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Antifibrotic effect of hepatocyte growth factor is impaired in lung fibroblasts isolated from African-Americans

Of the more than 40,000 persons who die each year in the U.S. from pulmonary fibrosis, the mortality rate among African-Americans is twice as high Caucasians.

11 Apr 2006

Evaluation of a shape-based model of human face discrimination using fMRI and behavioral techniques

The mechanism by which the brain recognizes faces has long fascinated neurobiologists, many of whom believe that the brain perceives faces as "special" and very different from other visual objects.

11 Apr 2006

Exposure to secondhand smoke raises the risk of diabetes

According to a new study, exposure to secondhand smoke can raise the risk of developing diabetes.

10 Apr 2006

Silicone breast implants leak platinum into the body

According to a new study high levels of platinum have been found in the hair, breast milk and other samples from women who had silicone gel-filled breast implants.

10 Apr 2006

Assessment of health-related quality of life in children with cancer: consistency and agreement between parent and child reports

Researchers and physicians can confidently assess quality of life factors in pediatric patients from either the child or parents, according to a new study.

10 Apr 2006

Protein loss linked to colon polyp risk from growth hormone

The use of growth hormone therapy has been linked in some people to the development of colon polyps, a possible precursor to colorectal cancer - but medical researchers have debated the extent of a cancer risk.

10 Apr 2006

Risk of invasive breast carcinoma among women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ and lobular carcinoma in situ

A new study of women with early stage, localized breast cancer identifies new patterns and risk factors for invasive disease that may influence how patients are treated.

10 Apr 2006

Proteins could help predict whether moles will progress into melanoma

For the first time, researchers studying patients with abnormal moles have identified proteins that could help predict whether such moles will progress into melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

7 Apr 2006

Type 2 diabetics' urine acidity increases risk for kidney stones

People with type 2 diabetes have highly acidic urine, a metabolic feature that explains their greater risk for developing uric-acid kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

7 Apr 2006

Mature-rated video games can include content not noted on the game box

According to a study led by Associate Professor Kimberly Thompson of the Kids Risk Project at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), 81% of a random sample of Mature-rated video games included content that was not noted on the game box.

7 Apr 2006

Ceftriaxone may help fight dementia in HIV patients

An antibiotic commonly used to treat a variety of serious infections may also help prevent dementia in HIV patients, according to a test-tube study of human brain cells by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine neurologist Jeffrey Rumbaugh, M.D., Ph.D.

7 Apr 2006

Fish oil may help protect against age-related macular degeneration

A paper published in Trends in Neuroscience by Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, reports on the role that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil play in protecting cells in the retina from degenerative diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

7 Apr 2006

Early intervention is a critical consideration in efforts to preserve the musculoskeletal system after spinal cord injury

Richard Shields, Ph.D., University of Iowa professor in the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, can foresee a time when it might be possible to cure spinal cord injury (SCI).

7 Apr 2006

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy as an indicator of liver and biliary diseases

A retrospective case-control study of 21,008 women in Finland has found that those with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), an itchy skin condition when bile gets backed up in the liver, are significantly more likely to suffer other liver diseases later in life.

7 Apr 2006

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Antifibrotic effect of hepatocyte growth factor is impaired in lung fibroblasts isolated from African-Americans

Evaluation of a shape-based model of human face discrimination using fMRI and behavioral techniques

Exposure to secondhand smoke raises the risk of diabetes

Silicone breast implants leak platinum into the body

Assessment of health-related quality of life in children with cancer: consistency and agreement between parent and child reports

Protein loss linked to colon polyp risk from growth hormone

Risk of invasive breast carcinoma among women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ and lobular carcinoma in situ

Proteins could help predict whether moles will progress into melanoma

Type 2 diabetics' urine acidity increases risk for kidney stones

Mature-rated video games can include content not noted on the game box

Ceftriaxone may help fight dementia in HIV patients

Fish oil may help protect against age-related macular degeneration

Early intervention is a critical consideration in efforts to preserve the musculoskeletal system after spinal cord injury

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy as an indicator of liver and biliary diseases

Abdominal fat more significant than overall weight in exercise-induced shortness of breath

Study of predictors of vitamin D status and cancer incidence and mortality in men

Carbon monoxide inhibitor controls traumatic bleeding

More than a billion may suffer from vitamin D deficiency

Scientists gauge pain in premature babies

Mankind benefits from eating less meat

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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