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Blood Type May Affect Heart Disease Risk
Aug 16, 2012
A person's blood type may affect their risk for heart disease, according to a new study that finds people with blood type A, B or AB were more likely to develop the disease than those with type O. However, the researchers said following a healthy lifestyle can still make a difference to protect people with the higher risk blood types... Read More
Blood Type May Affect Heart Disease Risk
Aug 16, 2012
A person's blood type may affect their risk for heart disease, according to a new study that finds people with blood type A, B or AB were more likely to develop the disease than those with type O. However, the researchers said following a healthy lifestyle can still make a difference to protect people with the higher risk blood types... Read More
Home Testing Kits Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Aug 16, 2012
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is cost-effective and saves lives by early detection. The ability to screen large numbers of individuals is especially important for states with tight health insurance budgets dealing with aging populations. However, in 2010 only 65 percent of U.S. adults between ages 50 and 75 got the recommended screening... Read More
Groundbreaking Technology Looks Deep Inside The Body
Aug 16, 2012
Tiny space age probes - those that can see inside single living cells - are increasingly being used to diagnose illness in hard-to-reach areas of the body. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center's Dr. Michel Kahaleh often threads a tiny microscope into the narrow bile ducts that connect the liver to the small intestine to hunt for cancer... Read More
Don't Let A History Of Unsuccessful Weight Loss Deter You From Future Attempts To Lose Weight
Aug 16, 2012
Yo-yo dieting - the repetitive loss and regain of body weight, also called weight cycling - is prevalent in the Western world, affecting an estimated 10 percent to 40 percent of the population. The degree to which weight cycling may impact metabolism or thwart a person's ability to lose weight in the long run has been unclear - until now... Read More
Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Pre-Test Genetic Counseling
Aug 16, 2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. Those offered pre-test genetic counseling after surgery improved their informed decision-making... Read More
Novel Drug Combination Offers New Strategy To Destroy Multiple Myeloma
Aug 16, 2012
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center are reporting promising results from laboratory and animal experiments involving a new combination therapy for multiple myeloma, the second most common form of blood cancer... Read More
Chemotherapy's Side Effects May Be Dramatically Reduced In The Future
Aug 16, 2012
Researchers in Leuven (VIB/KU Leuven) have confirmed their hypothesis that normalizing blood vessels by blocking oxygen sensor PHD2 would make chemotherapy more effective. They also demonstrated for the first time that this strategy would reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapy on healthy organs... Read More
Like Bacteria, Cancer Cells Rely On Communication And Cooperation
Aug 16, 2012
Experts agree that, more than ever before, modern wars will be fought in the cyber zone, targeting an enemy's communications technology to cause untold damage. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is suggesting that the same tactics should be employed in the battle against one of the body's deadliest enemies - cancer. In an article published in Trends in Microbiology, Prof... Read More
Cells Grown On Different Types Of Scaffolds Vary In Their Ability To Help Repair Damaged Blood Vessels
Aug 16, 2012
Tissue implants made of cells grown on a sponge-like scaffold have been shown in clinical trials to help heal arteries scarred by atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases. However, it has been unclear why some implants work better than others. MIT researchers led by Elazer Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W... Read More
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