News articles tagged with 'disease'
Simple blood test diagnoses Parkinson's disease long before symptoms appear
— 2 Dec 2011 10:20 | HealthA new research report appearing in the December issue of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows how scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a simple blood test to…
Early sign of Alzheimer's reversed in lab
— 2 Dec 2011 10:14 | HealthOne of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer's disease - loss of sense of smell - can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease,…
BUSM researchers develop blood test to detect membranous nephropathy
— 2 Dec 2011 10:05 | HealthResearch conducted by a pair of physicians at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Centre (BMC) has led to the development of a test that can help diagnose…
Engineered botulism toxins could have broader role in medicine
— 2 Dec 2011 09:44 | HealthThe most poisonous substance on Earth - already used medically in small doses to treat certain nerve disorders and facial wrinkles - could be re-engineered for an expanded role in helping…
Tuning out: How brains benefit from meditation
— 22 Nov 2011 16:59 | HealthExperienced meditators seem to be able switch off areas of the brain associated with daydreaming as well as psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, according to a new…
Hope for muscle wasting disease
— 22 Nov 2011 16:53 | HealthA health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children, new research shows…
Discovery of new muscle repair gene
— 21 Nov 2011 19:28 | HealthAn international team of researchers from Leeds, London and Berlin has discovered more about the function of muscle stem cells, thanks to next-generation DNA sequencing techniques…
New 'smart' material could help tap medical potential of tissue-penetrating light
— 16 Nov 2011 21:39 | ChemistryScientists are reporting development and successful initial testing of the first practical 'smart' material that may supply the missing link in efforts to use in medicine a form of…
Better a sprint than a marathon: Brief intense exercise better than endurance training for CVD
— 6 Apr 2011 18:46 | HealthExercise is important for preventing cardiovascular disease, especially in children and adolescents, but is all exercise equally beneficial? New research published today in the American…
GOLFIG increased progression-free survival in colorectal cancer patients
— 6 Apr 2011 17:55 | HealthOncologists can use colorectal cancer patients' own immune system to boost the effects of chemotherapy and increase progression-free survival, according to Phase III study results presented…