Sticky questions about role of Alzheimer’s gene
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists’ picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain may need to be revised. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
For women, microbe may spell STD trouble
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A common microbe likely causes a condition that can make women more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 16:37 - 0 Comments
ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early clinical trial for safety, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Brain gene hints at stomach cancer’s origin
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A gene called “mindbomb 1″ may be involved in repairing injured cells in the stomach and pancreas, report researchers, who say it may be linked to cancers of those organs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 14:01 - 0 Comments
With fragile X, brain cells can’t stop ‘talking’
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 13:31 - 0 Comments
Estrogen fights urinary infection in mice
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Estrogen appears to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections, say researchers who studied the effect in mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 2, 2013 16:07 - 1 Comment
Appendix diagnosis: Location, location, location
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS(US) — Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2012 14:58 - 1 Comment
Why kids with tumor disorder struggle to learn
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — The causes of learning problems associated with an inherited brain tumor disorder are much more complex than scientists had anticipated, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2012 11:38 - 2 Comments
What Toyota can teach about treating stroke
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Applying the principles of Toyota’s lean manufacturing process has helped doctors sharply reduce the critical “door-to-needle time” for stroke patients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2012 10:04 - 0 Comments
Key protein keeps intestines in good repair
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have identified a protein essential to repairing the intestine’s inner lining. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 14:23 - 0 Comments
Sleep trouble may be Alzheimer’s warning
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Sleep disruptions may be among the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Human, soil germs swap drug-resistant genes
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Bacteria in soil and those that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2012 14:53 - 2 Comments
Alzheimer’s shows up decades before symptoms
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — The earliest changes due to Alzheimer’s disease can be detected 25 years before the estimated age of onset, an international team reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 20, 2012 9:32 - 0 Comments
‘Call to arms’ rallies virus-fighter cells
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have identified the primary player of the biochemical “bugle call” that musters the body’s defenders against viral infection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 14:59 - 0 Comments
To beat glaucoma, train eyes with stress
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that causes blindness. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 11:55 - 1 Comment
Breast cancer ultrasounds: false positives
WASHINGTON U.-ST.LOUIS (US) — Adding ultrasounds to annual breast cancer screenings can help detect more cancers in women who have dense breasts and who are at a higher risk of breast cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
T cells help immune system remember invaders
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — After defeating an infection, the immune system creates a memory of the vanquished attacker to make it easier to identify and eliminate it in the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 30, 2011 13:41 - 2 Comments
Alzheimer’s marker rises, falls with sleep
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A marker for Alzheimer’s disease fluctuates in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 13, 2010 15:06 - 0 Comments
Scan developing brain for signs of trouble
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Five minutes in a scanner can reveal how far a child’s brain has come along the path from childhood to maturity and potentially shed light on a range of psychological and developmental disorders, scientists have shown. (more…)
