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New hope for those deaf from immune system attack

A new study may one day help those deafened by immune system attack, and possibly also lead to a test that could show which patients may be helped by immediate steroid treatment.

16 Aug 2005

Thousands of young athletes at risk of skin cancer

According to a University of Cincinnati (UC) dermatologist, thousands of young athletes are at high risk of developing skin cancer.

16 Aug 2005

Method to propagate mouse brain stem cells derived from ES cells

It's hard to grow stem cells in a dish. In particular, while it is possible to multiply mouse embryonic stem cells in culture, propagating stem cells that are specific to distinct tissues (e.g. neural stem cells) has proven to be a challenge.

16 Aug 2005

Chronic use of nitroglycerin for chest pain could lead to mitochondrial damage

Definitive evidence to explain how the drug nitroglycerin relieves chest pain has resulted from a new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators at Duke University Medical Center. Nitroglycerin relaxes blood vessels to boost blood flow, yet the mechanism by which the drug works has remained a matter of scientific controversy.

16 Aug 2005

How patients deal with disparities in patient medical care

A new pilot study out of the University of Cincinnati takes a new look at how patients deal with disparities in patient medical care – disparities that have been documented in hundreds of studies in the past.

16 Aug 2005

Interventions give cancer survivors a greater feeling of control over their health and emotional well-being

Women who receive an educational or nutritional intervention following the completion of their treatment for breast cancer are less likely to be depressed and have a better quality of life than other breast cancer survivors, according to a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Emory University.

16 Aug 2005

Researchers have found evidence that could explain why people continue to sunbathe

Drop by any beach or swimming pool on a summer day, and you'll probably see people doing something they know is bad for them: getting a tan.

15 Aug 2005

Babies recognize unfamiliar musical rhythms far more readily than adults can

Babies have us beat when it comes to picking up languages and distinguishing faces from foreign cultures. But babies also have the beat: Researchers at Cornell University and the University of Toronto find that babies also can recognize unfamiliar musical rhythms far more readily than adults can.

15 Aug 2005

Nicotine patch dosage can be adjusted to provide more effective treatment for smokers with a history of alcoholism

Tobacco-caused disease is the leading cause of death for patients with alcoholism, but a study led by The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center brings hope to non-depressed, recovering alcoholics who also smoke - individualized nicotine patch therapy. The findings were published in the July issue of Journal of Studies on Alcohol.

15 Aug 2005

Young athletes at high risk for developing skin cancer

Thousands of young athletes are at such high risk for developing skin cancer, a University of Cincinnati (UC) dermatologist says, he dreams of the day "when sunscreen is right up there in the locker room next to the Gatorade."

15 Aug 2005

Oral medications may control symptoms of Type II diabetes in children just as well as insulin injections

According to the medical records of 26 children diagnosed with the disease, oral medications reduced levels of a compound in the blood called hemoglobin A1C by an average of 2 percentage points.

15 Aug 2005

Robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

A system that allows surgeons to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery from a remote console, controlling up to three robotic arms and a binocular camera, was successfully tested in 10 patients, according to a study in the August issue of Archives of Surgery.

15 Aug 2005

Gene therapy success for the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) in mice

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh report the first study to achieve success with gene therapy for the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) in mice, demonstrating that the formidable scientific challenges that have cast doubt on gene therapy ever being feasible for children with muscular dystrophy can be overcome.

15 Aug 2005

How much people eat is in direct relation to how much they are served

If you binged for two weeks while on vacation and gained 5 pounds, would you be biologically primed to eat less to compensate and shake off the excess weight? No, suggests a new Cornell University study.

15 Aug 2005

Large-scale computer simulations reveal new insights into antibiotic resistance

Large-scale computer simulations have pinpointed a tiny change in molecular structure that could account for drug resistance in Streptomices pneumoniae, the organism that causes childhood pneumonia and claims 3.5 million lives a year, mainly in developing countries.

15 Aug 2005

Complications from angioplasty much lower among patients whose doctors perform a large number of those procedures each year

Before patients get their clogged heart arteries re-opened, they may want to ask their doctor just how many such procedures he or she has done, a new study finds. The answer may make a big difference in each patient's risk of suffering a major setback before leaving the hospital.

15 Aug 2005

Adalimumab and methotrexate is about five times more effective than methotrexate alone for rheumatoid arthritis

For people with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis, combined treatment with the new "biologic" drug adalimumab and methotrexate is about five times more effective than methotrexate alone, according to a new systematic review of studies.

15 Aug 2005

Pfizer acquires antibody discovery company Bioren

Pfizer and Bioren today announced the completion of a transaction in which Pfizer purchased all outstanding stock of Bioren for an undisclosed amount.

15 Aug 2005

Canary Database - animal diseases as early warning system for emerging human diseases

Yale School of Medicine has launched a state-of-the-art database funded in part by the National Library of Medicine, called the Canary Database, containing scientific evidence about how animal disease events can be an early warning system for emerging human diseases.

15 Aug 2005

Immune system more concerned with damage detected than foreign invaders, such as viruses

A well-respected researcher who is now a chief of an immunology laboratory of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has rocked the boat in the past few years for the experts in the understanding of the autoimmune system.

15 Aug 2005

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New hope for those deaf from immune system attack

Thousands of young athletes at risk of skin cancer

Method to propagate mouse brain stem cells derived from ES cells

Chronic use of nitroglycerin for chest pain could lead to mitochondrial damage

How patients deal with disparities in patient medical care

Interventions give cancer survivors a greater feeling of control over their health and emotional well-being

Researchers have found evidence that could explain why people continue to sunbathe

Babies recognize unfamiliar musical rhythms far more readily than adults can

Nicotine patch dosage can be adjusted to provide more effective treatment for smokers with a history of alcoholism

Young athletes at high risk for developing skin cancer

Oral medications may control symptoms of Type II diabetes in children just as well as insulin injections

Robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Gene therapy success for the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) in mice

How much people eat is in direct relation to how much they are served

Large-scale computer simulations reveal new insights into antibiotic resistance

Complications from angioplasty much lower among patients whose doctors perform a large number of those procedures each year

Adalimumab and methotrexate is about five times more effective than methotrexate alone for rheumatoid arthritis

Pfizer acquires antibody discovery company Bioren

Canary Database - animal diseases as early warning system for emerging human diseases

Immune system more concerned with damage detected than foreign invaders, such as viruses

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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