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Anthrax attack posed greater potential threat than thought

A new study shows that more people were at risk of anthrax infection in the Oct. 2001 attack on U.... however, people in areas assumed to be at minimal risk of exposure showed immune responses suggesting they had been exposed. The researchers, Denise L....

Cold sore virus might play role in Alzheimer's disease

A gene known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease puts out the welcom...E-4, which after advanced age is the leading known risk factor for getting Alzheimer's disease, with the form of herpes ?herpes simplex 1 or HSV ?that infec...

Gene elevating breast cancer risk also causes prostate cancer

... identifies individuals at increased breast cancer risk and result in improved prevention efforts and trea...ation. The constitutional mutation elevates the risk of breast cancer four-fold "Present results show that the discovered PALB2 mutation elevates the...

Smell may outlast other senses

...r sense of smell, particularly the elderly, are at risk of poor appetite and subsequent poor nutrition. Smell is also an important warning sense ?telling people when food is not fit for consumption.? Healthy women were shown to have a more sensitive sense of smell than healthy men but the gender effec...

Robotic therapy helps restore hand use after stroke

...strokes occur in people over the age of 65 and the risk of having a stroke more than doubles each decade after the age of 55, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke....

Link found between immune system and high plasma lipid levels

.... The finding could lead to new ways to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering elevated lipid levels...ng high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, a key risk factor for coronary heart disease. "Besides showing a link between the immune system and elevated...

Chemo combination improves survival in asbestos-related cancer

...cancer may take 10 to 60 years to develop, and the risk does not diminish after exposure to asbestos has s...exposed to asbestos at work also have an increased risk of developing mesothelioma from asbestos fibers carried home on the clothes of the people they live ...

First-degree fetal heart block may be reversible

There is an increased risk of fetal heart problems when mothers carry particular antibodies associated with rheumatic diseases, according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference February 9 in San Fra...

Saving endangered whales at no cost

...improved total income--would allow greatly reduced risk to the remaining right whales while providing benefit to fishermen. The authors point out that the basic problem of huge excess effort in lobster fishing is characteristic of other aspects of fishing industries around the world--including shrimp a...

Indicators for risk of heart disease are higher in passive smokers

...disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingha... the study translate into an increase in a disease risk of five per cent, although the combined effect due to other processes is likely to be closer to 30 p...

Mailman School of Public Health researchers report blood DNA can be early predictor of liver cancer

...e actual clinical diagnosis. Certain clinical risk factors such as age and hepatitis B and C virus infections, are well documented risk factors for the development of HCC. According to the study findings, these factors coupled with smo...

Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia

...ectomy will give you this disease, but it may be a risk factor to increase your chance of getting it." ... Weintraub theorizes a vasectomy may raise the risk of PPA (and possibly FTD) because the surgery breeches the protective barrier between the blood and ...

'Night owls' report more insomnia-related symptoms

... with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep each night to maintain good health and optimum performance. Those who think they might have insomnia, or anot...

Tumor-suppressor gene is critical for placenta development

...ce. In humans, this gene, when mutated, raises the risk of a rare cancer of the eye called retinoblastoma....People born with one mutated Rb gene have a higher risk of developing retinoblastoma. But are they also predisposed to miscarriage? Do Rb-related defects in...

Scientists find new genes for Crohn's disease

...ariations that are strongly linked to an increased risk for the disease. The discovery of these Crohn's di... and ATG16L1 ?as contributing significantly to the risk for Crohn's disease. According to corresponding author John D. Rioux, Ph.D., associate professo...

Surgeons develop simpler way to cure atrial fibrillation

...re is also much safer because there's a much lower risk of bleeding." Atrial fibrillation affects more ...uffer from stroke and have up to a two-fold higher risk of death. For some patients, medications can control the abnormal heart rhythms and the risk of clot...

Phthalates now linked to fat, related health risks

... but only recently implicated as a possible health risk in people. Animal studies have shown consistently that phthalates depress testosterone levels. Recent human studies have found that phthalates are associated with poor semen quality in men and subtle changes in the reproductive organs in boy babies. ...

Elucidation of the genome for diabetics with DNA chips

...rsity, Montreal, Canada). About 70% of the genetic risk of DT2 is accounted for by these new discoveries, published online in Nature on February 11 2007. This work opens up entirely new avenues of prevention and treatment for this disease. There are more than 200 million diabetics worldwide, and it has b...

20-year study shows significant rise in childhood obesity, especially among girls

...overweight and obese adults they run a much higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes." ...

What's in the water? Estrogenic activity documented in fish caught in Pittsburgh's rivers

...ally by semi-subsistence anglers, may increase the risk for endocrine-mediated health endpoints like some cancers and developmental problems." ...

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