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For one woman, HPV vaccine was a 'no-brainer'

(HealthDay)—For Deb McAlister, it was a simple, obvious choice.

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rebuilding blood vessels through gene therapy

(Medical Xpress)—Diagnosed with severe coronary artery disease, a group of patients too ill for or not responding to other treatment options decided to take part in a clinical trial testing angiogenic gene therapy to help ...

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research pinpoints key gene for regenerating cells after heart attack

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a molecular mechanism needed to unleash the heart's ability to regenerate, a critical step toward developing eventual therapies for damage suffered following a heart ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies potential new pathway for drug development

A newly found understanding of receptor signaling may have revealed a better way to design drugs. A study from Nationwide Children's Hospital suggests that a newly identified group of proteins, alpha arrestins, may play a ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ostrich arteries bring bypass hope: Japan scientists

Scientists in Japan have used ostrich blood vessels to create a viable bypass in pigs, raising hopes of easier and more effective artery transplants for heart patients.

Medical research created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover novel mechanism by which calorie restriction influences longevity

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a novel mechanism by which a type of low-carb, low-calorie diet—called a "ketogenic diet"—could delay the effects of aging. This fundamental discovery reveals how ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover adverse effects of Bisphenol A on calcium channels

(Medical Xpress)—Bisphenol A, a substance found in many synthetic products, is considered to be harmful, particularly, for fetuses and babies. Researchers from the University of Bonn have now shown in experiments on cells ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers use microRNAs to induce regeneration of heart tissue

(Medical Xpress)—A research team working at Italy's International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology has succeeded in causing heart tissue to regenerate by introducing two microRNAs into damaged mice hearts. ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

New evidence on how compound found in red wine can help prevent cancer

(Medical Xpress)—University of Leicester scientists will present groundbreaking new evidence about how a chemical found in red wine can help prevent cancer on Wednesday, December 5.

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exercise benefits found for pregnancies with high blood pressure

Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation, human physiology professor Jeff Gilbert said, summarizing ...

Health created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pig tissue scaffolding allows hearts to be rebuilt post-implant

(Medical Xpress)—Using tissue from pigs, scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a "scaffold" that preserves the infrastructure of natural blood vessels and supports human ...

Medical research created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover gene switch important in cancer

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Helsinki in Finland have shown that the "switches" that regulate the expression of genes play a major role in the development of cancer. In a study, published ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Global genome effort seeks genetic roots of disease

By decoding the genomes of more than 1,000 people whose homelands stretch from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Americas, scientists have compiled the largest and most detailed catalog yet of human genetic ...

Genetics created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Resveratrol falls short in health benefits

Resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine thought to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce risk of heart disease and increase longevity, does not appear to offer these benefits in healthy women, new research at ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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