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Acupuncture may relieve dry mouth, study finds

Patients diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck are treated with radiation, which damages their salivary glands, and in turn causes xerostomia, what experts call dry mouth. New research from the United ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists investigate genetics of HIV-1 resistance

Investigating the genetic footprint that drug resistance causes in HIV, researchers in Europe have discovered that compensatory polymorphisms enable resistant viruses to survive. Presented in the journal ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fighting phobias involves creation of 'competing' memories

Most people have a fear of something but for 1 in 10 people, fear can turn into a phobia. The most common phobias being a fear of spiders, snakes, heights, the dark, being in crowds or tight spaces, animals ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Satiation hormone, neurotensin, linked to increased risk of disease, premature death in women

Researchers in Sweden have discovered that neurotensin, a satiation hormone produced in the human brain and intestine that circulates in the blood, could raise the risk of heart attack, breast cancer and ...

Medical research created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune dysfunction possibly linked to schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complex illness; among other characteristics, sufferers often find it difficult to tell the difference between what is real and not real and have trouble thinking clearly. Its symptoms ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Finding the origins of infant leukaemia

Leukaemia arises as a result of genetic or epigenetic alterations in blood cells, leading to an aberrant accumulation of undifferentiated blasts. Understanding the molecular pathogenesis and aetiology of ...

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New imaging process provides better picture of tumours

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in Europe and the world, and early detection and treatment remains vital in the fight. Researchers in Norway have validated a method of non-invasive imaging that they believe ...

Cancer created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists identify 5 genes that determine facial shape

(Medical Xpress)—European researchers have discovered that five genes play a key role in determining human facial shapes. Presented in the journal PLoS Genetics, the genome-wide association study on fac ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The role of beta cell regeneration in type 2 diabetes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared type 2 diabetes as the epidemic of the 21st century. A study is focusing on understanding the mechanisms underlying insulin resistance and the role of beta-cell ...

Diabetes created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ageing linked to cancer

Ageing is an unavoidable part of life, and it is often accompanied by a number of age-related illnesses. One of the biggest diseases associated with ageing is cancer, which as a result is often referred to ...

Genetics created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Notch control of cell architecture: Potential implications for future cancer therapy

Dissecting the mechanisms implicated in cell architecture should provide new insights for understanding development and tissue morphogenesis in general. An European study focused on the role of the Notch ...

Cancer created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New gene variants increase risk of paediatric cancer

Two new gene variants have been discovered by researchers from Italy and the United States that increase the risk of neuroblastoma, a paediatric cancer. This discovery was made using automated technology ...

Genetics created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers study Chagas disease—aim to prevent transmission

EU funding has supported a major initiative designed to promote research collaboration to support control programmes for Chagas disease in central and southern America.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study spotlights ESBL bacteria in Danish chicken meat

Over 50 % of the chicken meat that Denmark imports contains extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL), enzymes produced by some bacteria that make them resistant to certain antibiotics that are important in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

Stem cells are considered promising agents for the recovery of spinal cord injuries. European scientists explore their abilities and plan future therapeutic strategies.

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0