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Personality disorder symptoms can change with time

Personality disorder symptoms are supposed to be stable, enduring, and persistent across the lifespan, however researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Harvard report evidence that such disabling psychiatric conditions are flexible and appreciable change over time is possible.

4 Oct 2004

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder, called Timothy syndrome, which underlies a form of severe cardiac arrhythmia.

4 Oct 2004

Artificial neural networks and DNA microarrays to successfully predict clinical outcomes of neuroblastoma patients

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), have used artificial neural networks (ANNs) and DNA microarrays to successfully predict the clinical outcome of patients diagnosed with neuroblastoma (NB).

4 Oct 2004

New national resource for medical researchers to be known as the Center on Proteolytic Pathways

The National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) has selected The Burnham Institute to develop a national resource for medical researchers to be known as the “Center on Proteolytic Pathways”.

4 Oct 2004

Stress hormones lower threshold for aggression and aggression raises stress hormones

Scientists may be learning why it’s so hard to stop the cycle of violence. The answer may lie in the nervous system.

4 Oct 2004

Novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread

By studying cancer in mice, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have gained preliminary evidence that a novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread to other body sites.

30 Sep 2004

A revolutionary approach to angiogenesis could make cancer treatment more effective at killing tumours

Dr. Olivier Feron and his team from the University of Louvain Medical School in Brussels have turned the whole concept of targeting tumour blood vessels on its head. Instead of the conventional approach of trying to starve tumour cells of the blood supply they need to grow, they are doing the opposite – opening up the tumour blood supply to allow better access for cancer drugs and more effective radiotherapy.

30 Sep 2004

Researchers show gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil is a cancer treatment booster

New research has opened up the prospect that gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil and previously tried and abandoned as a male contraceptive – could boost the effectiveness of treatment for prostate tumours and possibly other common cancers as well.

30 Sep 2004

Research could lead to a significant decrease in the number of deaths each year on Europe’s roads

Research carried out by scientists at the University of Surrey could lead to a significant decrease in the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed each year on Europe’s roads.

30 Sep 2004

What measures persuade people to shift from using cars to walking and cycling?

Transport policies aim to reduce traffic congestion by discouraging car use and encouraging alternative modes of transport, such as walking and cycling.

30 Sep 2004

Fasting during Ramadan could cause problems for Muslim patients taking prescribed drugs

During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins on 15 October 2004, adult Muslims are required to refrain from taking any food, beverages, or oral drugs, between dawn and dusk.

30 Sep 2004

Antiretroviral treatment may provide protection against HIV transmission during breast-feeding

Women who take combination AIDS drugs not only have benefits for their own health but also may pass along high levels of the medication through breast-feeding, potentially protecting their infants from HIV infection

30 Sep 2004

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel significantly reduces spread of gastrointestinal illnesses

Stomach bug going around your home? You might want to reach for hand sanitizer, suggests research being presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

30 Sep 2004

Drinking eight ounces of cranberry juice works better than four in combating urinary tract infections

Cranberry juice has long been recommended to ward off bladder infections: Now there's evidence that more of the tart drink may be better than less.

30 Sep 2004

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

What they die of is not one disease, but a bewildering array of cancers, each of which behaves differently, grows differently and - crucially - responds to treatment differently.

29 Sep 2004

Mortality rate from injuries, such as falls, drowning and fires, increased three-fold since 1960 in the Philippines

While the overall death rate in the Philippines has declined in the last 35 years, deaths from injuries increased 196 percent, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of the Philippines.

29 Sep 2004

Cancer vaccine based on listeria bacteria shows promise

An experimental cancer vaccine using defanged listeria bacteria is showing great promise in animal studies, successfully treating new cancers that have spread into the lungs of mice.

29 Sep 2004

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which marijuana may affect learning and memory

Marijuana use has long been known to cause problems with learning and memory. Now, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified the mechanism by which marijuana may affect activity in the hippocampus

29 Sep 2004

Two types of thyroid cancer can be readily identified by differences in only a few genes

Two types of thyroid cancer that are closely related and sometimes difficult to distinguish can be readily identified by differences in only a few genes, new research shows.

29 Sep 2004

Genetic abnormalities have a major impact on obesity

Abnormalities in the gene that regulates body weight have a "major" impact on the tendency to obesity, bumping up the body mass index (BMI) score, reveals research in the Journal of Medical Genetics.

29 Sep 2004

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Personality disorder symptoms can change with time

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

Artificial neural networks and DNA microarrays to successfully predict clinical outcomes of neuroblastoma patients

New national resource for medical researchers to be known as the Center on Proteolytic Pathways

Stress hormones lower threshold for aggression and aggression raises stress hormones

Novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread

A revolutionary approach to angiogenesis could make cancer treatment more effective at killing tumours

Researchers show gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil is a cancer treatment booster

Research could lead to a significant decrease in the number of deaths each year on Europe’s roads

What measures persuade people to shift from using cars to walking and cycling?

Fasting during Ramadan could cause problems for Muslim patients taking prescribed drugs

Antiretroviral treatment may provide protection against HIV transmission during breast-feeding

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel significantly reduces spread of gastrointestinal illnesses

Drinking eight ounces of cranberry juice works better than four in combating urinary tract infections

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

Mortality rate from injuries, such as falls, drowning and fires, increased three-fold since 1960 in the Philippines

Cancer vaccine based on listeria bacteria shows promise

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which marijuana may affect learning and memory

Two types of thyroid cancer can be readily identified by differences in only a few genes

Genetic abnormalities have a major impact on obesity

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