Success of Spina Bifida Study Opens Fetal Surgery Door
For years, surgeons have been trying to find ways of operating on babies in the womb, reasoning that medical abnormalities might be more easily fixed while a fetus is still developing. Success of Spina...
View ArticleHearing loss may be an early sign of dementia
Gradual hearing loss is a common symptom of aging, but in some people it may also be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. Gradual hearing loss is a common symptom of aging, but in some people it may...
View ArticleElectrical Brain Activity May Spot Autism Risk
Study Shows Computer Analysis of Brain Activity Helps Predict Autism Risk for Infants Feb. 22, 2011 — Combining a standard noninvasive test that measures electrical activity in the brain with a...
View ArticleScientists link 13 new gene regions to heart disease risk
In what may be the largest global investigation of its kind, scientists have implicated 13 new gene regions in the onset of heart vessel plaque build-up, a condition that often leads to fatal heart...
View ArticleBig Human Genome lupus drug nears market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human Genome Sciences Inc’s lupus drug is poised to win clearance this week, offering patients the first approved treatment option in a half-century and setting the company up...
View ArticleShould premature babies born at 23 weeks be resuscitated?
Premature babies born at 23 weeks should not be resuscitated because their chances of surviving are so slim, according to an NHS official. Dr Daphne Austin explains her logic on BBC Radio 5 live:...
View ArticleEpigenetic Changes in Cancer
Lung cancer close-up MOREDUN ANIMAL HEALTH LTD/SPL / Gettyimages The study of how covalent marks on DNA and histones are involved in the origin and spread of cancer cells is also leading to new...
View ArticleBest Places to Work Postdocs, 2011
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View ArticleLab Grown Sperm Could Cure Male Infertility, Experts Say
Wikipedia Sperm penetrating an ovum during fertilization. Sperm has been successfully grown in a test tube for the first time, a breakthrough technology that could eventually help cure male...
View ArticleStudy: Pioglitazone halts progression to type 2 diabetes
In a new study, pioglitazone reduced the risk for progression from impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes by 72% as compared with placebo. However, the drug was linked to significant edema and...
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