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New target for antidiabetic agents identified

U.S. researchers have identified a protein that could serve as a new target for dru...evated hepatic levels of TRB3 RNA and protein were identified in diabetic mice compared with wild-type mice, the authors report. Hepatic overexpression of TRB3 wa...

Helping Kids Attain a Healthy Weight

...f childhood obesity seen in the study, the authors identified the following strategies for addressing the problem: Parents and children need to work together to address overweight prevention by communicating more effectively about eating and exercise habits. Attainable eating and exercise goals should be set a...

Scientists crack dengue fever puzzle

.... According to researchers, this danger was first identified after the development in the 1960s of a vaccine to the common respiratory syncytial virus "that made the natural disease worse." After vaccination with a harmless, inactivated form of the virus, children who were subsequently infected with respirator...

Stopping Prostate Cancer from Spreading

...ead to the rest of the body. Now, researchers have identified a protein that may be able to predict a tumor’s growth pattern, and thus, save the lives of many patients. Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are studying a protein called RKIP, which controls the ability of cance...

Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Error

...rong dose. About 40 percent of all the drug errors identified involved cardiovascular drugs. Researchers associated three factors with the errors: Lack of knowledge of the patient’s drug therapy prior to admission Periods of transition among the medical staff A gradual increase in errors during the study pe...

When Man Bites Man

...ars worth of hospital records in Galveston, Texas, identified several key areas they believe can form a standard protocol to follow when man bites man. The study uncovered 40 human bites between 1990 and 2000. The average victim was a young adult male.// About two-thirds received their bites while incarcerated ...

Reduced Fatigue Boosts Mental Health

...According to previous studies, the most frequently identified symptom of psychological distress that accompanies lung cancer is fatigue. A variety of factors may contribute to the fatigue experienced by anemic patients with lung cancer, including respiratory insufficiency, hypoxemia, side effects of chemotherap...

New Weapon Against Germs

...viruses.// This is the first time scientists have identified a protein that directly responds to signals that the innate immune system sends when it detects both viruses and bacteria.The study also says that Trif could offer a potential target for certain diseases in which the innate immune system plays a role...

Cancer Patient Exercises for the Throat

...tivate any muscles, or standard care. Researchers identified different exercises they believe have an impact on certain muscle groups in the throat. One exercise is called a hard swallow. Researchers place some aerated bulbs at the top of the mouth that measure pressure and tongue strength. Then, patients plac...

Key enzyme protects against Alzheimer's

... healthy but researchers in the United States, who identified it in 1995, have discovered it can also prevent tangles of protein in the brain which are a characteristic sign of Alzheimer's disease. "This will allow people to look in different directions in thinking about how Alzheimer's disease develops in the...

Heart Disease Sign Appears Early in Life

...th boys and girls, it was not the only association identified in his analysis. CRP was higher in older boys, which suggests an association with age. He also found systolic blood pressure increased as CRP increased for girls ages 12 to 17. Body mass index is a measure of overall body fatness. One out of every f...

Scanning Combo Helps Detect Lung Cancer

...ast CT scans. PET scans were positive in 18 of 20 identified cancer cases, and removal of malignant tissue was successful in 95 percent of the lung cancers, according to results, which are published in the Aug. 23 issue of The Lancet. "We have shown that low-dose spiral CT combined with selective use of PET c...

Early Detection of Lung Cancer

...udies of CT scanning for lung cancer, nodules were identified in a significant percentage of the group -- 29 percent. Most were small, and the protocol called for lesions up to five millimeters to be followed up with using another scan in a year rather than further treatment. Only 9 percent of the participants ...

Gene Increases Cancer Risk

Researchers have identified a gene that increases the risk of getting cancer. ...e most common inherited cancer susceptibility gene identified so far. Overall researchers say having this gene increases your cancer risk by 26 percent. Genetic c...

Need for Hepatitis Booster Questioned

...around the world, with about 1.4 million new cases identified each year. The incidence of the disease is lowest in developed countries, where vaccination programs have been in place for 10 years. Vaccination could also protect people in less developed countries, but many are not receiving the shots, which ar...

Defending against Tuberculosis

...alled a macrophage. The researchers say they have identified a new pathway (LRG-47) triggered by a host protein called interferon-gamma that disarms TB. Thus far, all of the research has been done in animals, but the researchers believe they have found a human equivalent of this pathway. They say LRG-47 is the...

Enzyme Associated with Memory

...e-time experience into a long-term memory has been identified in mice. For the research, scientists studied female mice and how they remembered their mating partner. They discovered that with only one exposure at mating, the mice can later recognize their partner’s scent. After mating, a female mouse exposed t...

Psoriasis Increases Cancer Risk

... of 46 months.During the study period, researchers identified 276 lymphomas. Researchers say the patients with psoriasis were nearly three times more likely to be diagnosed with lymphoma than healthy participants. Furthermore, patients 65 years or older who had psoriasis developed an additional 122 lymphomas pe...

Enzyme Associated With Memory

...e-time experience into a long-term memory has been identified in mice. For the research, scientists studied female mice and how they remembered their mating partner. They discovered that with only one exposure at mating, the mice can later recognize their partner’s scent. After mating, a female mouse exposed t...

Screening Newborns Questioned

...ho had children with genetic disorders, which were identified either clinically or by using expanded newborn screening. Overall, 50 affected children had been identified through expanded newborn screening, and 33 affected children were identified clinically. Some of the...

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