ALEXANDRIA, VA -- As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer treatment.
Oct 15, 2009
Like an unusually forceful career counselor, the Id3 protein decides the fate of a given white blood cell precursor, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Oct 15, 2009
The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, the first mission to examine the global interactions occurring at…
Oct 15, 2009
Boston, Mass. (Oct. 15) -- Scars can serve as double-edged swords in spinal cord injuries -- saving a victim's life, but sealing his or her fate as a paraplegic or quadriplegic.
Oct 15, 2009
The development of new and innovative pharmaceuticals is being stifled by a U.S.
Oct 15, 2009
New technologies and academic collaborations are helping scholars at the University of Chicago analyze hundreds of ancient documents in Aramaic, one of the Middle East's oldest continuously spoken and written languages.
Oct 15, 2009
The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today.
Oct 15, 2009
Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a study in the urology journal BJUI.
Oct 15, 2009
A breakthrough discovery by scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, may lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that actually removes amyloid plaques -- considered a hallmark of the disease -- from patients' brains.
Oct 15, 2009
TORONTO, Ont., October 15, 2009 -- Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients.
Oct 15, 2009
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 14, 2009) -- University of Miami Law Professor Anthony V.
Oct 15, 2009
DEERFIELD, Ill., October 14, 2009 -- A study, published online in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion, showed that a greater percentage of…
Oct 15, 2009
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 15, 2009 -- While it is a well-known fact that most Americans do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, a new report shows the color of fruits and veggies eaten can be as important as the quantity.
Oct 15, 2009
Washington, DC -- Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are voicing alarm that drugs to treat a wide variety of allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases now in human clinical trials may errantly spur development of breast tumors.
Oct 14, 2009
