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Medical News from News-Medical.Net - August 14th 2006
Medical News from News-Medical.Net - August 14th 2006
New tool to study protein kinase A - linked to heart failure
//Medical Research News
Scientists studying heart cells have devised a new way to visualize and quantify the rise and fall in the activity of a key enzyme linked to heart failure.
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A new discovery shows that the brain rewires itself following an experience
//Medical Research News
The research further shows that this process of creation, testing, and reconfiguring of brain circuits takes place on a scale of just hours, suggesting that the brain is evolving considerably even during the course of a single day.
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Gene test for cancers could mean more effective, tailored-made treatment
//Medical Research News
Scientists in the United States have developed a test which is able to predict which lung cancer tumours are most likely to recur.
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Gene amplification links growth controlling pathway from Drosophila to human cancers
//Medical Research News
Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver, and other kinds of cancers.
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//Medical Research News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have helped develop a technique in animal models for using the abdominal cavity to exchange gas, supplementing the function normally performed by the lungs.
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Do regulatory T cells have a role in human ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection?
//Medical Research News
Trachoma, which is caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the leading infectious cause of blindness and in 2002 was responsible for 3.6% of total global blindness.
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New treatment for septic shock
//Medical Research News
A potential new treatment for septic shock and other inflammatory diseases has been discovered by Monash Institute researchers.
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In mammals, including humans, a master clock in the brain and subordinate clocks found in organs throughout the body coordinate daily, or circadian, rhythms of behavior and physiology.
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Little known about the impacts of cancer on the Australian workforce
//Medical Research News
Thirty seven thousand Australians aged 20-64 years of age were diagnosed with cancer in 2001 yet surprisingly little is known about the impacts of cancer on the Australian workforce.
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Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells
//Medical Research News
Reducing the size of abdominal fat cells - which are a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease - takes more than cutting calories, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
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One dose of ketamine may help reduce severe depression
//Medical Studies/Trials
New research suggests that just one dose of the anesthetic ketamine appears to reduce depression in patients who show little improvement with standard medications.
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Social isolation and loneliness can affect both psychological and physical health
//Medical Studies/Trials
Social isolation in childhood may be associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Atp7a determines a hierarchy of copper metabolism essential for notochord development
//Medical Studies/Trials
A new study reveals the timing of developmental events that critically depend on copper. While copper deficiency is rare in humans, the findings suggest that suboptimal copper metabolism might contribute to birth defects, according to the researchers.
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Older people with high waist-hip ratios (WHRs) have a higher mortality risk than those with a high body mass index, or BMI, a new study reveals.
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Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study
//Medical Studies/Trials
Doctors have completed the first step of a unique medical research study, evaluating 1,001 individuals at risk of developing Huntington's disease who do not know - nor do they want to know - whether they carry the genetic defect that causes the condition.
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New screening program effectively roots out toddlers' cavities
//Medical Studies/Trials
Dental researchers are combining the ease of digital photography with the Internet to develop a new and inexpensive way to screen for a common childhood oral disease.
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//Medical Studies/Trials
According to a new study teens are encouraged to behave more aggressively after watching professional wrestling on TV.
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Lipitor reduces the risk of a second stroke
//Medical Studies/Trials
Researchers have found that the drug Lipitor which is normally used to lower cholesterol, can cut the risk of a second stroke when used in double doses.
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Neuren presents phase 2 clinical trial strategy for NNZ-2566
//Medical Studies/Trials
Neuren Pharmaceuticals has announced that Mr Larry Glass, Executive Vice President and head of Neuren's US operations, has been invited by the US Army to present Neuren's clinical trial strategy for NNZ-2566 at the Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care (ATACCC) conference.
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Valproate poses high risk for fetal death and birth defects
//Medical Studies/Trials
The epilepsy drug valproate poses a higher risk for fetal death and birth defects than other commonly used epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the August 8, 2006, issue of Neurology.
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