Archive: 09/15/2008
Gene therapy for chronic pain gets first test in people
This week, University of Michigan scientists will begin a phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of cancer-related pain, using a novel gene transfer vector injected into the skin to deliver a pain-relieving ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side of her face.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 15, 2008 |
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New tool to speed cancer therapy approval available
Although cancer remains a leading cause of death in America, it can take up to 12 years to bring a new anti-cancer agent before the FDA and the success rate for approval is only five to 10 percent. That means many research ...
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Majority of osteoporosis patients not receiving calcium and vitamin D with treatment
New research published today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Montréal, Canada, reveals that less than half (43%) of patients in Europe with osteoporosis are claiming to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Newer antipsychotics no better than older drug in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia
Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective than an older conventional antipsychotic in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia and may lead to more metabolic side effects, according to a new study ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Laminin builds the neuromuscular synapse
Like a plug and a socket, a nerve and a muscle fiber mesh at the neuromuscular junction. New work by Nishimune et al published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals that an extracellular matrix protein called laminin shapes ...
Biology /
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Slicing solar power costs: New method cuts waste in making most efficient solar cells
University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost ...
Sep 15, 2008 |
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