Archive: 08/4/2011
Out of body experience for stem cells may lead to more successful transplants
New research finds that growing blood stem cells in the laboratory for about a week may help to overcome one of the most difficult roadblocks to successful transplantation, immune rejection. The study, published by Cell ...
Medical research
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Molecular mechanisms offer hope for new pain treatments
By working with individuals suffering from a severe disorder that causes sensory neurons to degenerate, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital have discovered how a specific genetic ...
Genetics
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Studies shed light on hand hygiene knowledge and infection risk in hospitals and elementary schools
Increased hand hygiene knowledge positively correlates with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among both healthcare workers (HCW) and elementary school children, according to two studies published in the August issue ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Mutation linked with the absence of fingerprints
Scientists have identified a mutation that might underlie an extremely rare condition, called "adermatoglyphia," which causes people to be born without any fingerprints. The research, published by Cell Press online August ...
Genetics
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Suicide risk high for war veterans in college, study finds
Nearly half of college students who are U.S. military veterans reported thinking of suicide and 20 percent said they had planned to kill themselves, rates significantly higher than among college students in general, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Assumptions, not data, dictate opinions about predictive genetic testing in youth
Predictive genetic testing may be able to identify children's risk for developing common, treatable, and possibly preventable disorders.
Health
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The brain grows while the body starves
When developing babies are growth restricted in the womb, they are typically born with heads that are large relative to their bodies. The growing brain is protected at the expense of other, less critical organs. Now, researchers ...
Other
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Researchers find way to help donor adult blood stem cells overcome transplant rejection
Findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may suggest new strategies for successful donor adult stem cell transplants in patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Medical research
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Use of a retroflexion technique during colonoscopy in the right side of the colon improves polyp detection
A new study from researchers in Indiana reports that use of a retroflexion technique in the right side of the colon during colonoscopy is safe and results in the detection of additional adenomatous (precancerous) polyps in ...
Cancer
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Medicare prescription premiums unchanged for 2012
(AP) -- The Obama administration says it has good news for seniors: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription plan won't go up next year.
Health
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Baby Bonus not the reason for increase in Australian fertility rates, research concludes
A paper released by researchers has found that the Baby Bonus is not the reason for the recent increase in the Australian fertility rate over the past decade.
Health
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What parasites eat is the key to better drug design
A new study has revealed in unprecedented detail how parasites use different nutrients needed for growth, providing University of Melbourne researchers with unique drug targets against Leishmania, a tropical parasite that ...
Medical research
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Mutation in strains make flu a moving target
Each year 200,000 Americans are hospitalized due to flu-related complications.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Researchers develop fully cooked food-aid product
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend that supplements meals, particularly for young children.
Other
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Childhood illness linked to less career success
Child illness is closely linked to your future health and career prospects, a new study suggests. Researchers, funded partly by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), found that people ...
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