Tea :: Green tea may help prevent autoimmune diseases
Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
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Obesity :: School playgrounds can help fight childhood obesity
A RAND Corporation study issued today says school playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends ? especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.
Back Pain :: Lower back pain more in carers
While an estimated 80 per cent of Australians are believed to experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, carers of children with physical disabilities are at much greater risk of injury.
Cancer :: Nanotechnology revolutionising cancer diagnostic testing
University of Queensland researchers are using nanotechnology to revolutionise medical diagnostic testing of diseases such as cervical cancer.
Eye :: Stem cell restores vision
A man?s vision has been restored by a corneal patch grown from adult stem cells by a team at the University of Melbourne?s Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) and the Bernard O?Brien Institute of Microsurgery (BOBIM).
Brain Cancer :: Search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer
Researchers in Germany have hidden vaccine-grade measles virus inside artificially generated blood cells in order to devise a search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer that can?t be “seen” by the immune system.
Lung Cancer :: Marijuana ingredient inhibits growth and metastasis of lung cancer
The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies.
Prostate Cancer :: Eradication of resistant prostate cancer by a novel gene therapy
A research team at Columbia University has designed a novel viral-based gene therapy they say blasts through a body, targeting both primary and distant tumors, while leaving normal cells untouched.
Heart :: Caterpillar robot to mend broken hearts
A DEVICE that sounds like a 21st century version of a medicinal leech may soon be set loose inside the chests of heart patients. Resembling a robotic caterpillar, it will crawl across the surface of their beating heart, delivering treatment without the need for major surgery.
Breast Cancer :: Researchers identify key gene that may be a marker of breast cancer metastasis
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified an important gene involved in the spread of breast cancer that has developed resistance to long-term estrogen deprivation. The discovery was reported today in an oral presentation during the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Los Angeles.