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for Saturday, December 11, 2010
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Trio of drugs may combat 'triple negative' breast cancer (December 10, 2010) -- Working with cell cultures and mouse models, researchers have tested a cocktail of three drugs that holds promise for treating so-called triple negative breast cancers. ... > full story
Immune system changes linked to inflammatory bowel disease revealed (December 10, 2010) -- Scientists have discovered some of the key molecular events in the immune system that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease. ... > full story
Boxing is risky business for the brain (December 10, 2010) -- Up to 20% of professional boxers develop neuropsychiatric sequelae. But which acute complications and which late sequelae can boxers expect throughout the course of their career? ... > full story
Unraveling Alzheimer's: Simple small molecules could untangle complex disease (December 10, 2010) -- New molecular tools show promise for "cleansing" the brain of amyloid plaques, implicated in Alzheimer's disease. ... > full story
There's a new 'officer' in the infection control army (December 10, 2010) -- Scientists have identified a previously unrecognized step in the activation of infection-fighting white blood cells, the main immunity troops in the body's war on bacteria, viruses and foreign proteins. ... > full story
Doctors don't need to fear red heads (December 10, 2010) -- A new study confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads. The research concludes that, contrary to popular belief, people with red hair do not bleed any more than other patients. ... > full story
Twin study helps scientists link relationship among ADHD, reading, math (December 10, 2010) -- Children with ADHD can sometimes have more difficulties on math and reading tests compared to their peers. A new study used identical and fraternal twins to look at the genetic and environmental influences underlying ADHD behaviors, reading and math skills in children in an attempt to better understand the relationship among them. ... > full story
Cholera strain evolves new mechanism for causing disease (December 10, 2010) -- New clinical strains of cholera appear to have evolved a distinctly different mechanism to cause the same disease, according to new research. ... > full story
New hybrid, precision heart procedures to help stop deadly arrhythmias (December 10, 2010) -- New techniques are allowing doctors to more precisely target certain areas of the heart to stop ventricular arrhythmias -- serious abnormal rhythms in the heart's lower chambers -- in high-risk patients. ... > full story
Accurate method for detecting dangerous levels of fluoride (December 10, 2010) -- Used in the proper amounts, it can make teeth stronger and aid in the treatment of osteoporosis. When excessive amounts are consumed, however, it can be a killer -- a carcinogen that causes bone, lung and bladder cancers. The "it" is fluoride, a common additive in most American communities' drinking water and an ingredient in the vast majority of commercially produced adult toothpastes. ... > full story
Living in certain neighborhoods increases the chances older men and women will develop cancer, study finds (December 10, 2010) -- Older people who live in racially segregated neighborhoods with high crime rates have a much higher chance of developing cancer than do older people with similar health histories and income levels who live in safer, less segregated neighborhoods, according to new research. ... > full story
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ultimately a stem cell disease, researchers find (December 10, 2010) -- For years, scientists have tried to understand why children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experience severe muscle wasting and eventual death. After all, laboratory mice with the same mutation that causes the disease in humans display only a slight weakness. Now new research and a new animal model of the disease, points a finger squarely at the inability of human muscle stem cells to keep up with the ongoing damage caused by the disorder. ... > full story
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