Heart Disease :: Air pollution raises heart disease risk in women
Women living in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease and subsequently dying from cardiovascular causes.
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Chest Pain :: Emergency departments test chest pain patients differently, based on race, gender, insurance
A new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Johns Hopkins University has found that race, gender and insurance differences factor strongly in the evaluation of patients with chest pain seen in emergency departments.
Pancreatic Cancer :: Scientists identify pancreatic cancer stem cells
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical Center have, for the first time, identified human pancreatic cancer stem cells. Their work indicates that these cells are likely responsible for the aggressive tumor growth, progression, and metastasis that define this deadly cancer.
Depression :: Genes may predispose some people to severe depression
Now, a specific region rife with promise has been located on one chromosome by a consortium of researchers working under Douglas Levinson, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Breast :: Peptide vaccine fights off breast tumors with aid of bacteria-mimicking agents
With the help of immune system-stimulating molecules that mimic bacterial components, researchers have used a type of cancer vaccine to both delay and prevent breast tumors in mice. The strategy, they say, holds promise for the future use of peptide vaccines in women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.
ADHD :: Gene test clue to ADHD therapy
A genetic test may help to monitor dose of psycho-stimulant drugs like Ritalin to ADHD children, revealed by Australian health expert.
Heart Disease :: Pollution linked to heart disease risk
Rats that rode in a truck on the New York State Thruway between Rochester and Buffalo and were exposed to the same highway pollution that motorists encounter, showed a drop in heart rate and effects on the autonomic nervous system, according to a study published this month in the journal Inhalation Toxicology.
Women :: Oral wounds heal slower in women, older adults
Wounds in the mouth heal more slowly in women and older adults, a new study at the University of Illinois at Chicago reveals.
HIV :: New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread
A new compound has shown promise in halting the spread of HIV by preventing the virus from replicating.
Lung Cancer :: Passive smoke in workplace increases lung cancer risk
An analysis of nearly two dozen studies confirms the association between passive smoke in the workplace and an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.