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New hope for diagnosis and treatment of intractable pediatric brain tumors
Scientists have discovered oncogenes capable of driving growth of normal human brain stem cells in a highly malignant pediatric brain tumor. The research has significant implications for clinical management of...
New skin stem cells surprisingly similar to those found in embryos
Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even...
Children who survive cancer more likely to suffer from heart disease
Children and adolescents who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults, according to a new large study.
Delivering medicine directly into a tumor
Researchers have identified a peptide (a chain of amino acids) that specifically recognizes and penetrates cancerous tumors but not normal tissues. The peptide was also shown to deliver diagnostic particles...
Advances in diagnosing and treating leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders
Leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders are serious and often deadly blood cancers. Recent research introduces potential new treatment options and improved diagnostic methods for patients suffering from acute promyelocytic leukemia, chronic...
Blood cancers: New research demonstrates advances in optimizing treatments and quality of life
New research explores optimal induction therapies for managing multiple myeloma, the importance of advance care planning for improved quality of life, and a potential new first-line therapy for patients with...
College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health
The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests. In...
Nearly one third of human genome is involved in gingivitis, study shows
Gingivitis, which may affect more than one-half of the US adult population, is a condition commonly attributed to lapses in simple oral hygiene habits. However, a new study shows that...
Deaths from opioid use have doubled, 5-fold increase in oxycodone deaths
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario, Canada, have doubled since 1991 and the addition of long-acting oxycodone to the drug formulary was associated with a 5-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths,...
Type 2 diabetes gene predisposes children to obesity
Paediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds...
Delinquent boys at increased risk of premature death and disability by middle age
Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences...
New computer model could lead to safer stents
After suffering heart attacks, patients often receive stents designed to hold their arteries open. Some of these stents release drugs that are meant to halt tissue growth in arteries, but...
Mayo Clinic researchers prove key cancer theory
Mayo Clinic researchers have proven the longstanding theory that changes in the number of whole chromosomes - called aneuploidy - can cause cancer by eliminating tumour suppressor genes. Their findings,...
Study shows gene positions may aid cancer diagnosis
Certain genes switch their nuclear position in tumour cells, offering a potential new method of diagnosing cancer, say researchers from the National Cancer Institute. The study by Meaburn et al....
Improving the odds
Although bone marrow transplants have long been standard for acute leukaemia, current treatments still rely on exact matches between donor and patient. Now, scientists at the University of Perugia, Italy,...
Controversial kidney transplant technique could provide lifeline for very ill patients
Surgeons who successfully performed kidney transplants after removing small cancerous and benign masses from the donated organs, have published their results in the December issue of the urology journal BJUI...
New screening tool helps identify children at risk
When a baby is born, new parents often wonder, 'Will he be the next President of the United States?' or 'Could she be the one to find a cure for...
New understanding of how to prevent destruction of a tumor suppressor
INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern and Case Western University have determined how the protein Mdm2, which...
Need To Sober Up? Caffeine Isn't Your Friend
The next time you have a little too much to drink and need to sober up, researchers say you should avoid caffeine because it doesn't counter the effects of alcohol...
Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief
A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients in the...
Treatments for asthma and pre-term labor may increase risk of autism in developing fetus
Commonly prescribed beta 2 adrenergic agonist drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labor may increase the incidence of autism-spectrum disorders, psychiatric pathology, cognitive...
Protein folding is no bologna
When we hear the word protein, most of us think "lunch!", but proteins within the body effect your health, and the health of many disease cells you may be harboring....
Web searches for religious topics on the rise
Religion is not just for churches, synagogues or mosques anymore -- it's a topic that is being actively searched for online, according to researchers at Penn State. ...
South Asian oral history archive goes online
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of hundreds of interviews with people who witnessed Indian independence and the final days of the British Raj is being put online.
Microbes help mothers protect kids from allergies
A pregnant woman's exposure to microbes may protect her child from developing allergies later in life. Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that exposure to environmental bacteria triggers a mild inflammatory...
JAK2 inhibitor demonstrates effective, durable control of myelofibrosis
A first-in-its class oral medication provides significant and durable relief for patients with a rare, debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis, researchers at The University of Texas M....
Health minister more about spin than care: Bagnall
P.E.I. Health Minister Doug Currie is too quick to hire communications people and too slow to hire staff at Kings County Memorial Hospital, says Opposition MLA Jim Bagnall.
Welcome to Europe's Cities? Symposium Sheds Light on the Integration of Jewish Immigrants
WELCOME TO EUROPE'S CITIES? SYMPOSIUM SHEDS LIGHT ON THE INTEGRATION OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS