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Cellular Therapy for Tuberculosis: A New Hope in Treatment

The mode, on top of traditional complex therapy, includes stem cells intravenous injection to the patient, the stem cells being educed from his/her own marrow…

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New Sepsis Model Enhances Patient Care Strategies

Mark S. Roberts and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh used data from a large, multi-centre study to develop their dynamic microsimulation model….

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Boosting Africa’s Healthcare: The Rise of Non-Physician Clinicians

Professor Fitzhugh Mullan and Dr Seble Frehywot, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA, and colleagues…

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New Guidelines for Managing Arterial Hypertension Released

Arterial hypertension is a causal and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases and an important and frequently encountered condition in…

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What’s the best way to assess lower limb peripheral arterial disease?

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can cause pain on walking and ischaemia resulting in pain when resting, ulceration and gangrene.One in five people over the…

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Medicine to alleviate Huntington's?

Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation of a gene that the produces the Huntington protein. This protein influences a number of processes in the cells of…

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Belimumab Treatment Boosts Symptoms in 46% of Lupus Patients

Treatment with belimumab resulted in a sustained improvement of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) disease activity in 46% of patients at week 52,…

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Mediterranean Diet: A Key to Colon Cancer Prevention?

Are all healthy eating plans the same when it comes to cancer prevention?Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are beginning a…

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Memory Test Identifies Early Signs of Dementia Risk

The test is useful for analysing learning abilities and memory. The patients who pass the test run a very low risk of developing dementia in the forthcoming…

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Elsevier Introduces Artery Research Journal for Innovators

Artery Research (http://www.arteryresearch.com), is the official journal of the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY)…

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European Heart Health Charter Aims to Combat CVD Across Borders

Launched today at the European Parliament in Brussels in the presence of EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou and Dr Nata Menabde, Deputy Regional Director…

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High Cholesterol Diets Impact Gene Expression in Atherosclerosis

Although there are many causes for this disease, UGR [http://www.ugr.es] scientists focused on smooth muscle cells (SMCs) transformation into dedifferentiated…

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UK'S World-leading Clinical Imaging Centre opened by GlaxoSmithKline, Imperial College London, Medical Research Council

Commenting on the collaboration and state-of-the-art facility, Mr Darling said: “This new centre is right at the forefront of the fight against some of the…

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New Insights into Childhood Obesity: The Soft Drink Impact

The consumption of sweetened soft drinks by children has more than doubled between 1965 and 1996 and the contribution of these drinks to the development of…

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First Advanced Nanomedicine Training Kicks Off in Wales

From 10 -15 June, 2007 the first-ever advanced training event dedicated to the application of nanotechnology in medicine takes place in South Wales. More than…

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Wiri Agreement: A New Era for Global Research Collaboration

During the consensus process promoted by the STEP Action, the representatives of these consortia agreed that a paradigm shift is necessary in the way in which…

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