Archive: 19/07/2017

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: New clues to the cause and how future drugs might reverse disease

Scientists have long known that a protein called TDP-43 clumps together in brain cells of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and is associated with neuron death. This same ...

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Blood test identifies key Alzheimer's marker

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that measures of amyloid beta in the blood have the potential to help identify people with altered levels of amyloid in their ...

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Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumor with high mortality. Cancer stem cells are thought to be crucial for tumor initiation and its recurrence after standard therapy with radiation and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. Protein ...

Jul 19, 2017

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New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections

An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell therapy at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, has identified a key ...

Jul 19, 2017

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What patients value about access to their visit notes

A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and are increasingly offering patients access to the health information contained in electronic health records (EHR), including ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Why do BRCA1 mutations cause predominantly breast and ovarian cancer?

The human body holds many mysteries, and function of the BRCA1 gene is among them. Women who inherit a faulty copy of BRCA1 have up to a 65 percent chance to develop breast cancer by age 70. They also have up to a 39 percent ...

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How CD44s gives brain cancer a survival advantage

Understanding the mechanisms that give cancer cells the ability to survive and grow opens the possibility of developing improved treatments to control or cure the disease. In the case of glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest ...

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Pre-pregnancy obesity increases risk for neurocognitive problems in premature babies

A new study has found that children born extremely premature to women who are overweight or obese before the pregnancy are at an increased risk for low scores on tests of intelligence and cognitive processes that influence ...

Jul 19, 2017

Antiplatelet drugs are often inappropriately prescribed in older patients

A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalized older people.

Jul 19, 2017

Study examines birth defects following 9/11 terrorist attacks

A recent study found that birth defects among male infants fell below expected values after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The findings suggest that large and unexpected stress in pregnant women may have selected ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Archive: 19/07/2017

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: New clues to the cause and how future drugs might reverse disease

Blood test identifies key Alzheimer's marker

Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma

New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections

What patients value about access to their visit notes

Why do BRCA1 mutations cause predominantly breast and ovarian cancer?

How CD44s gives brain cancer a survival advantage

Pre-pregnancy obesity increases risk for neurocognitive problems in premature babies

Antiplatelet drugs are often inappropriately prescribed in older patients

Study examines birth defects following 9/11 terrorist attacks

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