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Inhibiting enzymes in the cell may lead to development and proliferation of cancer cells 
Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The discovery is published in the April 25, 2013 issue of the journal Molecular Cell.
Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The discovery is published in the April 25, 2013 issue of the journal Molecular Cell.
Cancer
Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 12:15pm
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Missing link in Parkinson's disease found
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps surprisingly, to some forms of heart failure.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps surprisingly, to some forms of heart failure.
Health
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 10:45am
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 10:45am
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Melatonin delays ALS symptom onset and death in mice
Melatonin injections delayed symptom onset and reduced mortality in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In a report published online ahead of print in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, the team revealed that receptors for m
Melatonin injections delayed symptom onset and reduced mortality in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In a report published online ahead of print in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, the team revealed that receptors for m
Neuroscience
Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 4:15pm
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Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 4:15pm
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Autism risk spotted at birth in abnormal placentas
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have figured out how to measure an infant's risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his/her placenta at birth, allowing for earlier diagnosis and treatment for the developmental disorder. The findings are reported in the April 25 online issue of Biological Psychiatry. One out of 50 children are diagnosed with an autism spectru
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have figured out how to measure an infant's risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his/her placenta at birth, allowing for earlier diagnosis and treatment for the developmental disorder. The findings are reported in the April 25 online issue of Biological Psychiatry. One out of 50 children are diagnosed with an autism spectru
Health
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 4:00pm
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 4:00pm
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After brain injury, new astrocytes play unexpected role in healing
The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report.
The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report.
Neuroscience
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 11:30am
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Firefly protein lights up degenerating muscles, aiding muscular-dystrophy research
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have created a mouse model of muscular dystrophy in which degenerating muscle tissue gives off visible light.
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have created a mouse model of muscular dystrophy in which degenerating muscle tissue gives off visible light.
Health
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 25, 2013, 11:00am
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ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe
An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital report.
An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital report.
Health
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 2:45pm
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 2:45pm
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Anti-smoking ads with strong arguments, not flashy editing, trigger part of brain involving behavior change
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario tw
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario tw
Neuroscience
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 12:30pm
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Virus kills melanoma in animal model, spares normal cells
Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little propensity to infect non-cancerous cells.
Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little propensity to infect non-cancerous cells.
Cancer
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: American Society for Microbiology
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 11:15am
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Air pollution and hardening of arteries
Long term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Long term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Health
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 10:15am
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Skin cancer linked to future risk of other cancers
White people who have types of skin cancer other than melanoma (non-melanoma skin cancer) may be at increased risk of having other forms of cancer in the future, according to a study by US researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
White people who have types of skin cancer other than melanoma (non-melanoma skin cancer) may be at increased risk of having other forms of cancer in the future, according to a study by US researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Cancer
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 10:00am
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Video: Scientists advance understanding of human brown adipose tissue and grow new cells
Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT cells. These findings, which appear in the April 2013 issue of Nature Medicine, may contribute to further study of BAT's role in human metabolism and developing treatments that use BAT to promote weight
Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT cells. These findings, which appear in the April 2013 issue of Nature Medicine, may contribute to further study of BAT's role in human metabolism and developing treatments that use BAT to promote weight
Health
Source: Joslin Diabetes Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 4:15pm
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Source: Joslin Diabetes Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 4:15pm
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Scientist identifies protein molecule used to maintain adult stem cells in fruit flies
Understanding exactly how stem cells form into specific organs and tissues is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Now a UC Santa Barbara researcher has added to that body of knowledge by determining how stem cells produce different types of "daughter" cells in Drosophila (fruit flies). The findings appear today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Understanding exactly how stem cells form into specific organs and tissues is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Now a UC Santa Barbara researcher has added to that body of knowledge by determining how stem cells produce different types of "daughter" cells in Drosophila (fruit flies). The findings appear today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Genetics
Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 2:45pm
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Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 2:45pm
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Video: Radioactive bacteria targets metastatic pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a therapy for pancreatic cancer that uses Listeria bacteria to selectively infect tumor cells and deliver radioisotopes into them. The experimental treatment dramatically decreased the number of metastases (cancers that have spread to other parts of the body) in a mouse mod
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a therapy for pancreatic cancer that uses Listeria bacteria to selectively infect tumor cells and deliver radioisotopes into them. The experimental treatment dramatically decreased the number of metastases (cancers that have spread to other parts of the body) in a mouse mod
Microbiology
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 10:45am
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Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 10:45am
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Discovery may help prevent HIV 'reservoirs' from forming
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel approaches for addressing HIV-1 "in hiding" – namely eliminating reservoirs of HIV-1 that persist in patients undergoin
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel approaches for addressing HIV-1 "in hiding" – namely eliminating reservoirs of HIV-1 that persist in patients undergoin
Molecular Biology
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 1:30pm
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Scientists reveal natural process that blocks viruses
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter cells. The findings, discovered by researchers in molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold promise for the development
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter cells. The findings, discovered by researchers in molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold promise for the development
Immunology
Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 12:00pm
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Recipe for large numbers of stem cells requires only one ingredient
Stem cells and tissue-specific cells can be grown in abundance from mature mammalian cells simply by blocking a certain membrane protein, according to scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their experiments, reported today in Scientific Reports, also show that the process doesn't require other kinds of cells or agents to a
Stem cells and tissue-specific cells can be grown in abundance from mature mammalian cells simply by blocking a certain membrane protein, according to scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their experiments, reported today in Scientific Reports, also show that the process doesn't require other kinds of cells or agents to a
Molecular Biology
Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013, 2:15pm
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Scientists pinpoint brain's area for numeral recognition
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have determined the precise anatomical coordinates of a brain "hot spot," measuring only about one-fifth of an inch across, that is preferentially activated when people view the ordinary numerals we learn early on in elementary school, like "6" or "38."
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have determined the precise anatomical coordinates of a brain "hot spot," measuring only about one-fifth of an inch across, that is preferentially activated when people view the ordinary numerals we learn early on in elementary school, like "6" or "38."
Neuroscience
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013, 10:00am
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Fish prone to melanoma get DNA decoded
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums.
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums.
Genetics
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 11:45am
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Taste of beer, without effect from alcohol, triggers dopamine release in the brain
The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.
The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.
Neuroscience
Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 11:30am
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Gene signature can predict who will survive chemotherapy
An eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine.
An eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine.
Genetics
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 10:30am
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Ordinary skin cells morphed into functional brain cells
Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders.
Stem cells
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 1:45pm
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Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 1:45pm
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Team develops implantable, bioengineered rat kidney
Bioengineered rat kidneys developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators successfully produced urine both in a laboratory apparatus and after being transplanted into living animals. In their report, receiving advance online publication in Nature Medicine, the research team describes building functional replacement kidneys on the structure of donor organs from which living
Bioengineered rat kidneys developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators successfully produced urine both in a laboratory apparatus and after being transplanted into living animals. In their report, receiving advance online publication in Nature Medicine, the research team describes building functional replacement kidneys on the structure of donor organs from which living
Materials Science
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 11:45am
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Mining information contained in clinical notes could yield early signs of harmful drug reactions
Mining the records of routine interactions between patients and their care providers can detect drug side effects a couple of years before an official alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Stanford University School of Medicine study has found.
Mining the records of routine interactions between patients and their care providers can detect drug side effects a couple of years before an official alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Stanford University School of Medicine study has found.
Healthcare
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 11:45am
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Signature of circulating breast tumor cells that spread to the brain found
Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Cancer
Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 10:30am
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Study shows different brains have similar responses to music
Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists says the answer is yes, which may in part explain why music plays such a big role in our social existence.
Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists says the answer is yes, which may in part explain why music plays such a big role in our social existence.
Agriculture
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 11, 2013, 10:15am
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Producing new neurons under all circumstances: A challenge that is just a mouse away
These results incentivise the development of targeted therapies enabling improved neurone production to alleviate cognitive decline in the elderly and reduce the cerebral lesions caused by radiotherapy. The research is published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.
These results incentivise the development of targeted therapies enabling improved neurone production to alleviate cognitive decline in the elderly and reduce the cerebral lesions caused by radiotherapy. The research is published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Neuroscience
Source: INSERM (Institut national de la sant� et de la recherche m�dicale)
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 1:45pm
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Source: INSERM (Institut national de la sant� et de la recherche m�dicale)
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 1:45pm
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Treatment leads to near-normal life expectancy for people with HIV in South Africa
In South Africa, people with HIV who start treatment with anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) have life expectancies around 80% of that of the general population provided that they start treatment before their CD4 count drops below 200 (cells per microliter), according to a study by South African researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
In South Africa, people with HIV who start treatment with anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) have life expectancies around 80% of that of the general population provided that they start treatment before their CD4 count drops below 200 (cells per microliter), according to a study by South African researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Epidemiology
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 10:45am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 10:45am
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Google searches about mental illness follow seasonal patterns
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.
Psychology
Source: Elsevier Health Sciences
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 4:15pm
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Source: Elsevier Health Sciences
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 4:15pm
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Researchers find avian virus may be harmful to cancer cells
A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans.
A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans.
Cancer
Source: Virginia Tech
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 2:00pm
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Source: Virginia Tech
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 2:00pm
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