Archive: 10/09/2013
Researchers discover how immune system kills healthy cells
Medical scientists at the University of Alberta have made a key discovery about how the immune system kills healthy cells while attacking infections. This finding could one day lead to better solutions for cancer and anti-viral ...
Sep 10, 2013
Discovery about DNA repair could lead to improved cancer treatments
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have made a basic science discovery that advances the understanding of how DNA repairs itself. When DNA becomes too damaged it ultimately leads to cancer.
Sep 10, 2013
Pay for performance encouraged physicians to follow blood pressure guidelines
When health care pundits began to suggest that pay-for-performance would solve some of health care's woes, Dr. Laura Petersen, professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Houston VA Health Services ...
Sep 10, 2013
Study details paired risk factors in preeclampsia
Although preeclampsia occurs in about 3 percent of pregnancies, it's still unforeseen in many cases. A report of new research, now in press at the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, documents how two distinct risk factors ...
Sep 10, 2013
Analysis: Provider-initiated solutions improve quality of care in nursing homes
A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research has found that nursing home care improves in critical areas—including falls, quality of life and rehospitalizations—when ...
Sep 10, 2013
Researchers link obesity and the body's production of fructose
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine reported today that the cause of obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the fructose your body makes in addition to the fructose you eat.
Sep 10, 2013
Scientists identify targets for melanoma immunotherapy
Using a highly sensitive technology called NanoString, researchers have identified seven targets that could potentially be used to develop new immunotherapies for patients with metastatic melanoma, according to a study published ...
Sep 10, 2013