Archive: 05/29/2012
Researchers restore neuron function to brains damaged by Huntington's disease
Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent ...
Neuroscience
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Use of stun guns increases injuries
The police use of stun guns increases the risk of injuries for those on the receiving end, but tends to increase officer safety, according to the most comprehensive study of such devices to date.
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Study finds significantly higher hospital costs for surgical patients who smoke
Cigarette smoking contributes to significantly higher hospital costs for smokers undergoing elective general surgery, according to a study published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. When r ...
Surgery
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Why chemotherapy fails: Scientists show why leukemia often returns
The fight against cancer is not won in a single battle: Long after a cancer has been beaten into remission, it can return. The reason for this is under debate, and much is unclear. New research led by Weizmann Institute scientists ...
Cancer
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Feeling lackadaisical? sleep apnea may be to blame
(HealthDay) -- Millions of Americans plod through each day exhausted. Not because they're working too hard, over-exercising or not taking enough vitamins.
Sleep apnea
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World's largest release of comprehensive human cancer genome data helps speed discoveries
To speed progress against cancer and other diseases, the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project today announced the largest-ever release of comprehensive human cancer ...
Genetics
May 29, 2012 |
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New HIV-inhibiting protein identified
Scientists have identified a new HIV-suppressing protein in the blood of people infected with the virus. In laboratory studies, the protein, called CXCL4 or PF-4, binds to HIV such that it cannot attach to or enter a human ...
HIV & AIDS
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Auto industry lean techniques boost morale and teamwork in the operating room
For a year and a half, the University of Michigan Health System turned one of its head and neck surgery practices into a laboratory.
Surgery
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New discovery could lead to new way to screen drugs for adverse reactions
Adverse drug reactions are a major issue that cause harm, are costly and restrict treatment options for patients and the development of new drugs. A groundbreaking finding by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy ...
Immunology
May 29, 2012 |
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Too much vitamin D can be as unhealthy as too little
Scientists know that Vitamin D deficiency is not healthy. However, new research from the University of Copenhagen now indicates that too high a level of the essential vitamin is not good either. The study is based on blood ...
Health
May 29, 2012 |
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New findings shift research direction in lupus and asthma
(Medical Xpress) -- Newfound details of the immune system suggest a role for never-before-considered drug classes in the treatment of allergic and autoimmune diseases, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study ...
Immunology
May 29, 2012 |
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H5N1 bird flu diagnostic kit detects all known strains of virus with a single test
A close collaboration between scientists from the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) under the Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has enabled the successful ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases
What do physicists, chemists, mathematicians and biologists have in common? One of the answers at Cambridge is a shared interest in unravelling the processes behind neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, ...
Neuroscience
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Night shift might boost women's breast cancer risk: study
(HealthDay) -- Women who work the night shift more than twice a week might be increasing their risk for breast cancer, Danish researchers find.
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Research reveals the truth behind the evil eyebrows of a cartoon villain
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of Warwick could explain why the evil eyebrows and pointy chin of a cartoon villain make our ‘threat’ instinct kick in.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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