New Stem Cell Identification Technology Could Cure Breast Cancer


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Siemens Introduces Dedicated Ultrasound Solution For Obstetrics And Gynecology


Siemens Healthcare introduces a dedicated ultrasound solution for Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Acuson X300 ultrasound system, PremiumEdition (PE) - Women's Imaging at the International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG).

Key Brain Receptors Linked To Learning And Memory Decrease With Age


Scientists studying cognitive decline that accompanies aging have been interested in nicotinic receptors, part of a key neural pathway that not only enhances learning and memory skills but reinforces addictions as well.

Brain-Wave Patterns May Predict The Effectiveness Of Medication On Major Depression


It is a long, slow slog to treat major depression.

Endothelin Receptor May Play Role In Sickle Cell Pain


Agonizing physical pain, known as vaso-occlusive pain, can afflict children who have sickle cell disease (SCD).

Suicidality In Depressed Patients Reduced By Ketamine


Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide.

Toward A Nanomedicine For Brain Cancer


In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without damaging nearby healthy cells.

Scientists Find Way To Make Bacteria More Vulnerable To Existing Antibiotics


A team of scientists in the US reports they may have a found a new way to make bacteria like MRSA and anthrax more vulnerable to existing antibiotics by interfering with a defence mechanism that the microbes use to resist the oxidative stress imposed on them by antibiotics.

Link Found Between Common Sexual Infection And Risk Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer


A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers has found a strong association between the common sexually transmitted infection, Trichomonas vaginalis, and risk of advanced and lethal prostate cancer in men.

H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial In Pregnant Women Launched By NIAID


The first trial testing a candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women is launching this week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today.

More Support for Lifestyle Links to Breast Cancer


The tenuous link between lifestyle factors and breast cancer gained support from a study showing an increased risk of contralateral breast cancer related to obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption.

Brain Defect Implicated In Early Schizophrenia


In the first functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of its kind, neurologists and psychiatrists at Columbia University have identified an area of the brain involved in the earliest stages of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

Prevent Periodontitis To Reduce The Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer


Chronic periodontitis, a form of gum disease, is an independent risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Useful Proteins From Bacteria


By adapting a single protein on the surface of the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, researchers at the University of British Columbia have turned it into a protein production factory, making useful proteins that can act as vaccines and drugs.

Cancer Drug May Improve Memory In Alzheimer's Patients


A drug now used to treat cancer may also be able to restore memory deficits in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study conducted by scientists at Columbia University Medical Center, which appeared in the September issue of The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease: Volume 18:1.