Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Potential cure for Chagas disease
A Murdoch University international collaborative project has found a potential cure for the deadly Chagas disease.
Oct 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researcher pieces together AML prognosis puzzle
When patients suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) express high levels of the gene, MN1, an already aggressive leukemia is accelerated and shortens survival time. While that's a known fact, the mechanisms involved ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Medical research
Breakthrough could help sufferers of fatal lung disease
Pioneering research conducted by the University of Sheffield is paving the way for new treatments which could benefit patients suffering from the fatal lung disease pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Oct 15, 2012
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Medical research
Loss of protective heart failure protein linked to critical limb ischemia
Restoring diminished levels of a protein shown to prevent and reverse heart failure damage could also have therapeutic applications for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), suggests a new preclinical study published ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Cardiology
Neonatal heart stem cells may help mend kids' broken hearts
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who are exploring novel ways to treat serious heart problems in children, have conducted the first direct comparison of the regenerative abilities of neonatal ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Cardiology
Continuous spinal cord stimulation improves heart function
Spinal cord stimulation improves heart function and could become a novel treatment option for heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress 2012 today, August 25, by Professor Hung-Fat Tse from Hong Kong.
Aug 27, 2012
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Diabetes
Study may explain how exercise improves heart function in diabetics
A detailed study of heart muscle function in mice has uncovered evidence to explain why exercise is beneficial for heart function in type 2 diabetes. The research team, led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School ...
Jul 17, 2012
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Cardiology
'Broken heart syndrome' protects the heart from adrenaline overload
A condition that temporarily causes heart failure in people who experience severe stress might actually protect the heart from very high levels of adrenaline, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. ...
Jun 27, 2012
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Medical research
Engineering whole organs: Closing in on a potential solution to the organ donor shortage?
A new technique involving the use of an artificial scaffold into which a patient's own stem cells are inserted, turning it into a fully functional organ, could offer a potential solution to the donor shortage crisis, according ...
Mar 8, 2012
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Medications
Model predicts death due to acetaminophen overdose
(HealthDay) -- Model for Acetaminophen-induced Liver Damage (MALD), a mathematical model that utilizes commonly obtained laboratory values, including overdose amount and time elapsed since overdose, is effective for predicting ...
Feb 24, 2012
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