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A diabetes drug, sitagliptin, also has a potential to prevent diabetes
Diabetes type 2 is caused by insufficient levels of insulin to keep blood glucose under control. Excessive levels of another hormone, glucagon, can also contribute to diabetes type 2 by causing the liver to flood the body ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Hydrocortisone therapy for trauma patients associated with reduced hospital-acquired pneumonia risk
Patients admitted to a hospital with major trauma and treated with the steroid hydrocortisone were less likely to be diagnosed with hospital-acquired pneumonia than patients who received placebo, according to a study in the ...
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Mar 22, 2011 |
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Gene therapy reverses symptoms of Parkinson's disease
A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson's patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published today in the journal Lancet Neurology. The approach introduces a gene into t ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Certain populations may benefit most from alcohol-dependence treatment naltrexone
Naltrexone is one of the most effective pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence. However, naltrexone does not work for everyone. A new study has found that naltrexone is effective for women, and individuals with ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Research study explores gene therapy treatment to reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Physicians at Rush University Medical Center are testing a unique gene therapy product called CERE-120 to evaluate if its use can improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Rush is one of 11 sites in the U.S. and the only ...
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Mar 08, 2011 |
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Reducing cancer patients' painful treatment
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in bone marrow ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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High-caffeine-consuming boys get greater rush from caffeine than girls
Among the many differences between girls and boys, add the effects from caffeine -- physiological, behavioral and subjective -- to the list.
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Alcohol's disruptive effects on sleep may be more pronounced among women
Researchers have known for decades that alcohol can initially deepen sleep during the early part of the night but then disrupt sleep during the latter part of the night; this is called a "rebound effect." A new study of ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Final data show experimental agent better than aspirin at preventing stroke
A new anti-clotting agent is vastly superior to aspirin at reducing stroke risk (1.6 percent per year versus 3.6 percent per year) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients unable to take stronger drugs, according to final data ...
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Feb 10, 2011 |
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