Health Medicine Posted November 27, 2013: S

Posted November 27, 2013:

• Scientists Identify Potential Target for Malaria Drugs


• Researchers Identify Rescuer for Vital Tumor-Suppressor


• Researchers Show How Modified Pacemaker Strengthens Failing Hearts


• Lasers Deemed Highly Effective Treatment for Excessive Scars


• New Clues to Memory Formation May Help Better Treat Dementia


• Key Protein Responsible for Controlling Communication Between Brain Cells Identified


• Polymer Foam Expands Potential to Treat Aneurysms


• Children Significantly More Likely to Develop PTSD If Mother Afflicted


• The Deadly News About All Osteoporotic Fractures


• In Some U.S. Regions Closest Rheumatologists May Be 200 Miles Away


• Scientists Design, Test New Approach for Corneal Stem Cell Treatments


• Negative BRCA Testing May Not Always Imply Lowered Breast Cancer Risk


• Automated Prediction Alert Helps Identify Patients at Risk for 30-Day Readmission


• Scientists Work to Engineer Injectable Therapy for Rotator Cuff Injuries

Posted November 26, 2013:

• Leukemia Cells Exploit 'Enhancer' DNA Elements to Cause Lethal Disease


• Drug Reduces Brain Changes, Motor Deficits of Huntington's Disease


• Disputed Asthma Drugs Have Safe Record in British Columbia


• High Salt Levels in Medicines Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Events


• New Therapeutic Target Identified for Huntington's Disease


• Delivery Rates Unaffected by Transferring Fewer Embryos, Reimbursing Six Cycles of Fertility Treatment


• 2009 Pandemic Flu Death Toll Much Higher Than Official Worldwide Estimates


• Treating C. Difficile With Transplant of Healthy Fecal Matter


• Health Insurance Increases Preventive Care, Not Risky Behaviors


• Alcohol Use Disorders Linked to Death and Disability


• Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Found to Be Moving Target


• For Many Older Adults, Vision Prescription Differs Between Eyes


• Treatment Target Identified for Public Health Risk Parasite


• Genetics Contribute to Increased Risk for Renal Disease for African Americans


• High-Fat Diet During Puberty Speeds Up Breast Cancer Development


• Measuring Value, Impact of Orthopedic Care


• Gene Mutation for Excessive Alcohol Drinking Found


• Implantable Slimming Aid


• HIV Vaccine Preventing Healthy Cells' Infection


• Brain Bypass Surgery Gives Young Man His Life Back


• Medical Research Needs Kids, Two-Thirds of Parents Unaware of Opportunities


• Supporting Others Brings Healing to Cancer Survivors


• Study Finds Limited Resources for Injured Surgeons


• Brain Reward Gene Influences Food Choices in the First Years of Life


• Researchers Have a Nose for How Probiotics Could Affect Hay Fever


• Unhappy Meals? Majority of Very Young Children in California Eat Fast Food at Least Once Per Week


• Electronic Cigarettes: New Route to Smoking Addiction for Adolescents


• When the Living, Deceased Don't Agree on Organ Donation


• ADHD Linked to Social, Economic Disadvantage


• MR Spectroscopy Shows Differences in Brains of Preterm Infants


• New Technique for Testing Drugs to Treat Cystic Fibrosis, Epilepsy


• New Agent Against Cancer Cells


• Vitamins: Potential Damage to Body's Defences


• Reconceptualizing JFK’s Chronic Low Back Pain


• Risk of HIV Treatment Failure Present Even in Those With Low Viral Load