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Medical News Today: 02-16-2005
Researchers at the University of Chicago have come up with a technique for teachers to use that increases student understanding of mathematics: explain how to solve a problem in one way, and also provide an alternative approach through gesture... click link for more info.
Austrian-German research team demonstrates for the first time a source of coherent kiloelectronvolt X-rays, which promises extraordinary applications... click link for more info.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have made a discovery that may have implications for the treatment of liver-based genetic defects such as hemophilia A and B in humans... click link for more info.
Numerous mouse experiments showed heart-protective effects for COX-2 inhibitors allowing killer painkillers on marketOn February 17, John J... click link for more info.
A novel genetic manipulation significantly extends the life spans of flies by reducing the amount of wear and tear suffered by nerve cells in adults, according to new work published in Cell Metabolism... click link for more info.
Proteins that shuttle lipids in the body might be a missing link between obesity and other conditions that tend to go along with the excess weight, including diabetes and fatty liver disease, suggests a new study published in Cell Metabolism... click link for more info.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) today announced that it is soliciting applications from U... click link for more info.
Scientists have turned to the brightest brains in Britain in a bid to understand the link between intelligence and dementia... click link for more info.
GenoMed, Inc said today that it has filed a patent application on two additional genes linked to common cancers... click link for more info.
The partners in EUREKA project E! 2526 IMPULSE have developed an implanted nerve stimulator which helps patients with drop foot to walk much better... click link for more info.
A new study of 60 newborns in New York City reveals that exposure of expectant mothers to combustion-related urban air pollution may alter the structure of babies' chromosomes while in the womb... click link for more info.
The first 'next generation' MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) body scanner in the world will be officially launched at Hope Hospital later this week (Friday 18th February)... click link for more info.
New and effective treatments for lung cancer may rest on their ability to hinder the action of estrogen in lung cancer cells, according to two studies published in the current issue of Cancer Research... click link for more info.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published a draft guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Internal Radioactive Contamination-Development of Decorporation Agents" to help ensure that medical products called decorporation agents -- drugs that help eliminate radioactive materials from the body -- will be available to protect U... click link for more info.
A new U of T study recommends the provision of ear plugs, education at concert entrances and the reduction of music sound levels to minimize the risk of hearing loss for rock concert attendees... click link for more info.
New imaging research about tongue shape and volume before and after surgery should ultimately help surgeons decide how to best reconstruct tongue defects resulting from cancer surgery, says a team of researchers at the University of Toronto... click link for more info.
Clinically depressed women are more likely than depressed men to see themselves as anxious, self-conscious and vulnerable, say researchers at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)... click link for more info.
Their heroics at places like Ground Zero are well documented, but sometimes even emergency services workers need support after dealing with such crises, says Cheryl Regehr, a professor in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Social Work and director of the Centre for Applied Social Research... click link for more info.
Astronauts at highest risk during space missions - NASA researchers announce a potential cause of rapid kidney stone formation in astronauts on space travels... click link for more info.
A study on bladder cancer cells lines showed that green tea extract has potential as an anti-cancer agent, proving for the first time that it is able to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone... click link for more info.
Arlington, VA, USA -The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) today welcomed the White House's nomination of Dr... click link for more info.
Mayo Clinic researchers are the first to identify an interaction between two cellular proteins -- Skp2 and FOXO1 -- that is important for the growth and survival of cancer cells... click link for more info.
Their heroics at places like Ground Zero are well documented, but sometimes even emergency services workers need support after dealing with such crises, says Cheryl Regehr, a professor in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Social Work and director of the Centre for Applied Social Research... click link for more info.
All recent Ebola virus outbreaks in humans in forests between Gabon and the Republic of Congo were the result of handling infected wild animal carcasses, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its regional partners... click link for more info.
Geoffrey Loftus' latest research reads more like a murder mystery than a scientific paper... click link for more info.
A new U of T study recommends the provision of ear plugs, education at concert entrances and the reduction of music sound levels to minimize the risk of hearing loss for rock concert attendees... click link for more info.
Policy makers who use age as a discriminating factor in determining eligibility for heart transplant surgery may want to reconsider their rules in the light of new research at the University of Alberta... click link for more info.
An analysis of previously uncharted chemical contents, mostly carbohydrates, in U... click link for more info.
A highly sensitive post-mortem test could help scientists more accurately determine if a person died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a human neurological disorder caused by the same class of infectious proteins that trigger mad cow disease, according to a new study supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... click link for more info.
Once-paralyzed stroke victims are regaining arm and hand functions thanks to an innovative treatment developed by University of Toronto and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute researchers... click link for more info.
A possible diagnostic use for clot-dissolving drugs such as tPA has been found by Medical College of Georgia researchers working to improve a test that identifies potentially deadly blood clots in the legs... click link for more info.
A herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to prescription drugs, a new study reports... click link for more info.
Leishmaniases and trypanosomiases are parasitic diseases which kill several thousands of people per year, mainly in developing countries... click link for more info.
UC Irvine researchers have identified several promising drug compounds that when combined show the potential to treat Huntington's disease... click link for more info.
In a new study of 5,887 middle-aged smokers with mild lung disease, those who were randomly assigned to a quit-smoking program had a lower death rate than those assigned to usual care, even though only 21... click link for more info.
Laboratory studies at Johns Hopkins have revealed that certain products of the enzymes COX-1 and COX-2 can both protect and damage the brain... click link for more info.
Drinking wine, but not beer or spirits, keeps women's hearts beating healthily finds research in Heart... click link for more info.
Health-care costs for morbidly obese adults are nearly twice those of people considered to be of normal weight, says a study led by University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers... click link for more info.
In light of a study released last week showing that roughly half of all bankruptcies are related to unpaid medical bills, three US senators Wednesday called for major changes in a bill that would make it more difficult for consumers to use bankruptcy laws to discharge their debts... click link for more info.
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today announced federal funding of $5... click link for more info.
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