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Monday 8 April 2013 14:00 PDT

Personalized Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Delegates at a conference in the US this week are hearing about early results of a trial of a new personalized ovarian cancer vaccine that offers new hope for the large number of patients who relapse after treatment... [ read article ]

Compound In Red Meat, Energy Drinks, Raises Heart Risk Via Gut Bacteria

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Researchers in the US have discovered a surprising new connection between red meat and heart risk that involves bacteria living in the gut. Gut bacteria digest L-carnitine, a compound abundant in red meat and added to... [ read article ]

Common Heart Drug Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

Written by Kelly Fitzgerald

A drug known as amiodarone, used to treat heartbeat irregularities, could raise a person's cancer risk, according to new research published in the journal Cancer. The study reveals that the risk, which the investigators... [ read article ]

Researchers Identify Two Bacterial Communities Associated With Trichomonas Infection

Kids Who Use Smaller Plates Are Less Likely To Become Obese

Computer Can "See" Our Dreams

Total Dengue Virus Infections Are Triple Current Estimates Worldwide, Say Experts

Other Medical and Health News for 8 April*

American College Of Physicians Releases New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidance Statement

Study Suggests Strict School Meal Standards Associated With Improved Weight Status Among Students

Systematic Review Examines Electronic Media-Based Behavior Change In Youth

Study Suggests Elder Abuse Associated With Increased Rates Of Hospitalization

Research Letter, Viewpoint, Invited Commentary Examine Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals

Study Suggests Interventions Are Needed To Sustain Tobacco Abstinence After Release From Prison

Distorted Thinking In Gambling Addiction: What Are The Cognitive And Neural Mechanisms?

Identifying Which Cells Communicate With Each Other In The Brain By Flipping A Neural Light Switch

Dangerous Plaque May Be Detected By MRI Measure Of Blood Flow Over Atherosclerotic Plaque

Polymers Likely To Improve Following Accidental Discovery

The Impact Of Traumatic Brain Injury On Sexuality And The Importance Of Rehabilitation Strategies

Cells From Patients' Blood Could Be Developed As Treatments For Blood, Heart And Circulatory Diseases

Poor Bone Health, Muscle Fatigue Due To Vitamin D Deficiency Effectively Treated With Supplements

Breakthrough In Chemical Crystallography

In An Animal Model Of Ovarian Cancer, Engineered T Cells Kill Tumors But Spare Normal Tissue

Arsenic Added To Beers By Widely Used Filtering Material

Chocolate Infused With Fruit Juice Has 50 Percent Less Fat

Old Patent Medicine Remedies From A Museum Collection

Improving The Food System, Reducing Waste And Making Life Better For Everyone

Odorant Receptors Found In Non-Olfactory Cells

More Oil Produced Faster By Microalgae For Energy, Food Or Products

Increasing The Biological Understanding Of The Origins Of Obesity

Some Women With HIV Become Infected By Cancer-Causing Forms Of HPV That Are Not Covered By Current Vaccines

In The Virtual Classroom, Varying Lectures With Tests Improves Attention, Note-Taking, And Retention

UK Parents Who Kill Their Children: Study Findings

Hallucinations Of Musical Notation

Natural Protection Against Lyme borreliosis Found In Wild Mice

The World's Populations Predicted To Stop Growing In 2050

Rodents Recognize Objects Using Sophisticated Perceptive Strategies

Increased Seat Belt Use Improves A Teen's Chance Of Survival In A Crash

Potential Drug Target For Infectious Disease Revealed By Scissor-Like Enzyme

Scientists Describe The Mechanics Of Oncogene-Induced Senescence

Rethinking The Mechanism Underlying The Well-Documented Efficacy Of Hepatitis A Vaccine

Offensive Weapons Used By Bacteria Against Each Other

Liver Transplant Eligibility May Be Affected By Incarceration, Marijuana Use And Suicide Attempts

Study Finds Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery Impeded By Shift Of Language Function To Right Hemisphere

Differences In Body Representation Between Children And Adults

Adult Stem Cells Isolated From Human Intestinal Tissue For The First Time

Advancing Tissue Engineering By Building Better Blood Vessels

Hip Or Knee Replacement Benefits About Half Of Patients With Arthritis

Online Professional Treatment Would Likely Be Welcomed By Mothers With Postpartum Depression

HIV Vaccine Development May Be Guided By Antibody Evolution

Migrants' Happiness Not Affected By Xenophobia

New Frontiers In Breast Cancer Screening

Arrhythmia Drug May Increase Cancer Risk

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