Medical research
Ten year study shows 'Lethal Factor' could be X-factor for new anthrax vaccine
Researchers have identified a section of the anthrax toxin Lethal Factor that could help produce a more effective vaccine.
May 1, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
The aging brain needs REST: Research implicates new player in Alzheimer's, other dementias
Why do neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's affect only the elderly? Why do some people live to be over 100 with intact cognitive function while others develop dementia decades earlier?
Mar 19, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental drug may boost leukemia survival, without chemo
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug may extend the lives of people with certain hard-to-treat forms of leukemia and lymphoma—without the need for traditional chemotherapy, according to two studies released Wednesday.
Mar 12, 2014
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Health
Flame retardants might pose risks for gymnasts, researchers suggest
As girls, a group of 11 collegiate gymnasts spent many hours each week perfecting their sport in gyms with pits filled with foam blocks for protection. Now young women, they agreed to be tested in a new study that found that ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Neuroscience
Assay shown to be effective in measuring levels of mutant huntingtin protein
An assay designed to measure normal and abnormal forms of the huntingtin protein – the mutated form of which causes Huntington's disease (HD) – was successful in detecting levels of the mutant protein in a large multicenter ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Medical research
Can toxicity of a DNA drug be predicted and minimized?
New classes of therapeutic antisense oligonucleotides can have toxic effects on the liver. A novel machine learning-based approach used to predict the hepatotoxic potential of an antisense drug based on its chemical sequence ...
Aug 27, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Early temporary ART for HIV-infected infants prevents damage to immune system and delays need for life-long treatment
Giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately after diagnosis for a limited period of time is more beneficial than postponing treatment in young infants infected with HIV, slowing progression of the disease and delaying ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Medical research
Sugar is toxic to mice in 'safe' doses, study says
When mice ate a diet of 25 percent extra sugar – the mouse equivalent of a healthy human diet plus three cans of soda daily – females died at twice the normal rate and males were a quarter less likely to hold territory ...
Aug 13, 2013
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Pediatrics
Less is more: Single antibiotic as effective, but safer than combo therapy to treat childhood bloodstream infection
Children with invasive bloodstream infections treated with a single antibiotic are just as likely to overcome their infections as those who get two-drug therapy, but at half the risk of drug-induced kidney damage, according ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Health
No-smoking law in Colorado casinos led to fewer ambulance calls
When smoking was banned from casinos in Colorado, ambulance calls to casinos in Gilpin County dropped about 20 percent, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Aug 5, 2013
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