Archive: 12/12/2012
Scientists find drug that may help fight duchenne muscular dystrophy
Drugs are currently being tested that show promise in treating patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited disease that affects about one in 3,600 boys and results in muscle degeneration and, eventually, ...
Dec 12, 2012
Targeted micro-bubbles detect artery inflammation, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Heart disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world. Doctors say that it is important to detect heart disease early before it becomes too serious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri ...
Dec 12, 2012
ASU experts say US needs to shift healthcare emphasis to pay for value
Regardless of what you think about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obama Care, healthcare in the U.S. needs a major overhaul. That overhaul began with ACA, and now additional changes are going to be needed in order ...
Dec 12, 2012
Patients with family history of colorectal cancer may be at risk for aggressive form of the disease
BOSTON—When people with a family history of colorectal cancer develop the disease, their tumors often carry a molecular sign that the cancer could be life-threatening and may require aggressive treatment, Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Dec 12, 2012
Emerging virus in raccoons may provide cancer clues
Rare brain tumors emerging among raccoons in Northern California and Oregon may be linked to a previously unidentified virus discovered by a team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of California, Davis. ...
Dec 12, 2012
A promising clinical trial to reduce the severity of autistic disorders
Although this therapy is not curative, it nevertheless reduced the autistic disorders' severity in three-quarters of the children. The researchers have filed a request for authorisation to perform a multi-centre European ...
Dec 12, 2012