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Genetic variation among patients with pulmonary fibrosis associated with improved survival

Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with i ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Little evidence for prediction rules for low back pain

(HealthDay)—Few randomized clinical trials have been done to assess clinical prediction rules for patients with lower back pain, and the trials that have been done are of low quality and do not provide ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough for IVF?

Elsevier today announced the publication of a recent study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online on 5-day old human blastocysts showing that those with an abnormal chromosomal composition can be identified by the rate at whic ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New QResearch tool to improve stroke treatment

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have developed a new predictive tool to help GPs identify and treat patients at risk of stroke.

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene expression test distinguishes btw breast cancer patients at high and low risk of late recurrence

A test that measures the expression levels of 58 genes in oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancers can effectively differentiate between patients who are at higher and lower risk for having their cancer recur elsewhere ...

Cancer created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tactics of new Middle East virus suggest treating by altering lung cells' response to infection

A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell response to allow it to multiply. Scientists studying the Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer drugs taking shape

In the era of molecular medicine, potentially active compounds for use in cancer therapies can be identified faster than ever before. Yet pinpointing the molecular target of an anticancer compound and deducing ...

Cancer created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment

Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society ...

Cancer created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mental vulnerability associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

People deemed to be "mentally vulnerable" are at a significantly increased risk of both fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease, according to results of a large population study from Denmark. The details of the study were ...

Cardiology created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team taps the wisdom of the crowd to impact breast cancer prognosis

Two new reports issuing in Science Translational Medicine (STM) today showcase the potential of teams of scientists working together to solve increasingly complex medical problems. The results demonstrate that better predic ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

4.4 mmol/L is optimal fasting glucose cutoff for GDM screening

(HealthDay)—A fasting plasma glucose value of 4.4 mmol/L is the optimal cut point for determining which pregnant Chinese women need a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test offered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation, ...

Diabetes created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Subconscious mental categories help brain sort through everyday experiences

(Medical Xpress)—Your brain knows it's time to cook when the stove is on, and the food and pots are out. When you rush away to calm a crying child, though, cooking is over and it's time to be a parent. ...

Neuroscience created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Low levels of serum bilirubin spell higher lung cancer risk for male smokers

Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male smokers with low levels of the yellow-tinged ...

Cancer created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tests to predict heart problems may be more useful predictor of memory loss than dementia tests

Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of heart disease and stroke may be more useful predictors of future decline in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking, than a dementia risk score, according to a new study ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel method accurately predicts disease outbreaks

A team of scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a novel method to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks several weeks before they occur.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast