PITTSBURGH—Autism is a mysterious developmental disease because it often leaves complex abilities intact while impairing seemingly elementary ones. For example,...
Reston, Va.–Two new studies published in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) provide insight intothe potential...
Smoking, Tobacco Research / 01.08.2011
Young African American Men and “alternative” Tobacco Products
Alexandria, VA — Tobacco related disease is a primary source of mortality for African American men. Recent studies suggest that...
Discovers new asthma gene in African-Americans, replicates 4 others A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel...
DETROIT – Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular medicine and genetics and of immunology and microbiology in the School...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 29.07.2011
Study examines how blood protein levels change as breast cancer develops before it is clinically detectable
SEATTLE – Using a "systems biology" approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to...
Gout / 28.07.2011
US Gout prevalence increases over last 2 decades
A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the U.S. has risen over the last twenty years and now...
Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are...
Diabetes, JCEM, Nature, UCLA / 28.07.2011
Increased muscle mass may lower risk of pre-diabetes
Study shows building muscle can lower person's risk of insulin resistance A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 27.07.2011
Scientists Develop New Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may have an alternative therapy when they develop resistance to trastuzumab,...
Infections, JAMA, Urinary Tract Infections / 26.07.2011
Antibiotic appears more effective than cranberry capsules for preventing urinary tract infections
In premenopausal women who have repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) appeared more effective than cranberry capsules...
Cancer Research, Hormone Therapy, Prostate Cancer / 26.07.2011
Hormone therapy may be hazardous for men with heart conditions
Fairfax, Va., July 26, 2011 – Adding hormone therapy to radiation therapy has been proven in randomized clinical trials to...
Newswise — July 25, 2011 (Philadelphia, PA) --Researchers from the lab of Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., the Founder and Director...
Nature, Stanford, Stroke, UCLA / 25.07.2011
Substance may extend time to prevent brain damage after Stroke
STANFORD, Calif. — A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice —...
Cancer Research, Dartmouth / 25.07.2011
Study examines screening for pancreatic cancer in high-risk populations
OAK BROOK, Ill. – July 25, 2011 – Researchers from New England report in a new study that using a...
Cancer Research, Nature, Sloan Kettering, University of Pennsylvania / 24.07.2011
2 genetic variations predict second cancers after radiation for children with Hodgkin lymphoma
A genome-wide association study published in the August issue of Nature Medicine has found two tiny genetic variations that can...
Alzheimer's - Dementia / 22.07.2011
Atherosclerosis linked to Dementia
American Stroke Association Scientific Statement Statement Highlights: • High blood pressure is related to the development of age-related vascular cognitive impairment. • Maintaining...
Stroke, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania / 22.07.2011
Optimism associated with lower risk of having stroke
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Study Highlights: • A large-scale observational study shows that optimism is associated with lower risk...
Hepatitis - Liver Disease, HIV / 22.07.2011
Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School...
Addiction, Pain Research, Pharmacology / 22.07.2011
Misuse of Pain Medication May Be Pathway to High-Risk Drug Behaviors
Philadelphia (July 22, 2011)—A new study by researchers at Drexel University’s School of Public Health suggests that abuse of prescription...