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Experts explain pros and cons of over-the-counter enzymes

Enzyme supplements available without a prescription are becoming increasingly popular, but should everyone add them to their shopping list? Brent Bauer, M.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, is co-author of a new paper in the medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings on the pros and cons of over-the-counter enzymes.

5 Aug 2014

Mutated gene related to diabetes in Mexicans, shows research

The research team, directed by Dr. Karol Estrada, analyzed genetic sequencing of 8000 Mexicans and found a mutated gene related to diabetes in 30% of mestizos and in half the indigenous population.

5 Aug 2014

Team debriefings linked with good neurological survival for kids suffering from cardiac arrest

A new study found that staff members who joined structured team debriefings after emergency care for children suffering in-hospital cardiac arrests improved their CPR performance and substantially increased the rates of patients surviving with favorable neurological outcomes.

5 Aug 2014

New project aims to develop unique database on frailty and dementia

What is the relationship between frailty and dementia? Many studies acknowledge that frailty and dementia often coexist, but little research has been done on why that is the case.

5 Aug 2014

Computer simulation forecasts favorable trends in eradicating hepatitis C

5 Aug 2014

Researchers to track fate in body of materials used in breakthrough medicines

The University of Liverpool has been awarded -2 million to become a leading centre in the UK for tracking the fate in the body of materials used in breakthrough medicines.

5 Aug 2014

Hepatitis C could become a rare disease by 2036

Effective new drugs and screening would make hepatitis C a rare disease by 2036, according to a computer simulation conducted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The results of the simulation are reported in the August 5 edition of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

5 Aug 2014

$5.8 million grant for coalition project to help reduce strokes and heart attacks in San Diego County

Approximately 84 million people in the United States suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, and about 720,000 Americans have a heart attack every year, which works out to one every 44 seconds.

5 Aug 2014

Diabetics who live in low-income neighborhoods are up to 10 times more likely to lose toe, foot, leg

It's no secret that poverty is bad for your health. Now a new UCLA study demonstrates that California diabetics who live in low-income neighborhoods are up to 10 times more likely to lose a toe, foot or leg than patients residing in more affluent areas of the state.

5 Aug 2014

Drug used for treating rheumatoid arthritis can improve health of kidney transplant recipients

UC San Francisco is the lead institution on a new seven-year, $17 million multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Health to determine if certain immune system cells and/or a drug now used for treating rheumatoid arthritis can be effective in improving and maintaining the long-term health of kidney transplant recipients.

5 Aug 2014

Findings support regular mammography screening in women ages 75 and older

Mammography-detected breast cancer is associated with a shift to earlier stage diagnosis in older women, subsequently reducing the rate of more advanced, difficult-to-treat cases, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

5 Aug 2014

Researchers receive $435K to study how environmental factors affect genes that cause autism

Over the last decade, autism research has been primarily focused on finding genes that may "cause" autism. However, little information exists on gene-environment interactions that may increase risk for autism.

5 Aug 2014

Frontiers launches Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine journal

Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, is pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, a new open-access medical journal.

5 Aug 2014

Acupuncture at Waiguan can activate several brain regions in patients with ischemic stroke

Both acupuncture at Waiguan (SJ5) and sham acupuncture can activate/deactivate several brain regions in patients with ischemic stroke, but there are some difference in Brodmann areas 4, 6, 8, Brodmann areas 7, 39, 40, Brodmann areas 18, 19, 22 and Brodmann areas 13, 24, 32, 28.

5 Aug 2014

Scientists spearhead new £6 million initiative to find better ways to prevent cancer

Queen's University scientists are helping to spearhead a new £6 million initiative to find better ways to prevent cancer.

5 Aug 2014

Triple therapy for glioblastoma has prolonged survival of mice with brain cancers

A triple therapy for glioblastoma, including two types of immunotherapy and targeted radiation, has significantly prolonged the survival of mice with these brain cancers, according to a new report by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

5 Aug 2014

New clinical trial tests use of gold nanoparticles for treating solid tumors in dogs and cats

When Michael and Sandra Friedlander first came to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine three years ago with their dog, Grayton, they learned some bad news: Grayton had nasal adenocarcinoma, a form of cancer with a short life expectancy.

5 Aug 2014

Medicine News and Research

Experts explain pros and cons of over-the-counter enzymes

Mutated gene related to diabetes in Mexicans, shows research

Team debriefings linked with good neurological survival for kids suffering from cardiac arrest

New project aims to develop unique database on frailty and dementia

Computer simulation forecasts favorable trends in eradicating hepatitis C

Researchers to track fate in body of materials used in breakthrough medicines

Hepatitis C could become a rare disease by 2036

$5.8 million grant for coalition project to help reduce strokes and heart attacks in San Diego County

Diabetics who live in low-income neighborhoods are up to 10 times more likely to lose toe, foot, leg

Drug used for treating rheumatoid arthritis can improve health of kidney transplant recipients

Findings support regular mammography screening in women ages 75 and older

Researchers receive $435K to study how environmental factors affect genes that cause autism

Frontiers launches Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine journal

Acupuncture at Waiguan can activate several brain regions in patients with ischemic stroke

Scientists spearhead new £6 million initiative to find better ways to prevent cancer

Triple therapy for glioblastoma has prolonged survival of mice with brain cancers

New clinical trial tests use of gold nanoparticles for treating solid tumors in dogs and cats

Eating baked or broiled fish once a week is good for the brain

Children of immigrants are 3 times as likely to have lower levels of physical activity

Exposure to natural light may be best medicine for nurses

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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