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Study shows ultrasound and tPA effective for stroke

An experimental therapy using tiny bubbles activated by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound combined with the clot busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is more effective than tPA alone in treating patients suffering ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Indonesian 'Eves' colonised Madagascar 1,200 years ago

Several dozen Indonesian women founded the colonisation of Madagascar 1,200 years ago, scientists said on Wednesday in a probe into one of the strangest episodes in the human odyssey.

Biology / Other

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 5

US regulators bust pre-IPO tech stock scam

A Florida man was arrested on Thursday for running a scam in which he allegedly offered private shares in Internet firms such as Facebook and Groupon ahead of their going public, officials said.

Technology / Business

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

The association between unhealthy behaviors and socioeconomic status differs between countries

According to a study by Silvia Stringhini and colleagues from INSERM, (U1018 Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health) and University College London, (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health), published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body fat distribution associated with a higher risk of ER-negative breast cancer

Body fat distribution does not play an important role in the incidence of every subtype of premenopausal breast cancer, but is associated with an increased risk for estrogen receptor (ER)–negative breast cancer, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Identifying lung cancer gene markers shows promise in identifying patients needing chemo

Cancer researchers have identified six gene markers present in early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that show promise in helping oncologists better identify which tumors will relapse after curative surgery, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term statin use is unlikely to increase cancer risk: study

Researchers have further established that long-term use of statins is unlikely to substantially increase or decrease overall cancer risk, according to study results presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Colorectal cancer survival advantage in MUTYH-associated polyposis

Survival for colorectal cancer patients with MUTYH-associated polyposis was statistically significantly better than for patients with colorectal cancer from the general population, according to a recent study published online ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Surrogate decision makers wish to retain authority in difficult decision

The decision to stop life-support for incapacitated and critically ill patients is, for surrogate decision makers, often fraught with moral and ethical uncertainty, and long-term emotional consequences. But as difficult as ...

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created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men

There is an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associ ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Melanoma drug shrinks brain metastases in phase I/II study

A new drug being developed to treat potentially deadly melanoma skin cancers has shown a promising ability to shrink secondary tumors, known as metastases, in the brain in patients with advanced forms of the disease, Australian ...

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created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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