23andMe discovers surprising genetic connections between breast size and breast cancer
Using data from its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs ...
Genetics
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Multiple sclerosis drug disappoints on disability
(Medical Xpress) -- This week the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study with unfortuate news for the millions of people who suffer from multiple sclerosis. In the large study, a therapy known as inte ...
Neuroscience
Jul 23, 2012 |
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New gene-therapy approach could improve obesity treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found a new way of using gene therapy to treat obesity. The treatment was successful, resulting in less weight gain, higher activity ...
Diabetes
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Snoring without sleep apnea does not increase death or heart disease risk
(Medical Xpress)—A group of Australian researchers have achieved a world-first to demonstrate that objectively measured snoring, without more serious sleep apnea, does not increase mortality or cardiovascular ...
Sleep apnea
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Statistical method will analyze important, poorly studied areas of human genome
(Medical Xpress)—Each year, more and more pieces of the human genome puzzle fall into place, but large holes still remain. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hope to fill in many more pieces ...
Genetics
Oct 03, 2012 |
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With a little exercise, your fat cells may coax liver to produce 'good' cholesterol
(Medical Xpress)—With a little exercise and dieting, overweight people with type 2 diabetes can still train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to spur HDL cholesterol production, report medical researchers from ...
Medical research
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Overweight patients hospitalized with pneumonia more apt to survive
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta studied the records of nearly 1000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those who were ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Listen up, doc: Empathy raises patients' pain tolerance
A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn't just put patients at ease – it actually changes the brain's response to stress and increases pain tolerance, according to new findings from ...
Health
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Researchers discover new potential chemotherapy
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that knocking out a particular "partner" gene is the Achilles' heel of some cancers.
Cancer
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Advanced brain investigations can become better and cheaper
(Medical Xpress)—An important method for brain research and diagnosis is magnetoencephalography (MEG). But the MEG systems are so expensive that not all EU countries have one today. A group of Swedish researchers ...
Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Experts aim to redefine healthcare and research ethics
In what they acknowledge as a seismic shift in the ethical foundation of medical research, practice and policy, a prominent group of interdisciplinary healthcare experts, led by bioethicists at Johns Hopkins, rejects an ethical ...
Health
Jan 11, 2013 |
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Researchers find some lung cancers linked to common virus
A common virus known to cause cervical and head and neck cancers may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to new research presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 on Wednesday, April ...
Cancer
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Court: Can human genes be patented? (Update)
The Supreme Court grapples Monday with the question of whether human genes can be patented, and the ultimate answer could reshape U.S. medical research, the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian ...
Genetics
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Research shows prescribing stool softeners isn't effective in easing constipation for palliative-care patients
(Medical Xpress)—End-of-life patients typically struggle with constipation caused by the narcotics they are given to alleviate their pain, so doctors prescribe a stool softener called docusate twice a day to alleviate this ...
Health
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Concern over accuracy of suicide rates in England and Wales
The increasing use of "narrative verdicts" by coroners in England and Wales may be leading to greater underestimation of suicide rates, warn experts in the British Medical Journal today, based on ongoing research part funded ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2011 |
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