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Increasing neurogenesis might prevent drug addiction and relapse
16 March 2010Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center hope they have begun paving a new pathway in the fight against drug dependence. Their hypothesis – that increasing the normally occurring process of making nerve cells might prevent addiction – is based on a rodent study demonstrating that blocking new growth of specific brain nerve cells increases vulnerability for ... - more
Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe
16 March 2010Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses a patient's own dendritic cells (DC) with antigen from the patient's tumour, was able to induce a T-cell response against mesothelioma tumours. - more
Tool to measure severity of chronic graft-versus-host disease symptoms
16 March 2010Researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new assessment tool to measure the severity of symptoms that can complicate stem cell transplantation. The tool assesses symptoms resulting from chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), and was presented with supporting research at the 2010 Bone and Marrow Transplant Tandem Meeting. - more
'Stepping up' asthma treatment in children leads to improvement
15 March 2010Children with asthma who continue to have symptoms while using low-dose inhaled corticosteroids could benefit from increasing the dosage or adding one of two asthma drugs, a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions finds. - more
Adding ECG to health exams may prevent sudden cardiac death in young athletes
15 March 2010A new study by researchers at the MGH Heart Center found the addition of electrocardiogram testing to the standard medical history and physical examination for young athletes may better identify key cardiovascular abnormalities responsible for sports-related sudden death. - more
Greater purpose in life associated with reduced Alzheimer's risk
15 March 2010Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, US, found that people who report having greater purpose in their lives appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Their findings are published in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. - more
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Native lemongrass fights headaches like aspirin
14 March 2010Griffith University researchers have found native lemongrass, used by Indigenous Australians as traditional medicine, has the potential to relieve headaches and migraines. - more
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Hormone thought to slow ageing associated with increased risk of cancer death
14 March 2010According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history. - more
Flexing your marathon muscles at work
14 March 2010Budget cutbacks have left many of us with more work than ever. Now new research by Dr Danit Ein-Gar of Tel Aviv University's Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration offers us tips to help us stay at the top of our game. And the good news is there's no need to be a "control freak". - more
Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls' bone health
13 March 2010According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat. - more
