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Research indicates the best treatment strategy for early rheumatoid arthritis
A recent study has helped to identify the best treatment strategy for a patient newly diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The study compared the four most commonly prescribed treatment strategies ...
Discovery of DCDC2 Gene associated with dyslexia
Pediatric researchers have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 called DCDC2, which is linked to dyslexia, a reading disability affecting millions of children and adults. They also found that a ...
Dirty drugs in the fight against cancer
Research and drug development have shown that drugs with multiple targets - dirty drugs - may be better options for complex diseases like cancer, according to the editorial by Frantz, news editor f...
Maryland Univ receives $10M USD to study Traditional Chinese Medicine
Scientists at the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Medicine have received grants worth 10 million USD from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), to ...
Harvard study leads to concerns about government warnings to limit consumption of fish
A comparison of the risks and benefits of fish consumption suggests that government advisories warning women of childbearing age about mercury exposure should be issued with caution. The study warn...
Cannabis smoke is less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke
Cannabis smoke is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke according to a review article published in the Harm Reduction Journal. Dr Melamede from the University of Colorado, USA, writes that although ...
AMA makes 'House Call' to south Florida encouraging seniors to get involved
The American Medical Association (AMA) has urged Congress to stop Medicare cuts and so now avert a Medicare access problem for seniors. If Congress does not take action, payments to physicians are ...
Breath analysis offers potential for early detection and treatment of damaging lung-bacteria growth in cystic fibrosis
Researchers reveal structural basis for hereditary coproporphyria
Researchers in Texas have made useful discoveries about the structural basis for hereditary coproporphyria. Porphyrias are disorders of enzymes in the heme synthesis pathway that cause accumulation...
Herpes simplex virus in the eye can trigger most common infectious cause of blindness
Researchers have found that the herpes virus does not require a round trip from the cornea into the nervous system and back to the cornea to cause the recurrent inflammatory disease known as herpes...
Scientists claim that nanowires can detect molecular signs of cancer
Researchers have found that molecular markers indicating the presence of cancer in the body are readily detected in blood scanned by special arrays of silicon nanowires. This even works when the ca...
New test offered to Baltimore children to identify developmental delays (MD, USA)
Call for research funding to prevent pregnancy complications (USA)
U.S. State representatives and senators have received a call for more research funding to prevent pregnancy complications. This came from a Yale School of Medicine researcher at the 7th annual Wome...
Ohio State University encourages increased awareness of women with epilepsy
The researchers reported that few of the physicians surveyed understood that hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle of women who have epilepsy can affect seizure frequency, and most were ...
Myelin Suppresses Plasticity in the Mature Brain
Researchers have reported genetic evidence for the idea that myelination, or formation of a protective sheath around a nerve fiber, consolidates neural circuitry by suppressing plasticity in the ma...
Food Intolerances ? Chef Offers Creative Ways to Avoid Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
As the incidence of food sensitivities increase, the demand for Dr Fenster’s culinary creativity also increases. NIH (USA) found that nearly three million people need to avoid wheat due to an autoi...
