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Study suggests smoking, but not nicotine, reduces risk for rare tumor

New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis suggests nicotine is not the protective substance.

Cancer created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep apnea puts patients at risk for delirium after surgery

An anecdotal observation of a possible link between sleep apnea and post-surgical delirium has been measured and confirmed by a team of researchers at the Duke University Medical Center.

Sleep apnea created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team gains understanding of white matter in infants receiving heart surgery

A collaborative team of researchers at Children's National Medical Center are making progress in understanding how to protect infants needing cardiac surgery from white matter injury, which impacts the nervous system. The ...

Cardiology created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.

Medical research created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Medical Minute: Avoiding two winter weather-related problems

Though it may not have felt like winter until recently, it is that time of year when environmental exposures to the cold weather will be causing many problems for people. Here are some tips for preventing and safely treating ...

Health created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers examine role of inflammatory mechanisms in a healing heart

(Medical Xpress) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that an inflammatory mechanism known as inflammasome may lead to more damage in the heart following injury such as a heart attack, pointing researchers ...

Inflammatory disorders created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mitochondria restructuring protein provides new therapeutic target for heart disease

Mitochondria are often called cellular "powerhouses" because they convert nutrients into energy. But these tiny structures also help determine cellular lifespan. Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research ...

Cardiology created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scarring a necessary evil to prevent further damage after heart attack

After a heart attack, the portions of the heart damaged by a lack of oxygen become scar tissue. Researchers have long sought ways to avoid this scarring, which can harden the walls of the heart, lessen its ...

Cardiology created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When you can recite a poem but not remember who asked you to learn it a few days earlier

Memory is not a single process but is made up of several sub-processes relying on different areas of the brain. Episodic memory, the ability to remember specific events such as what you did yesterday, is known to be vulnerable ...

Neuroscience created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers surprised by results of lung, mold study

Researchers led by Montana State University have found a surprising condition that occurs in the lungs after an invasion of a common mold that can cause deadly infections in humans.

Medical research created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hope for infant brain injuries like cerebral palsy as well as multiple sclerosis

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers revealed the discovery of a key protein necessary for nerve repair and could lead to the development of a treatment for brain injuri ...

Neuroscience created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Obstructive sleep apnea linked to cancer growth in mice

A new study links the intermittent interruption of breathing that occurs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to enhanced proliferation of melanoma cancer cells and increased tumor growth in mice, according to researchers ...

Sleep apnea created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines outcomes of erythropoietin use for heart attack patients undergoing PCI

Intravenous administration of epoetin alfa, a product that stimulates red blood cell production, to patients with heart attack who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty ...

Medical research created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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