A simple three-question paper-and-pencil survey, given to women in the doctor's office in less than two minutes, can effectively identify those who are…
After a median follow-up of two years, the transplants successfully eliminated sickle cell disease in 11 of 17 patients. Three were fully matched to their…
Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified two promising therapies to treat patients with acute megakaryocytic…
Walking to a beat could be useful for patients needing rehabilitation, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. The findings, highlighted in the August…
Strokes usually occur as follows: blood vessels that supply the brain with oxygen and other vital things suddenly become blocked by blood clots. This causes…
“These cells are involved in the formation of blood vessels and may prove to be a tool for improving the vessel abnormalities found in IBD,” said lead author…
Although the average time between HIV infection and AIDS in the absence of antiretroviral treatment is about 10 years, some individuals succumb within two…
Colorectal cancer develops slowly, therefore screening for the disease is especially important. Colonoscopy screening allows for the detection and removal of…
In many countries it is believed that the safest option for all women is to give birth in hospital. However, observational studies of increasingly better…
Article published in the American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications related to diabetes,…
The Champions point out that bacteria use a variety of secretion systems to transport proteins beyond their cell membrane in order to interact with their…
There are indications that this could be the case. In the international TrialNet study*, which follows relatives of individuals with type 1 diabetes,…
Women who go into early menopause are twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.The association…
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have long eluded scientists. In 2009, a paper in the journal Science linked the syndrome—sometimes called myalgic…
A study conducted by Professor Lars Sjöström, Professor Lena Carlsson and their team at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has found that bariatric…
The power of taxane-based chemotherapy drugs are misunderstood and potentially underestimated, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in the…
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