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New findings on heat shock proteins may shed light on variety of debilitating diseases

UCLA researchers, in a finding that runs counter to conventional wisdom, have discovered for the first time that a gene thought to express a protein in all cells that come under stress is instead expressed only in specific ...

Medical research created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blocking digestive enzymes may reverse shock, stop multiorgan failure

New research from the University of California, San Diego published in the Jan. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine moves researchers closer to understanding and developing treatments for shock, sepsis ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What is deja vu and why does it happen?

Have you ever experienced a sudden feeling of familiarity while in a completely new place? Or the feeling you've had the exact same conversation with someone before?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Surviving sepsis with LECT2

Failure to launch an adequate immune response may be at the root of septic shock, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine on December 17th.

Medical research created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A drug used to treat HIV might defuse deadly staph infections

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hos ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World population gains more than a decade's life expectancy since 1970

In the first Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 paper, published in The Lancet, the authors present new estimates of life expectancy for the last four decades in 187 different countries. While overall life expectancy is ...

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Smart stethoscope' advance in monitoring treatment of kidney stones

A new listening device, developed by scientists from the University of Southampton, is being used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment of kidney stones - saving patients unnecessary repeat therapy ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify nerves associated with ciguatera, deadly tropical disease

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) have identified the nerves involved in the painful tropical disease called ciguatera.

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combination therapy using JAK2 and HSP90 inhibitors increased efficacy in myelofibrosis in vivo

Researchers have demonstrated that combination therapy with PU-H71 and ruxolitinib increases the durability and effectiveness of a treatment that had previously shown limited utility for patients with myelofibrosis.

Cancer created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combating MRSA: Researchers study community-associated strain

The Caenorhabditis elegans, a small worm called a nematode, scurrying across a Petri dish has helped lead to discoveries about community-associated MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Managing cellular security systems

Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are the immune system's patrol. They recognize foreign threats and trigger a defensive response, while restraining immune reactions against inappropriate targets like host ...

Medical research created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are we closer to understanding the cause of deadly sepsis?

Following an infection, dysregulation of the immune system can result in a systemic inflammatory response and an often fatal condition called severe sepsis or septic shock. Sepsis is not uncommon, yet its ...

Medical research created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein tug of war points toward better therapies for cardiovascular disease

Two proteins are in a tug of war that determines how much the body makes of superoxide, a highly reactive and potentially destructive product of oxygen that's dramatically elevated in cardiovascular disease, ...

Cardiology created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel electrotherapy greatly reduces the energy needed to shock a heart back into rhythm

Implantable defibrillators currently on the market apply between 600 and 900 volts to the heart, almost 10 times the voltage from an electric outlet, says Ajit H. Janardhan, MD, PhD, a cardiac electrophysiology ...

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

New research on employment-based insurance sheds light on health care reform

Men with employment-contingent health insurance (ECHI) who suffer a health shock, such as a cancer diagnosis or hospitalization, are more likely to feel "locked" into remaining at work and are at greater risk for losing their ...

Health created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast