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Researchers Develop First Mouse Model of Lung Transplantation

...d organ transplants. Ultimately, the mouse model could pave the way for developing new therapies to prevent lung transplant rejection a major problem that limits the long-term success of the procedure. Five years after lung transplant surgery, only about 45 percent of patients are still alive, accord...

Drinking More Milk may Lessen Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...ading source of calcium and vitamin D in the diet, could help lessen the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 15 percent. In the detailed analysis of previously published studies, the researchers found that persistently low levels of vitamin D were linked to as high as 46 percent greater risk of type 2 diab...

Newborn Screening Tests for Babies

... it is not a guarantee and, potentially, screening could be eliminated or reduced. Massachusetts had been a leader in newborn screening when, in the early 1960s, it became the first state to routinely screen all newborns for PKU (phenylketonuria), an inherited metabolic disorder that, if untreated, cause...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...toward developing a molecularly-targeted drug that could eliminate cellular-level resistance to multiple ty...cin was used in combination with other agents, and could lead to a targeted molecular therapy to enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments. Hockenbery s...

Late Nights may Make Preteens Antisocial and Aggressive

...ing problem paying attention , then the root cause could be the tendency he or she has for activities in th... as 8 year old kids." Susman thinks eveningness could make young adolescents vulnerable to antisocial behaviour. "Eveningness contributes to lack of sle...

Scientists Revealed the Key Molecule That Controls Pain

...s published in the top scientific journal Nature could rapidly advance research into the next generation ...ould be the Holy Grail of rational drug design and could revolutionise the way we manage chronic pain conditions like back pain and migraine....

Mild Stress During Pregnancy may Worsen Offspring's Risk of Cerebral Palsy

...to other findings that showed that constant stress could negatively impact quality of life. "These findings are consistent with growing evidence that constant stress, even minimal, can have a major impact on the quality of life," she said. The findings are published in the July 11 issue of The Journal ...

40 Percent of Community Pharmacists Dispensed Off-label Drug

...ts of off-label prescribing, possibly because this could suggest criticism of the family doctor who prescribed the drug. The researchers also found that most of the 482 randomly-selected pharmacists gained their knowledge of off-label dispensing through work experience rather than education. While all ...

New Understanding on Growth of Human Stem Cells

...like growth factor 2 (IGF-II), which they now show could be the protein to sustain hESCs. Researchers are interested in the relationship between stem cells and their niche, because the niche represents a route for modifying stem cell behaviour if human ES cells can be reliably guided down a particular pa...

Protein Interaction is a Drug Target for Blood Clot Prevention

...the interaction between talin and alpha-IIb beta 3 could be an attractive strategy for the development of future anti-thrombotic drugs, with a reduced risk of pathological bleeding....

Nicole Kidman Can't Resist Chocolate Cakes

...colate cake every week. Kidman admitted that she could gulp down a huge slice of cake every night, but has to limit her chocolate addiction. "I can't have a piece of cake every night but I can have a piece of cake three or four nights a week," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "I eat healthily, but...

Hospital Infection Affecting Patients in Scotland

...aid if infections were cut by 30 per cent, the NHS could save 55 million a year. Ms Sturgeon said this money could pay for an extra 8,000 patients to be treated. Willie Duffy, from health union Unison, said that th...

A New Monoclonal Antibody Kills Cancer Cells

...er and leukemia, Dr. Monga believes these findings could have much broader applications....

Larger HIV Prevention Programs in India are Cheaper, Increase Efficiency

... in spending, we show that this additional funding could not only increase capacity but potentially also in...aged-rapidly ramping up well-run existing programs could have an immediate, startling effect in improving efficiency, reducing costs and containing the epide...

Human Pain-controlling Molecule's Structure Identified

...ould be the Holy Grail of rational drug design and could revolutionise the way we manage chronic pain conditions like back pain and migraine," he added....

Organic Farming can Feed the World, U-M Study Shows

... farms. In developing countries, food production could double or triple using organic methods, said Ivett...reater yields, the authors found that those yields could be accomplished using existing quantities of organic fertilizers, without putting more farmland into...

Golf Courses Could Serve as Wildlife Sanctuaries If Managed Properly

Golf courses, if properly managed, could serve as important wildlife sanctuaries, a recent ...bitat for species native to the area. Golf courses could act as nature sanctuaries if managed properly," said Ray Semlitsch, Curators' Professor of Biology i...

Lasik Device To Correct Bifocal Vision Approved

...y, to check for potential visual disturbances that could limit activities or worsen a patient's quality of life. According to Daniel Shultz, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the device will reduce the need for reading glasses for adults 40 and older, who have laser in-sit...

Navigating Healthcare

...oesn't always yield better care. Earlier, patients could not compare what they and their insurers paid hospitals against how well those hospitals performed. Recently Pennsylvania issued its latest report showing how much surgeons and hospitals earned on each surgery. The report showed how much the insure...

New Nano-power Could Make Biopsies Sensitive and Efficient

...cer cells into mini magnets by using nanoparticles could make biopsies sensitive and efficient. Researche...in Albuquerque have found that these nanoparticles could make biopsies so insightful and efficient that there will be no need to repeat these invasive tests....

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