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Bone protection by estrens occurs through non-tissue-selective activation of the androgen receptor

A new study appearing in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation indicates that caution might be needed if a new group of drugs known as estrens are to be developed for the treatment of osteoporosis.

4 Sep 2006

Induction of potent antitumor immunity by intratumoral injection of IL-23 transduced dendritic cells

One therapy for treating brain tumors alerts the immune system to the presence of foreign material. A second therapy enhances the first and prolongs the immune system's response.

4 Sep 2006

New hope for patients with lung and joint disease

People who suffer from inflammatory conditions such as chronic diseases of the lung, joints and other organs could benefit from a new discovery by scientists at the University of Edinburgh.

4 Sep 2006

MRI better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts

MRI is better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts and should be used before patients receive breast conserving therapy, a new study shows.

4 Sep 2006

U.S. Army to trial of Glypromate to reduce brain injury from cardiac arrest

Neuren Pharmaceuticals today announced that physicians from Madigan Army Medical Center (Madigan) in Tacoma, Washington, will conduct an investigator- initiated Phase 2 trial to determine the safety and efficacy of Glypromate in reducing brain injury caused by out of hospital cardiac arrest.

4 Sep 2006

Study examines relationship between salad consumption and nutrient levels in the bloodstream

A new UCLA/Louisiana State University study of dietary data on more than 17,500 men and women finds consumption of salad and raw vegetables correlates with higher concentrations of folic acid, vitamins C and E, lycopene and alpha and beta carotene in the bloodstream.

4 Sep 2006

Women have a greater risk of death from long-term oxygen therapy compared with the men

Among patients on long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), women are more likely to die from the disease than men.

4 Sep 2006

Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder

Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found. Each U.S. worker with bipolar disorder averaged 65.5 lost workdays in a year, compared to 27.2 for major depression.

4 Sep 2006

'Portion distortion' is why we're all getting fatter!

According to U.S. researchers young people are eating bigger meals that they were twenty years ago.

4 Sep 2006

Nature to change study reporting method of creating stem cells without destroying embryos

Officials from the journal Nature have said they plan to change a paper published in the journal's Aug. 24 edition describing a technique that could derive human embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo to further clarify that none of the embryos used in this particular study survived the experiment, the Chicago Tribune reports.

4 Sep 2006

Review examines surgical approaches for posterior urethral distraction defects in boys

A Recent Review from J. Zhang and Colleagues from ShangHai, China Examined the Surgical Approach to the Posterior Urethral Distraction Defect in Boys.

1 Sep 2006

New developments in the technique of partial nephrectomy

While partial nephrectomy has demonstrated oncologic equipoise with radical nephrectomy, it remains a surgically daunting procedure that can be associated with significant complications, particularly related to hemostasis and prevention of post-operative urinary fistulae.

1 Sep 2006

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Bone protection by estrens occurs through non-tissue-selective activation of the androgen receptor

Induction of potent antitumor immunity by intratumoral injection of IL-23 transduced dendritic cells

New hope for patients with lung and joint disease

MRI better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts

U.S. Army to trial of Glypromate to reduce brain injury from cardiac arrest

Study examines relationship between salad consumption and nutrient levels in the bloodstream

Women have a greater risk of death from long-term oxygen therapy compared with the men

Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder

'Portion distortion' is why we're all getting fatter!

Nature to change study reporting method of creating stem cells without destroying embryos

Review examines surgical approaches for posterior urethral distraction defects in boys

New developments in the technique of partial nephrectomy

New technique to statistically analyze results of clinical trials

Modern radiation therapy ups lung cancer survival

Parkinson's symptoms alleviated by electrical stimulation to the brain

Fruit and veggie juice help prevent Alzheimer's

Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent more sudden deaths than defibrillators

Relation of parent-teen agreement on restrictions to teen risky driving over 9 months

Circulating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of patients with renal cell carcinoma

Most effective treatments for people with coronary artery disease

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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