Archive: 30/11/2015

Safe form of estrogen helped multiple sclerosis patients avoid relapses in clinical trial

Taking the pregnancy hormone estriol along with their conventional medications helped patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) avoid relapses, according to results of a Phase II randomized, placebo-controlled ...

Nov 30, 2015

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With climate change, malaria risk in Africa shifts, grows: study

A larger portion of Africa is currently at high risk for malaria transmission than previously predicted, according to a new University of Florida mapping study.

Nov 30, 2015

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Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study says

Are the brains of men and women truly different? Not if you look at the overall structure, a new study says.

Nov 30, 2015

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Promising new antimicrobials could fight drug-resistant MRSA infection

A novel class of antimicrobials that inhibits the function of a key disease-causing component of bacteria could be effective in fighting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the major drug-resistant ...

Nov 30, 2015

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Researchers unravel abilities of the immune system's giant cells

If rubbish is too big and unwieldy for normal household waste, its removal becomes the job of specialized experts. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now discovered, in cooperation with colleagues ...

Nov 30, 2015

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Size matters: Stockholm clinic launches penis measuring tape

Forget reassurances to insecure teens: a Stockholm youth health clinic is handing out special measuring tapes to young men and asking them to size up their penises, it said on Monday.

Nov 30, 2015

Inflammation is associated with bone growth

Researchers use induced pluripotent stem cells in a mouse model to show that diseased bone growth may be stimulated by a key molecule for inflammation. Inhibition of activin-A was found to repress the bone overgrowth typically ...

Nov 30, 2015

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Study offers insights to how ovarian cancer grows—and potential to stop it

Can any cancer cell form another tumor, or is it only select cancer stem cells that give rise to new cancer cells? The answer, a new study finds, is both.

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Newly evolved, uniquely human gene variants protect older adults from cognitive decline

Many human gene variants have evolved specifically to protect older adults against neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, thus preserving their contributions to society, report University of California, San Diego ...

Nov 30, 2015

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Basal insulin peglispro beats glargine for glycemic control

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, basal insulin peglispro (BIL) provides better glycemic control than insulin glargine, with increased triglycerides, aminotransferases, and liver fat content, according to a ...

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