Between 5 % and 10 % of breast cancer cases are hereditary, arising because the patient inherits from the father or mother a mutation in a gene that is susceptible to causing…
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Author provides tips to combat symptoms of seasonal affective disorder
Winter’s chill, dark days, devoid of sunshine can send the best of us spiraling into a bad case of the blues. But those dreary winter months – particularly, February – can debilitate…
Research cuts could mean ongoing cancer deaths
OpEd In New Jersey Star Ledger, State’s Largest Paper. In a guest column for the New Jersey Star-Ledger, a former White House spokesman and Chief-of-Staff for the House Aging Committee and Health…
Canadian Cancer Society calls for legislation to ban cosmetic pesticides
With a new poll showing more than 70 per cent of British Columbians believe exposure to cosmetic pesticides increases their risk to cancer and threatens the environment, the Canadian Cancer Society wants…
Genzyme reports 3-year follow-up data from eliglustat tartrate Phase 2 trial for Gaucher disease
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) today announced three-year follow-up data from patients enrolled in the phase 2 clinical trial for its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease type 1 known as eliglustat tartrate….
Patients who undergo orthopedic surgeries at high-volume hospitals have better outcomes
Patients who undergo elective orthopedic surgeries at high-volume, regional hospitals have better surgical outcomes and experience fewer complications than those who undergo those surgeries at local hospitals, according to research being presented…
Novel Insights Into Glaucoma Pathology Following Identification Of Glaucoma Gene
Glaucoma – a leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide – runs in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida has identified a new candidate…
New study: Only one out of 1,900 could claim ideal heart health
Only one out of more than 1,900 people evaluated met the American Heart Association (AHA) definition of ideal cardiovascular health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of…
Early diagnosis can delay or halt progression of macular degeneration
February is Age-related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness month, providing an opportunity to inform and educate the public on the leading cause of vision loss for adults over the age of…
Scientist argues cost-effectiveness analysis should play bigger role in American health care system
Cost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of…
Scientists Bioengineer A Protein To Fight Leukemia
Scientists at the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles today announced a breakthrough discovery in understanding how the body fights leukemia….
Anti-Aging Hormone Klotho May Prevent Complications In Chronic Kidney Disease
Low levels of the anti-aging hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings by UT Southwestern Medical…
Brain Function Linked To Birth Size In Groundbreaking New Study
Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could…
Eating red meat may be good for you
Melbourne: Previous studies have linked red meat to an increased risk of having a heart attack or cancer, but a new report has demolished the ”myths and misconceptions” surrounding the Sunday roast….
How Huntington’s disease proteins move from cell to cell
One bad apple is all it takes to spoil the barrel. And one misfolded protein may be all that’s necessary to corrupt other proteins, forming large aggregations linked to several incurable neurodegenerative…