Archive: 03/10/2014

Researchers aiming to improve global standards for detection of leading cause of blindness

Diabetic retinopathy - a common complication of diabetes which occurs when high blood sugar levels damage the cells at the back of the eye - is the biggest cause of blindness in the working population globally.

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11 million work days lost to smoking each year

Health experts have warned that 11 million work days are lost each year as a result of sick days linked to smoking.

Oct 3, 2014

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Hunting viruses that play hide and seek

Every year, two million children die of acute respiratory infections. Among the culprits are several different viruses, one of which your child almost certainly has had without you or the doctors ever knowing it.

Oct 3, 2014

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Salix Pharma scuttles Cosmo Technologies merger

Salix Pharmaceuticals is scrapping its merger with the subsidiary of an Italian drugmaker after the U.S. created new limitations on the tax benefits of incorporating overseas.

Oct 3, 2014

Applying proteomics to Parkinson's

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists studying two genes that are mutated in an early-onset form of Parkinson's disease have deciphered how normal versions of these genes collaborate to help rid cells of damaged mitochondria. Mitochondria ...

Oct 3, 2014

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Low-carbohydrate diet improved quality of life in diabetes patients

Low-carbohydrate diet has a good effect not only on blood glucose, but also on physical functions, bodily pain and general health, according to a diet study including patients with type 2 diabetes.

Oct 3, 2014

Rat experiments prove that chronic melatonine consumption fights obesity and diabetes

Scientists at the University of Granada, in collaboration with La Paz University Hospital in Madrid and the University of Texas, San Antonio in the US have demonstrated through several experiments conducted on Zucker obese ...

Oct 3, 2014

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New materials for better, stronger and cheaper dental implants

Experts have developed next-generation dental implants from mixtures of polymers with ceramic and a light consistency. So far, the experts at University of Baja California have optimized the performance of those dental tools ...

Oct 3, 2014

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Multiple sclerosis researchers find the effects of age on remyelination are reversible

(Medical Xpress)—Like conducting an errant orchestra to play together, researchers are guiding processes that go awry in multiple sclerosis to repair themselves.

Oct 3, 2014

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New visualization software uncovers cancer subtypes

(Medical Xpress)—Much of biomedical research these days is about big data—collecting and analyzing vast, detailed repositories of information about health and disease. These data sets can be treasure troves for investigators, ...

Oct 3, 2014

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