Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika presents hot spots in brains of chicken embryos
Zika prefers certain "hot spots" in the brains of chicken embryos, offering insight into how brain development is affected by the virus.
Apr 19, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists seek to perfect calculations for comparing cervical cancer radiation doses
Research from VCU Massey Cancer Center has found that one of the standard practices for comparing cervical cancer radiation therapy treatments may be misleading, and the use of an alternative mathematical formula could be ...
Feb 6, 2018
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Addiction
Regional trends revealed for meth labs
Helensville and Hamilton were two of the meth lab hot spots identified in the first geographic study of clandestine meth lab distribution in New Zealand.
Apr 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer 'hot spots' in Florida may be associated with hazardous waste sites
Studies have shown that hazardous waste sites have the potential to adversely affect human health and disrupt ecological systems. Florida has the sixth highest number of hazardous waste sites, known as Superfund sites, in ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Citizen-scientists: Uncle Sam wants you to fight Zika!
The mosquitoes that can spread Zika are already buzzing among us. The U.S. government could use some help figuring out exactly where.
May 16, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
BAP1 mutation passed down over centuries and is associated with high incidence of several cancers
Michele Carbone and colleagues, from the University of Hawaii, discovered that members of 4 families, apparently unrelated and living in different US States, shared the identical mutation of a gene called BAP1 that is associated ...
Dec 18, 2015
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Medical research
Molecular mechanism at root of familial amyloidosis and other diseases
A team of local researchers has proposed a molecular mechanism that may be responsible for the development of life-threatening diseases called amyloidoses. The best known of such diseases is Alzheimer's disease (AD), but ...
Nov 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
PET scans help identify effective TB drugs, study says
Sophisticated lung imaging can show whether or not a treatment drug is able to clear tuberculosis (TB) lung infection in human and macaque studies, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
Dec 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
Residual activity 'hot spots' in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients
Scientists know that vision restoration training (VRT) can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage, or stroke regain some of their lost visual functions, but they do not understand ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Cardiology
Researchers determine where best to place defibrillators
TORONTO: Prompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael's ...
May 2, 2013
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