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Mayo genomic discovery: Protecting kidney function during heart failure

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic cardiology researchers have found a peptide that helps preserve and improve kidney function during heart failure, without affecting blood pressure. Earlier variations of this peptide caused blood pressure to drop limiting the potential benefits to the kidneys. The findings appear in the current Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Good news for some hard-to-treat hepatitis C patients

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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SLU researcher tests new treatment for virus
ST. LOUIS – In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin helps some hepatitis C patients who have not responded to previous treatment. The findings, published in the June issue of Hepatology, offer [...]

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Test detects molecular marker of aging in humans

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging. They found that as cells and tissues age, the expression of a key protein, called p16INK4a, dramatically increases in most mammalian organs. Because p16INK4a is [...]

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FDA ignores critical information on home HIV tests

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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Article in Medical Decision Making
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (May 29, 2009) The FDA is ignoring critical information in deciding whether to approve an over-the-counter, rapid HIV test for home use, according to a recent article in the journal Medical Decision Making (MDM) which is published by SAGE.
As the price of [...]

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Video can help patients make end-of-life decisions

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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Giving patients a realistic picture of dementia can be critical to informed decision-making
Viewing a video showing a patient with advanced dementia interacting with family and caregivers may help elderly patients plan for end-of-life care, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their report in the journal BMJ, being released online [...]

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UF makes gene therapy advance in severe genetic disorder

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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GAINESVILLE — A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida — putting scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children.
Called glycogen storage disease type 1A, the [...]

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Anemia associated with greater risk of death in heart disease patients

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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New study has found that anemia in patients with chronic heart failure is associated with a increased risk of death
Wagga Wagga, Australia - May 28, 2009 – A new study appearing in Congestive Heart Failure has found that the presence of anemia in patients with chronic heart failure is associated with a significantly increased risk [...]

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Flipping the brain’s addiction switch without drugs

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.

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When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain’s pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Researchers investigating this addiction “switch” have now implicated a naturally occurring protein, a dose of which allowed them to get rats hooked with no drugs at all.

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Diabetes drug shows promise against multiple sclerosis

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by admin.

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A drug currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report in a study currently available online in the Journal of Neuroimmunology.
In a small, double-blinded clinical trial, patients with relapsing remitting multiple [...]

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