Scientists identify microRNA as possible cause of chemotherapy resistance
Scientists may have uncovered a mechanism for resistance to paclitaxel in ovarian cancer, microRNA-31, suggesting a possible therapeutic target for overcoming chemotherapy resistance....
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Contraceptive pill not associated with increased long-term risk of death, study finds
Women in the UK who have ever used the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to die from any cause, including all cancers and heart disease, compared with never users, according to new research....
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High-tech armrest: Computer-controlled hand and arm support devise developed for doctors, artists
Engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue....
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Seaweed extract may hold promise for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research. Seaweeds containing fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide similar to heparin in chemical structure, have been reported to have anti-tumor activity in mice and some cell lines....
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Research points to way to improve heart treatment
Current drugs used to treat heart failure and irregular heartbeat have limited effectiveness and have side effects. New basic science findings suggest a way that treatments could potentially be refined so that they work better and target only key heart-related mechanisms....
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 11:00 AM --
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After a fight with a partner, brain activity predicts emotional resiliency
Neural activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex can predict whether an individual will still be upset on the day after a conflict with his or her partner, according to new research. The findings point to the brain region's role in emotion regulation, and suggest that greater activity in this area might lead to improvement in day-to-day mood....
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 11:00 AM --
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Immune cells that fight parasites may promote allergies and asthma
Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings that identify a cell population that fights off parasitic infections but also causes allergies and asthma....
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 08:00 AM --
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Finding Charcot-Marie-Tooth gene ends a quest and begins new era of personalized genomic medicine
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. James Lupski came to the end of a personal quest earlier this year when the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center sequenced his complete genome and identified the gene involved in his own form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, which affects the function of nerves in the body's limbs, hands and feet. At the same time, the finding opened a new door showing that genome information has clinical importance....
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Pediatric sports injuries: the silent epidemic
Two new studies focus on the dramatic rise of pediatric sports injuries in recent years. However, despite this alarming trend, awareness, education, warning signs and early treatment can make a significant difference and help keep these athletes in the game, according to the study experts....
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End to lice? Effectiveness of new oral treatment demonstrated
French medical researchers have recently demonstrated the effectiveness of a new molecule in the fight against lice. Faced with the emergence of increasing resistance to conventional treatments by these parasites, this new medication represents a real therapeutic alternative which is effective in 95 percent of cases....
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 05:00 AM --
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Computer system helps reduce adverse drug side effects and interactions in ICU patients
To get life-threatening diseases under control, patients in the intensive care unit usually are administered many medications at the same time. Even for experts, it is difficult to keep track of the variety of possible side effects and interactions. Researchers in Germany has now shown that physicians can reduce serious events resulting from drug interactions by about half with the help of the "AiDKlinik" drug information system....
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Neutropenia: Research findings expected to ease treatment of low neutrophil counts in cancer patients
New research may change neutropenia treatment for all childhood cancer patients. Neutropenia is the dangerous drop in white blood cells that leaves cancer patients at increased risk for infections and can delay chemotherapy....
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Advance in understanding body’s natural defenses
Researchers in the UK have made a new advance in understanding how the body fights certain types of cancer and other disease such as Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis....
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Malaria in pregnant women: Step towards a new vaccine
By managing to express the protein that enables red blood cells infected with the malaria agent Plasmodium falciparum to bind to the placenta and by deciphering its molecular mechanisms, a team of researchers has taken an important first step in the development of a vaccine against pregnancy-associated malaria....
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Breast cancer drug fulvestrant appears more effective in the presence of CK8 and CK18
Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, scientists report....
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Notch protein: Opposing functions of key molecule in development of organisms
Scientists reveal a surprising new function of Notch protein that contrasts with the one known to date....
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 12:00 AM --
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New tool for operations on people with severe or profound auditory loss
Engineers and doctors have designed a new tool for operating on the inner ear with maximum precision, reducing the possibility of damage to the auditory function during the surgery. This is the first micromanipulator specifically for operations involving cochlear and middle ear implants, of which about a hundred are carried out in this hospital annually....
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A sporting chance for active total knee replacement patients
Total knee arthroplasty patients may be able to participate in high-impact sports without increasing risk of early implant failure, according to a new study....
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Novel stroke treatment passes safety stage of clinical trial
A clinical research trial of a new treatment to restore brain cells damaged by stroke has passed an important safety stage, according to the neurologist who led the effort....
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Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer and bone-marrow transplantation patients
Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research....
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