BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
ALS, Mayo Clinic, Neurological Disorders, UCSF / 21.09.2011
A gene for Lou Gehrig’s disease and frontotemporal dementia identified
Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- two fatal neurodegenerative disease with distinct symptoms...
Bipolar Disorder, Genetic Research, Mental Health Research, Nature, Schizophrenia / 21.09.2011
Study finds genetic ‘overlap’ between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis...
Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from...
Breast Cancer, Mammograms, Medical Imaging / 19.09.2011
More immigrant women are getting mammograms now than a decade ago.
Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, according to Penn State researchers, who note that more immigrant women...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer that affect women. As tumors can initially grow unchecked...
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish...
Flu - Influenza / 13.09.2011
Study showed Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks
Eurekalert Sept 12 2011 Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among...
Breast Cancer, MD Anderson / 13.09.2011
Study: Gene therapy causes breast cancer stem cells to self-destruct
Targeted agent avoids healthy cells, blocks proteins that prevent cell death in tumors HOUSTON -- Gene therapy delivered directly to a...
Antibiotic Resistance, Baylor College of Medicine Houston / 09.09.2011
Genomic analysis of superbug provides clues to antibiotic resistance
HOUSTON - (Sept. 7, 2011) - An analysis of the genome of a superbug has yielded crucial, novel information that...
Breast Cancer / 08.09.2011
Study: Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after
Approach may help some women avoid mastectomy San Francisco, CA - Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT)...
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – At any given time, one of every 20 hospital patients has a hospital-acquired...
Sleep disorders affect 40 percent of Canadians Quebec City, September 8, 2011—Sleep disorders affect 40% of adult Canadians according to a...
AHA Journals, Stroke / 08.09.2011
Intensive Medical Therapy vs Stent Angioplasty for Stoke : Which is Better?
Aggressive medical therapy could help prevent stroke To prevent a common type of stroke, intensive medical therapy could be better by...
Alzheimer's - Dementia, Exercise - Fitness, Mayo Clinic / 08.09.2011
Aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of dementia
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Any exercise that gets the heart pumping may reduce the risk of dementia and slow the condition's...
Pediatrics, Smoking, Tobacco Research / 05.09.2011
Living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children
Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children...
Autism, Stanford / 05.09.2011
Researchers report distinct features of Autistic brain in novel analysis of MRI scans
STANFORD, Calif. - Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have used a novel...
Cancer Research, Genetic Research, Nature / 05.09.2011
Gene that predisposes people to leukemia discovered
Those at risk because of family history may soon obtain tests to detect the genetic error before symptoms emerge A new...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer / 02.09.2011
Key function of mutation in BRCA1 gene discovered
Richmond, Va. (September 1, 2011) –It is widely known that mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility 1 (BRCA1) gene significantly...
HIV, Infections / 27.08.2011
HIV Virus Infection Rates Are on the Rise
Since HIV infection rates began to rise again around 2000, researchers have been grasping for answers on what could be...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Researchers at Rutgers University and the University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Radiology / 19.08.2011
PET scans confirm effectiveness of estrogen-blocking drugs in breast cancer patients
SEATTLE – For the first time, researchers at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have demonstrated the feasibility of using serial positron...
Injections of pegloticase, a modified porcine enzyme, can produce significant and sustained clinical improvements in 2 out of 5 patients...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 16.08.2011
Breast Feeding & Breast Cancer in African-American women
Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women...
Colon Cancer, PLoS, Vitamin D / 16.08.2011
Vitamin D and protection against the Advance of Colon Cancer
A study conducted by VHIO researchers confirms that a lack of vitamin D increases the aggressiveness of colon cancer The indication...
Author Interviews / 16.08.2011
Zinc Lozenges and Common Cold Duration
Depending on the total dosage of zinc and the composition of lozenges, zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of common...
C. difficile, Hospital Acquired / 11.08.2011
BI C. difficile strain found common in Chicago hospitals
An outbreak strain of Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the colon, is common...
August 11, 2011 (Aurora, CO)--In an article published online this week in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 11.08.2011
Report: NSAIDS reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity...
Boston, MA – A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers finds a strong association between the...