Children at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty also appear to be at risk for weak bones, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. A study of 140 overweight children age 7-11…
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Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will…
Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will…
Scientists find epigenetic landscape map for tissue differentiation
Having charted the occurrence of a common chemical change that takes place while stem cells decide their fates and progress from precursor to progeny, a Johns Hopkins-led team of scientists has produced…
Scientists identify possible therapeutic strategy for reducing leukemia risk from chemotherapy
A UCSF-led team has discovered at least one key reason why blood stem cells are susceptible to developing the genetic mutations that can lead to adult leukemia. Their finding also may explain,…
Psychological stress in middle age increases risk of dementia later in life
Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer’s disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Based on data from a study…
Researchers find link between chronic inflammation and cancer
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic inflammation and cancer. Although cancers do not always cause inflammation, chronic inflammation is known to help tumor cells…
Non-viral gene therapy delays onset of eye disease
In one of only two studies of its kind, a study from researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts demonstrates that non-viral…
US breast cancer drug decision ‘marks start of death panels’
A decision to rescind endorsement of the drug would reignite the highly charged debate over US health care reform and how much the state should spend on new and expensive treatments. Avastin,…
Heart attack, stroke risks higher for combative types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study released Monday. Researchers with the National…
Surgery May Reduce Diabetics’ Need for Drugs
The majority of people with diabetes who had bariatric surgery to lose weight were able to stop taking their diabetes medications, which led to a significant decline in health-care costs, according to…
Cancer is the world’s costliest disease
Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer…
Drinking beer can lead to psoriasis in women
Women susceptible to the skin syndrome psoriasis may want to put down the stout and reach for a light beer. A new study finds that drinking regular beer increases the risk of…
A Strength May Be A Weakness As Well For A Lethal Brain Tumor
Malignant gliomas are the most common subtype of primary brain tumor – and one of the deadliest. Even as doctors make steady progress treating other types of solid tumor cancers, from breast…
NHS Confederation Trauma Report Makes Case For Regional Commissioning Of Trauma Care
A study published by the NHS Confederation says the care of patients who have suffered serious injury or accidents is best commissioned at a regional level. In “Implementing trauma systems: key issues…