Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Alaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | |
Why men are more at risk of diseases caused by blood clots than women July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Being male increases your risk of diseases caused by the inappropriate formation of a blood clot (a process known as thrombosis), such as heart attack and stroke, but the reasons for this are not completely understood. However, ... | |
 Cancer drug shows promise against graft vs. host disease July 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new University of Michigan study in mice suggests that a drug recently approved to fight cancer tumors is also able to reduce the effects of graft-versus-host disease, a common and sometimes fatal complication ... | |
Mobilizing white blood cells to the lung: New discovery could lead to an improved influenza vaccine July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Findings just published in the scientific journal Immunity by researchers at the Trudeau Institute shed new light on how a previously-unknown messaging mechanism within the human immune system prompts specific influenza-fighting ... | |
Link shown between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in metro Atlanta area July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the first in-depth study of its kind ever done in the Southeastern United States, researchers at the University of Georgia and Emory University have discovered a link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in the metro ... | |
Retina transplants show promise in patients with retinal degeneration July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Preliminary research shows encouraging results with transplantation of retinal cells in patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a report in the ... | |
Kidney disease linked to lower medication use after heart attack July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Patients with kidney disease—especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis—are less likely to receive recommended medications after a heart attack, reports a study in the September 2008 Clinical Journal ... | |
Ionophore reverses Alzheimer's within days in mouse models July 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists report a remarkable improvement in Alzheimer's transgenic mice following treatment with a new drug. The study, published by Cell Press in the July 10th issue of the journal Neuron, provides the first demonstration ... | |
Diabetes linked to male infertility; excess sugars in the body have direct effect on sperm quality July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Diabetes in men has a direct effect on fertility, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today. Dr. Con Mallidis from Queen's University, Belfast, UK, said ... | |
Hepatitis C virus may need enzyme's help to cause liver disease July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A key enzyme may explain how hepatitis C infection causes fatty liver – a buildup of excess fat in the liver, which can lead to life-threatening diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, report University of Pittsburgh ... | |
Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. ... | |
Experts say slowing aging is way to fight diseases in 21st century July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A group of aging experts from the United States and the United Kingdom suggest that the best strategy for preventing and fighting a multitude of diseases is to focus on slowing the biological processes of aging. The analysis ... | |
Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults July 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by a researcher from the UCSD School of Medicine, ... | |
Study points to cocktail therapy for Alzheimer's July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A dietary cocktail that includes a type of omega-3 fatty acid can improve memory and learning in gerbils, according to the latest study from MIT researchers that points to a possible beverage-based treatment for Alzheimer's ... | |
 New research reveals ultraviolet light therapy is as beneficial for darker skin as lighter skin July 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern ... | |
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