Stroke :: Folic acid lowers stroke risk
Folic acid supplements can reduce the risk of stroke by up to 30 percent, revealed by researchers in a new study.
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Radiation :: Enzyme delivered in smaller package protects cells from radiation damage
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research team, collaborating with scientists from Stanford University, have developed a new, smaller gene therapy vector that may be effective in delivering a radioprotective enzyme systemically throughout the body which may spare healthy tissue the long-term consequences of therapeutic irradiation.
Prostate Cancer :: OHSU Cancer Institute researcher identifies protein marker for prostate cancer survival
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer.
Aging :: Anti aging agent in creosote may extend life span
Early results from a three-site federal study show mice live longer when fed an anti-inflammatory substance found in the creosote bush. The substance extended median lifespan. Whether it allows the mice to live beyond their maximum expected lifespan will be known in six to 10 months.
HIV :: Directly observed HIV therapy for children is promising
Directly observed antiretroviral therapy is a promising strategy to ensure that HIV-infected children in developing countries take life-saving medications, new research from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University shows.
Sinusitis :: NIAID supports research into etiology of fungal-induced inflammation in chronic sinusitis
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABPI; Accentia) reports that the Mayo Medical and Graduate Schools and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have been awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant of $2.4 million for a project entitled “The Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.”
Lung :: A potential breakthrough in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
Researchers at Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester and have today (Friday June 1) announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of a rare but devastating medical condition that can affect children and young people.
Imaging :: Advanced hybrid cardiac diagnostic imaging system
Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center now offers patients a unique new hybrid imaging system that expands diagnostic and screening capabilities by combining nuclear cardiology with multi-slice CT imaging in one scanner.
Obese :: Pancreatic Surgery Riskier for Obese Patients
Obesity may contribute to a greater likelihood of post-operative complications for patients having pancreatic surgery, a surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has found.
Tuberculosis :: Public Health Ethics Expert on Quarantine Order for TB Patient
Marc Hiller, associate professor of health management and policy at the University of New Hampshire and a specialist in ethical issues in public health, is available to comment on the recent federal order that placed a Georgia man with a lethal form of tuberculosis into quarantine.