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Medical News Update from News-Medical.Net - 7th May 2007

Women from all ethnic backgrounds are more successful at passing UK medical exams than their male counterparts
//Medical Research News
Women from all ethnic backgrounds are more successful at passing UK medical exams than their male counterparts, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
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Backup brain region compensates for stroke
//Medical Research News
Researchers have pinpointed in humans how a "backup" brain region springs into action to compensate for disruption of a primary functional area, as happens during stroke.
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Reducing levels of the protein tau can prevent seizures and neurological deficits related to Alzheimer's disease
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The findings, reported in the journal Science, demonstrate that when tau is removed from mice genetically engineered to simulate Alzheimer's disease, their memory function is retained and they live a normal lifespan. Reducing tau levels also made mice more resistant to epileptic seizures.
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Scientists discover molecular mechanism that keeps HSV-1 activation restricted to a single gene for months or even years
//Medical Research News
By adulthood, most people have suffered at least one bout of painful cold sores brought on by the Herpes simplex virus 1, also known as HSV-1.
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Treating ticks with antibiotics inhibits their reproduction
//Medical Research News
Bacteria that may provide ticks with essential nutrients they can't get from their meals of blood could be a key to controlling ticks and the diseases they carry, a new study published in the PLoS ONE shows.
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Prenatal toxicity linked to immune dysfunctions in later life
//Medical Research News
A Cornell researcher and his wife have conducted the first comprehensive review of later-life diseases that develop in people who were exposed to environmental toxins or drugs either in the womb or as infants.
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Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing
//Medical Research News
Preserving the kidneys of deceased older donors on a pump, as opposed to the conventional method of storing and transporting organs in a cooler, may lower hospital costs, improve initial organ function, and promote greater use and more sharing of organs, according to new research by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
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Tai Chi may help alleviate tension headaches
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FINDINGS : Researchers found that Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese low-impact mind-body exercise, provided significant health benefits for adults suffering from tension headaches
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Gene malfunctions cause schizophrenia, depression symptoms in mice
//Medical Research News
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that malfunction of a gene that had been associated with schizophrenia and depression does indeed cause symptoms of those disorders.
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Research paves the way for new therapies designed to manage heart disease in older population
//Medical Research News
Ischaemic heart disease, characterised by reduced blood flow to the heart, is Australia's and the world's leading cause of death.
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Negative pressure wound therapy for pediatric patients
//Medical Studies/Trials
Negative pressure wound therapy is a new innovation in treating severe and complex wounds in children that decreases the need for frequent and stressful dressing changes.
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Steroidal hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease
//Medical Studies/Trials
Hormonal contraceptives are unlikely to predispose women to type 2 diabetes and appear to be safe for those with sickle cell anemia.
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HCV patients survival after liver transplantation is not improving
//Medical Studies/Trials
For liver transplant recipients without hepatitis C (HCV), survival has improved over time.
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LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals presents data showing that immunization with their influenza H1N1-VLP formulation resulted in 100% protection from H1N1 and H3N2
//Medical Studies/Trials
LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals has presented preclinical data showing that immunization with their influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) induced heterosubtypic protection in a virus challenge study.
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Should hyperthyroidism patients consider combining Chinese and Western medicine?
//Medical Studies/Trials
It might not be a bad idea for people with overactive thyroids to supplement their standard treatment with Chinese herbal medicine, a new review suggests.
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Exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence promotes drinking
//Medical Studies/Trials
Children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence appears to influence both beer drinking and their intentions to drink a year later, according to a RAND Corporation study.
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Americans are filling their glasses with too many sugary drinks
//Medical Studies/Trials
... and not enough nutrient-rich beverage choices like lowfat milk, which may be affecting their weight and diet quality, suggests a new study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting.
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Phase III data on Safinamide in Parkinson's disease
//Medical Studies/Trials
Merck Serono S.A. has announced that Phase III data on safinamide, a new agent in Phase III development for the treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms, were presented by Professor Fabrizio Stocchi at the American Academy of Neurology 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Losing money may be intrinsically linked with fear and pain in the brain
//Medical Studies/Trials
In a Wellcome Trust study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have shown that during a gambling task, losing money activated an area of the brain involved in responding to fear and pain.
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Smoking and Crohn's disease
//Medical Studies/Trials
A new study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests that smoking may determine which part of the intestinal tract is attacked in those who suffer from Crohn's disease.
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Women who use estrogen hormone therapy before 65 reduce likelihood of Alzheimer's or dementia
//Women's Health News
Women who use hormone therapy before the age of 65 could cut their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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Treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
//Women's Health News
Stretching exercises, special pillows and acupuncture could help relieve back and pelvic pain that often occur during pregnancy, according to an updated review.
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Radiation for breast cancer not likely to increase heart attack risk
//Women's Health News
In 1973, two researchers published an article in the journal Lab Investigation saying that radiation to the breast area might damage the capillaries and restrict blood flow to the heart.
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Breastfeeding and the good fats in Omega-3 fatty acids help new moms fight depression
//Women's Health News
The review was authored by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, a health psychologist and researcher at UNH's Crimes against Children Research Center. Kendall-Tackett presents her findings in the article "A New Paradigm for Depression in New Mothers: The Central Role of Inflammation and How Breastfeeding and Anti-Inflammatory Treatments Protect Maternal Mental Health."
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Minority widows are at a particularly high risk of poverty in late life
//Women's Health News
While the data reveal a substantial financial widowhood penalty among all ethnic groups, minority women often have lower incomes and fewer assets to begin with.
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Taking low dose aspirin does not protect older women against cognitive decline
//Women's Health News
Identifying ways to prevent dementia is a public health priority. Evidence suggests that aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs may protect against dementia, but data from randomised studies to date have been inconclusive.
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Monthly interpersonal psychotherapy effective in preventing recurrence of depression in women
//Women's Health News
Most women with recurrent depression may be able to prevent subsequent depressive episodes with monthly maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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Wall Street Journal examines ethical questions, efficacy of fertility restoration technique involving freezing ovarian tissue
//Women's Health News
A technology that allows women to have ovarian tissue removed and transplanted back into their ovaries when they want to become pregnant is becoming an "intriguing option" for women who want to delay pregnancy, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Court should strike campaign finance law provisions challenged by antiabortion group, uphold other requirements
//Women's Health News
Although a Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Wisconsin antiabortion group's constitutional challenge to the McCain-Feingold federal campaign finance law would be "good news for those ... who believe that Americans have a constitutional right to petition and criticize public officials," the court should uphold "reasonable provisions" of the law, a Los Angeles Times editorial says ( Los Angeles Times , 4/27).
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Treatment with zoledronic acid effective in reducing fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis
//Women's Health News
A treatment for osteoporosis delivered once a year is as effective as current monthly or weekly osteoporosis regimens at reducing the incidence of bone fractures, according to a new study led by a UCSF research team.
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