Items tagged with Disease

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Attacks Immune System Friday, August 15th, 2008 - 10:03:21 - Anuradha Menon 'Flesh-eating' or 'Strep' bacteria are able to survive and spread in the body by degrading a key immune defense molecule, according to researchers at... read more

Docs Use Strength Test to Predict Outcomes Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 - 20:09:22 - Anuradha Menon A new study shows that using a quick and simple bedside handgrip test may assist in diagnosing a known complication of critical illness often... read more

Pathogens and Prayer Thursday, July 31st, 2008 - 20:22:33 - Ehud Rattner The same diseases that plague humanity may also drive one of the fundamental elements of human culture, a new study suggests. A statistical analysis... read more

Fishy Way to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 - 20:30:30 - Anuradha Menon If you’re fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. According to... read more

Cancer Drug Delivery Sped Up to Two Hours Friday, July 25th, 2008 - 16:07:10 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas... read more

An ID for Alzheimer's? Saturday, July 19th, 2008 - 10:14:50 - Anuradha Menon Every aging baby boomer listens for the footsteps of Alzheimer's, and for good reason: It's estimated that 10 million American boomers will develop... read more

Disease-Resistant Genes in Frogs? Thursday, July 17th, 2008 - 10:21:31 - Ehud Rattner As frog populations die off around the world, researchers have identified certain genes that can help the amphibians develop resistance to harmful... read more

Kidney Stones May Be Due to Global Warming Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 - 21:32:22 - Anuradha Menon Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk region known as the... read more

Women Have Hearts Too! Friday, July 4th, 2008 - 10:56:08 - Anuradha Menon People who have already had one heart attack could die from a second because they know so little about the disease, a joint Australian–US study has... read more

Facebook Used to Analyze Alzheimer Patients Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 - 08:01:53 - Anuradha Menon This is your brain on Facebook. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used concepts borrowed from the popular social networking... read more

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