 |
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Engineered microvessels provide a 3-D test bed for human diseases
Mice and monkeys don't develop diseases in the same way that humans do. Nevertheless, after medical researchers have studied human cells in a Petri dish, they have little choice but to move on to study mice ...
Medical research
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Researchers gain new insights into structure of heart muscle fibers
A study led by researchers from McGill University provides new insights into the structure of muscle tissue in the heart – a finding that promises to contribute to the study of heart diseases and to the engineering of ...
Cardiology
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