Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson's disease July 21, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's disease? From an unusual collaboration of neurologists and a pharmacologist comes the surprising answer: Genetic mechanisms at play ... | |
Video released of rapid Alzheimer's improvement after new immune-based treatment July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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New research into the treatment of Alzheimer's disease reports improvement in language abilities using a novel immune-based approach. A video accompanying the research, published today in the open access journal BMC Neurology, ... | |
Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings came in ... | |
Researchers grow human blood vessels in mice from adult progenitor cells July 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors — an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in ... | |
Early study reveals promising Alzheimer's disease treatment July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. ... | |
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ... | |
New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. With retroviruses, which work by inserting ... | |
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). | |
Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease? July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented ... | |
Pond scum could be key to new cancer therapies July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy are collaborating with the Ohio State University and two other organizations to discover new cancer therapies derived from natural sources such as pond ... | |
Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking. | |
 A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info July 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow - like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium ... | |
Does too much sun cause melanoma? July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ... | |
How carrots help us see the color orange July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors. Why else would so many of us automatically assume ... | |
Bullying-suicide link explored in new study July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International ... | |
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