Eye :: Fish eyes could hold clue to repairing damaged retinas in humans
A special type of cell found in the eye has been found to be very important in regenerating the retina in zebrafish and restoring vision even after extensive damage.
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Antidepressant :: Success or failure of antidepressant citalopram predicted by gene variation
A variation in a gene called GRIK4 appears to make people with depression more likely to respond to the medication citalopram (Celexa) than are people without the variation, a study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, has found.
Gynecology :: ACOG recommends prevention of blood clots in gynecologic surgery patients
Blood clots are a leading cause of disability and death in patients following surgery, despite medical advances in their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Breast Cancer :: Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts has breast cancer
Good Morning America’s anchor Robin Roberts, a noted Presbyterian, has announced that she has breast cancer.
Avandia :: Keep GSK diabetes drug Avandia available to US patients
The FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee voted to keep the Glaxo’s diabetes medicine Avandia available to patients in the US. The FDA will review the panel’s recommendation before making a decision.
Antibiotic :: Investigating antibiotic use in acute care patients
Pigs could be the key to understanding how antibiotic resistant bacteria persist in Intensive Care Units in hospitals. NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) Immunology & Molecular Diagnostic Research Unit Team Leader, Dr James Chin, says it is commonly believed that each time an antibiotic is used only pathogens or disease-causing bacteria will be killed.
HIV :: Discovery in plant virus may help prevent HIV and similar viruses
In a study that could lead to new ways to prevent infection by human immunodeficiency virus and similar organisms, Purdue University researchers have been able to genetically modify a plant to halt reproduction of a related virus.
West Nile Virus :: Mosquito spraying in Adams County designed to control West Nile Virus threat
Weather conditions permitting, spraying to control adult mosquito populations will be conducted during the evening hours on Wednesday, Aug. 1, in Littlestown Borough and Conewago Township, Adams County.
Breast Cancer :: Screening matters this Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, Cancer Research UK is launching a brand new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of cancer screening.
Laryngeal Cancer :: Stirling nurse researcher examines the needs of laryngeal cancer patients
A nurse researcher at the Cancer Care Research Centre, based at the University of Stirling is using a research fellowship of more than ?90,000 from Cancer Research UK to provide support for people with head and neck cancers.