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Genetic key to severe malaria resistance uncovered

Researchers have identified two genetic variants linked with human resistance to severe malaria.

21 Aug 2012

CHD patients do not need to rule out high-intensity exercise

Findings from a retrospective study show that patients with coronary heart disease who engage in high-intensity exercise have a similarly low risk for a cardiovascular event as those engaging in moderate-intensity exercise.

21 Aug 2012

Sore throat treatment should be individually tailored

Throat discomfort may have a variety of causes and a range of symptoms, all of which should be considered before decisions about treatment are made, report researchers.

21 Aug 2012

Gene therapy applied to peripheral arterial disease

Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy could be used to treat patients with severe peripheral arterial disease, suggest results of a phase I clinical trial.

21 Aug 2012

Arthritis patients prioritize lifestyle intervention research

Most patients believe that research into joint pain should focus on self-management and lifestyle modifications, suggests a UK survey of older individuals with self-reported joint pain.

20 Aug 2012

Working out during pregnancy wards off muscle pain

Not enough healthy pregnant women are doing the recommended amount of physical exercise, suggest study findings.

20 Aug 2012

Walnuts optimize male fertility

Eating walnuts on a daily basis seems to improve the quality of men’s sperm, show study findings.

20 Aug 2012

Enzalutamide extends castration-resistant prostate cancer survival

Enzalutamide treatment significantly improves survival in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, demonstrate phase III trial results published in TheNew England Journal of Medicine.

20 Aug 2012

Standardized sign-out improves neurology handoffs

The implementation of a structured sign-out process significantly improves satisfaction that handoffs between neurology staff have been completed fully and accurately, show study results published in Neurology.

20 Aug 2012

HPV genotype may alter chemoradiotherapy outcome

Human papillomavirus genotype predicts whether patients with cervical cancer will benefit from concurrent chemoradiation therapy, study findings suggest.

20 Aug 2012

Specialist referral unearths wide spectrum of adult primary immune deficiencies

The range of adult primary immune deficiencies is considerable and the majority of patients are diagnosed only after specialist referral, conclude Canadian scientists who identified two novel patient groups with humoral abnormalities.

20 Aug 2012

US task force unconvinced of case for hearing tests in elderly

A US Preventive Services Task Force review of screening for hearing impairment in older, asymptomatic adults concludes that there is insufficient evidence to assess whether or not the benefits outweigh the harms.

20 Aug 2012

GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft receives CE Mark approval

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has received CE Mark for the GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft. The graft is designed to expand treatment options for optimal outflow by maximizing the number of access sites available.

20 Aug 2012

Early treatment vital for infantile hemangiomas

US research shows that infantile hemangiomas, otherwise known as “strawberry” birthmarks, grow faster and earlier than previously believed.

17 Aug 2012

Allergy transmission may be gender specific

Parents with allergies are more likely to pass them on to their same gender children than to children of the opposite gender, say researchers.

17 Aug 2012

Biopsy required for accurate renal diagnosis in diabetes

People with diabetes and symptoms of nephropathy should undergo renal biopsy before a diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy is assumed, report researchers.

17 Aug 2012

Arteriovenous malformations increase risk for pregnancy hemorrhage

Women with a diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation are at increased risk for severe bleeding during pregnancy, show study findings.

17 Aug 2012

Ion levels poor indicator for hip arthroplasty debris

Research shows that plasma metal ion analysis is only moderately effective at identifying patients with adverse reaction to metal debris following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty.

17 Aug 2012

Age, drugs, and disease alter sleep in Parkinson’s disease

Sleep patterns in patients with Parkinson’s disease are affected by age, disease severity, and dopamine agonists, German research indicates.

17 Aug 2012

Tofacitinib shows promise in active ulcerative colitis

Tofacitinib can induce a clinical response in the majority of patients with moderate to severe, active ulcerative colitis, a placebo-controlled trial has shown.

16 Aug 2012