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Middle-Aged Widows Have Highest Dementia...
Friday, July 3, 2009
People over 50 who suffer from negative emotions and disruption when they lose their partners have the highest risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Middle-Aged Widows Have Highest Dementia... Friday, July 3, 2009 People over 50 who suffer from negative emotions and disruption when they lose their partners have the highest risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Hepatitis B virus mutations may predict... Friday, July 3, 2009 Certain mutations in the DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with the development of liver cancer and may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of the disease, according to a large meta-analysis in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published online July 2.
Predicting the return of prostate cancer:... Friday, July 3, 2009 Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Prostate cancer patients disease free... Friday, July 3, 2009 Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
New targeted therapy finds and eliminates... Friday, July 3, 2009 New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer.
Successful Beginning for Wellstone Muscular... Friday, July 3, 2009 WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Last week, physicians, scientists, patients and members of the biotech industry from around the world gathered for the first major meeting of a unique research center on muscular dystrophy -- the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center.
Existing Parkinson's disease drug may... Friday, July 3, 2009 Existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills about 2 million people each year, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
New discovery to aid in diagnosis and... Thursday, July 2, 2009 Boston – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France, have identified the target antigen PLA2R in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (kidney disease), which has implications for the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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Indian doctor gives lease of life to...
Friday, July 3, 2009
Six months have passed since Syed Saadat Ali and his wife returned from India after a successful open-heart surgery of their son, Syed Raahim, who will soon be celebrating his first birthday.
Indian doctor gives lease of life to... Friday, July 3, 2009 Six months have passed since Syed Saadat Ali and his wife returned from India after a successful open-heart surgery of their son, Syed Raahim, who will soon be celebrating his first birthday.
PSU's 7th annual "Lift for Life" event... Friday, July 3, 2009 The Penn State football program's seventh annual "Lift for Life" will take place Friday, July 10 at Holuba Hall, located directly across from the East Area Locker Room and adjacent to the Lasch Football Building on the PSU campus.
Camp has teens wired Friday, July 3, 2009 There’s a common misconception that people diagnosed with hemophilia — a blood disorder — are forced to live their lives inside a protective bubble.
Knights of Columbus send Warwick youngster... Friday, July 3, 2009 Pine Island - Her family is upbeat, hopeful, faithful, cheerful and prayerful but they are not expecting any miracles.
Baby Joy for couple after first two... Friday, July 3, 2009 A heartbroken couple whose first two children were born with a deadly genetic condition have now given birth to a healthy baby girl - and have called her Joy.
Telling Kevin Bell's story Friday, July 3, 2009 Kevin Bell first noticed something wrong when he was just a little boy in kindergarten.
Sisters with Batten's disease told they... Friday, July 3, 2009 Ashleigh, six, and Alisha, three, were both born apparently healthy.
Becky takes on jump challenge Friday, July 3, 2009 Two Daredevil Teesside funeral arrangers are going head-to-head in a race to raise cash for their chosen charity.
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