New research shows that high maternal viral load and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are the only risk factors associated with vertical…
Apr 27, 2011
After the manufacturer of the Alzheimer's drug memantine submitted a supplementary analysis of study data, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in…
Apr 27, 2011
Chevy Chase, MD -- A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that…
Apr 27, 2011
New York, NY, April 27, 2011 -- Ninety percent of American families living above the federal poverty level will be able to afford health insurance under the…
Apr 26, 2011
Brandeis researchers have made a significant advance in the effort to understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by successfully reversing the toxicity of the mutated protein in the familial type of the disease.
Apr 26, 2011
Tumor progression is usually ensured by more than one proliferative mechanism. When one of these is shut down by a specifically targeted drug, other mechanisms may emerge.
Apr 26, 2011
Minority races -- especially Blacks -- are more willing than Whites to expend personal financial resources to prolong life after being diagnosed with lung or colorectal cancer, even if it means using up all of their personal financial resources.
Apr 25, 2011
DALLAS -- April 26, 2011 -- A clinical trial has sifted out the most effective single-drug chemotherapy regimen for quick-growing but highly curable cancers that arise from the placentas of pregnant women.
Apr 25, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. -- Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school's predictability research initiatives with multiple…
Apr 25, 2011
AMES, Iowa - Like people, plants experience stress. And also, like people, the response to that stress can determine success.
Apr 25, 2011
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- April 25, 2011 -- A new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe and effective method to ablate nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term.
Apr 25, 2011
SEATTLE -- The largest study ever to examine the association of dietary fats and prostate cancer risk has found what's good for the heart may not be good for the prostate.
Apr 25, 2011
BETHESDA, Md., April 25, 2011 -- Cancer has a mighty big bag of tricks that it uses to evade the body's natural defense mechanisms and proliferate.
Apr 25, 2011
(Boston) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that human proteins with an affinity for Dermatan Sulfate (DS) have the propensity to become autoantigens.
Apr 25, 2011
