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Researchers identify target to prevent hardening of arteries

The hardening of arteries is a hallmark of atherosclerosis, an often deadly disease in which plaques, excessive connective tissue, and other changes build up inside vessel walls and squeeze off the flow of ...

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research identifies infection and sepsis-related mortality hotspots across the US

In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus, WHO says

Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover that DNA damage occurs as part of normal brain activity

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Bas-Congo': Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa

An isolated outbreak of a deadly disease known as acute hemorrhagic fever, which killed two people and left one gravely ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2009, was probably caused by ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wolf in sheep's clothing: Uncovering how deadly bacteria trick immune system

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles may have exposed up to 4,500 individuals to the bacterium that causes the deadly disease and has left federal officials scrambling ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New melanoma driver genes found in largest DNA sequencing study to date

(Medical Xpress) -- Yale Cancer Center geneticists, biochemists, and structural biologists have painted the most comprehensive picture yet of the molecular landscape of melanoma, a highly aggressive and often ...

Genetics created Jul 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human diabetes has new research tool: Overfed fruit flies that develop insulin resistance

(Medical Xpress) -- With Type 2 human diabetes climbing at alarming rates in the United States, researchers are seeking treatments for the disease, which has been linked to obesity and poor diet.

Diabetes created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers use maggots to heal diabetic wounds

(Medical Xpress) -- At the recent Interscience Conference on Anti-Microbial Agents and Chemotherapy, Dr. Lawrence Eron from the University of Hawaii presented his results on the use of maggots to heal diabetic ...

Medical research created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Revealed: Secret of HIV's natural born killers

Scientists on Sunday said they had found a key piece in the puzzle as to why a tiny minority of individuals infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight off the deadly AIDS virus.

HIV & AIDS created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Antitoxin strategy may help target other pathogens

Researchers have unveiled a novel strategy for neutralizing unwanted molecules and clearing them from the body.

Medical research created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxious British parents queue for vaccines as measles rages

Fears about the purported side effects once sent British parents running from vaccinations against measles. But now an outbreak of the potentially deadly disease in one city has brought them back in droves.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breakthrough in the battle against malaria

An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, paving the way for the development of new drugs to treat the deadly disease.

Medical research created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Epigenetics may reveal insights into anorexia

Flinders University's Professor Tracey Wade and a team of researchers at Melbourne's Murdoch Childrens Research Institute are only months from what may be an important turning point in the treatment of anorexia.

Genetics created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1