Study reveals link among childhood allergies, asthma symptoms, and early life exposure to cats May 20, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A study released by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, shows that cat ownership may have a protective effect against the ... | |
New vaccine approach prevents/reverses diabetes in lab study May 28, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Results of study are published in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association
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Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's March 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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For the first time, the association between Parkinson’s disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online ... | |
Scientists identify 'missing link' in process leading to Alzheimer's disease February 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Virginia have identified what appears to be a major missing link in the process that destroys nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease, an incurable disease that slowly destroys memory and cognitive ... | |
Vitamin E may help Alzheimer's patients live longer April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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People with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don't take vitamin E, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting ... | |
A new century of Alzheimer's disease research July 25, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Imagine the day when a routine visit to the family doctor includes a simple blood test to predict the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). If the test returns a worrisome result -- too many sticky brain proteins ... | |
Tick-related disease thrives on cholesterol, study suggests July 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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People who have high cholesterol levels may be much more susceptible to a particular disease transmitted by the bites of ticks, a new study in mice suggests. | |
Blood urate levels associated with the progression of Parkinson's disease April 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Higher blood levels of the compound urate, a salt derived from uric acid that is associated with gout, may be associated with a slower progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to an article posted online today that will ... | |
Study identifies toxic key to Alzheimer’s disease memory loss June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Using new scientific techniques, scientists have unlocked the cascade of molecular events that lead to Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific findings published in the latest edition of Nature Medicine suggest a potential new ... | |
Researchers make West Nile vaccine breakthrough May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus. | |
Gene therapy improves vision in patients with congenital retinal disease April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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In a clinical trial at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to safely restore vision in three young adults with a rare form of congenital blindness. ... | |
Children with Tourette's quicker at certain mental grammar skills July 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Children with Tourette’s syndrome may have to put up with some unwanted movement and verbal tics, but neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Kennedy Krieger Institute have found that they are much ... | |
Capsule endoscopy turning up undiagnosed cases of Crohn's disease October 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A small capsule that takes “snapshots” of the small intestine as it moves through the digestive tract helped doctors spot cases of Crohn’s disease that had gone undiagnosed for up to 15 years, according to researchers at ... | |
Grapefruit compound may help combat hepatitis C infection February 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may be able to block the secretion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic infection. A team of researchers ... | |
AMD discovery: New hope for treatment of vision loss February 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Scientists have won a major battle in the fight against age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, a blinding eye disease that affects millions of people. An international team, led by researchers at Sainte-Justine Hospital ... | |
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