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HPV vaccine 'does not lead to risky sexual behavior in teens'
Feb 03, 2014
Some parents might worry that the human papillomavirus vaccine could lead to more sex or more unsafe sex in teenagers and young people. However, a new study conducted by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio and published in the Pediatrics journal finds that these concerns are unwarranted. Read More
Initiation of sex or risky sexual behavior not encouraged by beliefs about HPV vaccine
Feb 03, 2014
A new study may alleviate concerns that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine leads to either the initiation of sex or unsafe sexual behaviors among teenage girls and young women. Read More
Exposure to BPA linked to liver tumors in mice
Feb 03, 2014
In one of the first studies to show a significant association between BPA and cancer development, University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers have found liver tumors in mice exposed to the chemical via their mothers during gestation and nursing. Read More
Study suggests tighter economic regulation needed to reverse obesity epidemic
Feb 03, 2014
Governments could slow - and even reverse - the growing epidemic of obesity by taking measures to counter fast food consumption, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Read More
New tool developed to identify genetic risk factors
Feb 03, 2014
Dartmouth researchers developed a new biological pathway-based computational model, called the Pathway-based Human Phenotype Network (PHPN), to identify underlying genetic connections between different diseases as reported in BioDataMining. The PHPN mines the data present in large publicly available disease datasets to find shared SNPs, genes, or pathways and expresses them in a visual form. Read More
For older women with breast cancer, brachytherapy offers lower rate of breast preservation compared to standard radiation
Feb 03, 2014
When comparing treatments designed to enable long-term breast preservation for older women with invasive breast cancer, researchers found those treated with brachytherapy were at higher risk for a later mastectomy, compared to women treated with standard radiation therapy. The research was led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Read More
Initiation of sex or risky sexual behavior not encouraged by beliefs about HPV vaccine
Feb 03, 2014
A new study may alleviate concerns that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine leads to either the initiation of sex or unsafe sexual behaviors among teenage girls and young women. Read More
Patients with frequently relapsing kidney disease benefit from immune drug
Feb 03, 2014
In patients with a frequently-relapsing form of kidney disease, relapses decreased approximately five-fold for at least one year after patients took a single dose of rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune disorders such as lymphoma and arthritis. Read More
UHRF1 identified as oncogene driving liver cancer
Feb 03, 2014
Patients with advanced hepatocellular (or liver) cancer have high mortality rates, with existing drugs demonstrating only a small, but significant survival advantage. Read More
How DNA damage affects Golgi - the cell's shipping department
Feb 03, 2014
In studying the impact of DNA damage on the Golgi, a research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered a novel pathway activated by DNA damage, with important consequences for the body's cellular response to chemotherapy. Read More
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