December 17, 2009 | Posted by admin
A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients’ sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
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December 14, 2009 | Posted by admin
INDIANAPOLIS – The most comprehensive study to date of the proteins in a species of salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans.
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December 14, 2009 | Posted by admin
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A recent study, published in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, demonstrates new survival data for the blood disorder myelofibrosis. This retrospective study is the largest ever conducted in young patients with primary myelofibrosis.
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December 14, 2009 | Posted by admin
Washu School of Medicine researchers have shown that highly targeted radiation therapy improves survival and lessens treatment-related complications in cervical cancer patients.
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December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
An investigation by the University of Kansas’ Adrian Melott and colleagues reveals a promising new method of detecting past comet strikes upon Earth and gauging their frequency
LAWRENCE, Kan. — It’s the stuff of a Hollywood disaster epic: A comet plunges from outer space into the Earth’s atmosphere, splitting the sky with a devastating shock wave [...]
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December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
DURHAM, N.C. – As good as laparoscopy is in preventing some of the stresses of open surgery on the body, it does have drawbacks, including reduced blood flow and organ dysfunction. Laparoscopy is a type of surgery in the abdomen done through small incisions.
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December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller studies, provides insight into the mechanisms involved in reaching full lung capacity. The findings may ultimately lead to better understanding [...]
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December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
Cells are not static. They can transform themselves over time — but change can have dangerous implications. Benign cells, for example, can suddenly change into cancerous ones.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: Alexander Wilcox, alpha cells, assistant professor, Basil O'Connor, Biochemistry, biology cell, brown university, dangerous implications, Dimes, Discovered, egg, expression, functioning, genes, hou, Jeffrey Laney, laney, lid, molecular biology, molecule, national institutes of health, organism, part, postdoctoral, process, regulatory protein, research, Saccharomyces, saccharomyces cerevisae, scientists, sperm, state details, stem, stem cells, transformation, transitions, yeast | No Comments »