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Study suggests blood test for Alzheimer’s possible

Researchers from the University of Georgia, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta and the Medical College of Georgia compared antibody levels in…

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Heart Attack Trends: Improved Prevention, Stable Hospitalization

The study found that over the past 40 years rates of AMI diagnosed by ECG decreased by 50%, whereas rates of AMI diagnosed exclusively by infarction biomarkers…

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New Insights on Malaria Parasite and Red Blood Cell Interaction

Malaria is transmitted to humans through bites from mosquitoes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 350 million and 500…

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Breath and Urine Sensors Could Detect Cancer and Diabetes

A future sensor may take away a patient's breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma. A…

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Can mental training games help prevent Alzheimer's?

Loss of thinking power is a fear shared by many aging baby boomers. That fear has resulted in a budding industry for brain training products – exercises such…

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Hatha Yoga Reduces Fall Fear in Older Adults, Study Shows

Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a…

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Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in Obesity Treatment

“Obesity significantly increases the risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and some cancers,” says Dr. Matthew During, senior author and professor…

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'Seeing' stem cells helps in fight against peripheral arterial disease

Interventional radiologists are fitting together the puzzle pieces of how to use stem cells to create new or more blood vessels to treat peripheral arterial…

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Freezing Kidney Tumors: A New Standard in Cancer Treatment

Freezing kidney tumors—using a safe minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that kills the cancer 100 percent effectively without surgery—should…

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Metastatic bone disease patients can walk in Lazarus' footsteps

Osteoplasty—a highly effective minimally invasive procedure to treat the painful effects of metastatic bone disease by injecting bone cement to support…

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Air Pollution and Weather: Headache Triggers Explored

For the study, researchers looked at 7,054 people who were diagnosed with headache in a Boston emergency department over seven years. Scientists then compared…

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Diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol linked to faster cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients

A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s…

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Inflammation and Calcium Signaling Linked to Heart Attacks

A new study led by University of Iowa researchers has found an unexpected new link between this inflammation in heart muscle following a heart attack and a…

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Helium Therapy: A Breakthrough for COPD Patients

New research published in the international journal Chest, by Neil Eves, PhD, finds that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who breathed…

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Cranberry Products May Curb Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) burden the healthcare system with more than $2 billion in treatment costs each year and are a common problem in patients with a…

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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Impact IV Gammaglobulin Safety

An advance copy of the study appears online this week in the Journal of Neurology, the official publication of the European Neurological Society. It is…

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