Archive: 20/08/2014

Missing protein restored in patients with muscular dystrophy

Advances in the treatment of muscular dystrophy: For the first time, a research team has succeeded in restoring a missing repair protein in skeletal muscle of patients with muscular dystrophy. Researchers from the University ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Team develops treatment effective against lethal Marburg virus

For the first time, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, have protected nonhuman primates against Marburg virus – Angola hemorrhagic fever. Their ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Study identifies protein that helps prevent active tuberculosis in infected patients

UCLA-led study has identified a protein that appears to play a key role in protecting people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis—the bacterium that causes tuberculosis—from developing the active form of the disease. ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Early bottlenecks in developing biopharmaceutical products delay commercialization

An analysis of patented university inventions licensed to biotechnology firms has revealed early bottlenecks on the path to commercialization. To open these roadblocks, the researchers suggest that better communication of ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Severing nerves may shrink stomach cancers: Botox injections slow growth of tumors

(Medical Xpress)—Research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals using surgery or Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) could be ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Up to 30,000 in need of Ebola drugs by now, analysis shows

Up to 30,000 people would have required Ebola drugs in the west African outbreak by now, according to a scientific attempt to quantify demand for a treatment and vaccine, published Wednesday.

Aug 20, 2014

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Seals and sea lions likely brought tuberculosis to the Americas, new research shows

Tuberculosis is one of the most persistent and deadliest infectious diseases in the world, killing one to two million people each year.

Aug 20, 2014

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Survey finds veterans generally satisfied with mental health care

A survey of U.S. veterans receiving mental health services from the Veterans Health Administration finds general satisfaction, but also significant room for improvement among all areas studied.

Aug 20, 2014

Recovery reversal seen in Oregon study of returning concussed athletes

When are athletes who have suffered concussions ready to return to action? A new University of Oregon study has found that high school athletes who head back on the field with medical clearance within 60 days experience a ...

Aug 20, 2014

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Neonatal vitamin K refusal tied to nonimmunization

(HealthDay)—While neonatal vitamin K refusal is rare, parents who refuse vitamin K are less likely to immunize their child, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in Pediatrics.

Aug 20, 2014

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