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Edible seaweed provides an alternative protein source

Teagasc researchers are looking to seaweed for proteins with health benefits for use as functional foods. Historically, edible seaweeds were consumed by coastal communities across the world and today seaweed ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cervical cancer vaccine shows promise

A vaccine against cervical cancer, being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Blue Bell, Pa., produced positive results in a small sample of 18 women.

Cancer created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

As Armstrong case unfolds, experts describe doping's harms

(HealthDay)—In the wake of new allegations around Lance Armstrong's involvement in blood doping, experts are reminding the public of the devastating impact these substances can have on an athlete's health. ...

Health created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Large international study finds 21 genes tied to cholesterol levels

In the largest-ever genetic study of cholesterol and other blood lipids, an international consortium has identified 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease and metabolic disorders. The findings expand ...

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

RNA-based therapy brings new hope for an incurable blood cancer

Three thousand new cases of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL), a form of blood cancer, appear in the United States each year. With a median survival span of only five to seven years, according to the Leukemia and ...

Cancer created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New link between high-fat 'Western' diet and atherosclerosis identified

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that a diet high in saturated fat raises levels of endothelial lipase (EL), an enzyme associated with the development of atherosclerosis, and, conversely, that ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Team finds 14 new biomarkers for type 2 diabetes

A research team led by Anna Floegel of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Tobias Pischon of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) has identified 14 novel biomarkers for type ...

Diabetes created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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

An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries

(Medical Xpress)—Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests.

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study suggests treatments for 'wet' AMD keep elderly drivers behind the wheel

The advanced neovascular, or "wet," form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), left untreated, is the most common cause of vision loss among the elderly and a leading reason for their loss of driving privileges. But ...

Ophthalmology created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men on the mind: Study finds male DNA in women's brains

Male DNA is commonly found in the brains of women, most likely derived from prior pregnancy with a male fetus, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Singing in the brain

What does anger sound like? What music does sorrow imply? Human emotion is being given a new soundtrack thanks to an exciting new collaboration between art and neuroscience.

Other created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secrets in small blood vessels could reveal the risks of heart disease and diabetes

Researchers at the University of Southampton together with colleagues at King's College London have embarked on a unique study that will shed new light on the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life.

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mutant parasite could stop malaria in its tracks

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham Malaria experts have found a way of disabling one of the many phosphatase proteins which breathe life into the malaria parasite. The result is a mutant which is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treating disease by the numbers

Mathematical modeling being tested by researchers at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the IU School of Medicine has the potential to impact the knowledge ...

Medical research created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0