Yale University researchers have found a gene that seems to be a key contributor to the onset of depression and is a promising target for a new class of antidepressants, they report…
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Genetic Medicine And Individualized AMD Treatment; Genetic Screening Could Improve Glaucoma Care
Genetic medicine is the focus of two presentations at today’s Scientific Program of the 2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) – Middle East-Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) Joint Meeting. The AAO-MEACO meeting…
NCKU Research Team Developed New Stem Cell Therapy For Heart Repair, First In The World
Assistant Prof. Patrick C. H. Hsieh of Institute of Nanotechnology and Microsystems Engineering, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has led a research team of myocardial regeneration to…
A New Order For CPR, Spelled C-A-B – American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published in Circulation: Journal of the…
Tocotrienols Shown To Be Effective In Lowering Fat Levels In Blood
Scientists from Singapore found that tocotrienols, which are members of the Vitamin E family, are effective in lowering the levels of triglyceride, a form of fat in the blood. High levels of…
Waist Circumference, Not BMI, Is Best Predictor Of Future Cardiovascular Risk In Children
A new long-term study published by researchers at the University of Georgia, the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Australia and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia suggests that waist circumference,…
NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature Of Human Heartbeat
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST’s miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device’s…
Advances Against Preeclampsia, Potential Prediction
Preeclampsia, a sudden-onset and sometimes fatal prenatal disease, may strike up to 8 percent of pregnant women worldwide. Researchers have now developed a dependable pregnancy-specific animal model for laboratory testing and may…
10 Tips For Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment
Throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical care partner, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are offering a series of weekly research-based tip…
Ovarian Cancer: Gynecologist Disputes Findings
An internationally-recognized gynecologic oncologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is warning that the results from a long-awaited global study of ovarian cancer should be viewed cautiously. Published…
High Rate Of Restless Legs Syndrome In Adults With Fibromyalgia
A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy…
Revision Of WHO Guidelines For Treating Some HIV-Infected Women Influenced By OCTANE Study
Findings from a study, winNew England Journal of Medicine, helped influence the World Health Organization (WHO) to change its guidelines this year for the treatment of HIV-infected women who receive a single…
Research On The Balance Of Bacteria In Women’s Bodies Holds Key To Improving Women’s Health
A team of Canadian researchers are examining the delicate balance of bacteria and viruses in women’s bodies in order to optimize women’s health through their lives. Dr. Deborah Money at the Women’s…
Three West African Countries Set To Roll Out New Meningitis Vaccine
A new vaccine for meningitis, MenAfriVac, “offers hope of an escape from one of the world’s deadliest, most disabling and infectious diseases,” the BBC writes. The vaccine was developed by non-governmental organization…
Nonprofit Weight Loss Program Beats Obesity
In the battle against obesity, new research has found that it may not be necessary to spend a lot on a weight loss program when cheaper, nonprofit alternatives may work just as…