Items tagged with Disease

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Effects of Early Parkinson's Treatments Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 - 10:05:42 - Anuradha Menon A study published online today in the Archives of Neurology involving two common drugs used to treat early-stage Parkinson’s disease shows that... read more

Drug Improves Mobility for Some MS Patients Saturday, February 28th, 2009 - 12:33:29 - Anuradha Menon The experimental drug fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). That is the conclusion... read more

Hidden Threat Stalking Diarrhea Patients Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 - 14:33:46 - Anuradha Menon Worldwide, nearly 2 million people per year die from diarrhea, the vast majority of them in poor countries in Africa and Asia. The disease accounts... read more

RNA Interference Suppresses Ovarian Tumor Thursday, February 12th, 2009 - 14:05:59 - Anuradha Menon Small RNA molecules can effectively keep ovarian tumors from growing and spreading in mice, according to a team of researchers from MIT, the Lankenau... read more

Improved Early Cancer Nano-Detection Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 - 18:06:53 - Anuradha Menon Improved early disease detection is one of the major promises of nanotechnology. For many diseases, including cancer, early detection is the single... read more

Rare Diseases, Rarer Treatments Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 - 16:01:32 - Ehud Rattner Europe's attempts to encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases have failed, according to a new study. Only 44 drugs for rare diseases were... read more

The Side Effects of Parkinson's Treatment Friday, January 30th, 2009 - 10:34:42 - Anuradha Menon People with Parkinson's disease commonly suffer a slowing or freezing of movement caused by the death of neurons that make dopamine, a key chemical... read more

Engineering Plants to Produce New Compounds Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 - 10:34:59 - Anuradha Menon In work that could expand the frontiers of genetic engineering, MIT chemists have, for the first time, genetically altered a plant to produce... read more

Young Blood Fights Cancer Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - 18:12:03 - Anuradha Menon Recent research by Tel Aviv University finds that young blood does a body good as well, especially when it comes when fighting cancer. The TAU... read more

Source of Cognitive Decline in Aging Brains Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - 18:32:37 - Anuradha Menon As people age, memory and the ability to carry out tasks often decline. Scientists looking for ways to lessen that decline often have focused on the... read more

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