Select sodium channel blockers have anti-diabetic effects
(HealthDay)—Blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels (NaChs) in pancreatic α cells has anti-diabetic effects, according to research published online May 8 in Diabetes.
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Tumor cells in the blood may indicate poor prognosis in early breast cancer
Tumor cells in bone marrow of early breast cancer patients predict a higher risk of relapse as well as poorer survival, but bone marrow biopsy is an invasive and painful procedure. Now, it may be possible to identify tumor ...
May 15, 2014
NYC safe routes to school program reduces injuries and saves hundreds of millions of dollars
As Bike to Work week continues, New Yorkers got some good news from a team of researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Using funds from the federally funded Safe Routes to School program enacted ...
May 15, 2014
Older migraine sufferers may have more silent brain injury
Older migraine sufferers may be more likely to have silent brain injury, according to research published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.
May 15, 2014
Overweight teens more likely to be rejected as friends by normal weight peers
Overweight young people are more likely to be rejected as friends by peers who are of normal weight, according to new research by Arizona State University social scientists.
May 15, 2014
Marijuana use involved in more fatal accidents in Colorado
The proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009, according to a study by University ...
May 15, 2014
'Physician partners' free doctors to focus on patients, not paperwork
Primary care physicians already have enough administrative duties on their plates, and the implementation of electronic medical records has only added to their burden. As a result, they have less time to spend with their ...
May 15, 2014
How some trypanosomes cause sleeping sickness while others don't
Trypanosome parasites transmitted by tsetse flies cause devastating diseases in humans and livestock. Different subspecies infect different hosts: Trypanosoma brucei brucei infects cattle but is non-infectious to humans, ...
May 15, 2014
Walking may have profound benefits for patients with kidney disease
For individuals with kidney disease, walking may help prolong life and reduce the risk of needing dialysis or a kidney transplant. That's the conclusion of a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of ...
May 15, 2014
