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Operating without interrupting warfarin reduces risk of bleeding after cardiac device surgery

A new Canadian study shows that operating without interrupting warfarin treatment at the time of cardiac device surgery is safe and markedly reduces the incidence of clinically significant hematomas compared to the current ...

Cardiology created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New immune therapy treats brain tumors in mice

Using an artificial protein that stimulates the body's natural immune system to fight cancer, a research team at Duke Medicine has engineered a lethal weapon that kills brain tumors in mice while sparing ...

Immunology created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop non-invasive technique for predicting patients' response to chemotherapy

Researchers have developed a non-invasive way of predicting how much of a cancer-killing drug is absorbed by a tumour. The preliminary study, which will be reported at the 24th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets ...

Cancer created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Animal study: long-term ritalin doesn't impact growth

(HealthDay) -- Chronic use of methylphenidate (Ritalin) in young monkeys has no significant effect on growth or the dopamine system, or the likelihood of becoming addicted to cocaine, according to a study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reconfigured hybrid imaging lowers radiation exposure

Molecular imaging is effective for providing information about disease processes, and today's hybrid imaging systems have additional computed tomography (CT) technology on board for alignment and imaging structures. While ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insulin therapy may help repair atherosclerotic lesions in diabetic patients

New research reveals that insulin applied in therapeutic doses selectively stimulates the formation of new elastic fibers in cultures of human aortic smooth muscle cells. These results advance the understanding of the molecular ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0