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Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors

Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article ap

New microRNA data could classify bladder cancer by type

Data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, offers new insights into the biology of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Specifically, microR

The roots of diabetic tissue damage

Results from comprehensive assessments of diabetes' effects on cell metabolism may aid efforts to reduce diabetic damage to nerves, blood vessels and other tissues, according to researchers at Washing

Breakthrough in muscular dystrophy treatment

An international research team that includes the University of Western Australia has released details of a breakthrough which holds promise of a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne

Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques

In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of

Depression in older cancer patients more effectively treated

Depression in older cancer patients is very common, and has debilitating effects on their quality of life both during and after treatment. University of Washington researchers are showing that there a

The payback of needle and syringe programs

Every dollar spent on Australia's needle and syringe programs (NSPs) saves state and federal budgets four dollars by preventing life-threatening infections, according to research from the University o

Getting on the GABA receptor shuttle to treat anxiety disorders

There are increasingly precise molecular insights into ways that stress exposure leads to fear and through which fear extinction resolves these fear states. Extinction is generally regarded as new inh

The cause of pulmonary embolism in trauma patients

A report from a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians calls into question the longstanding belief that pulmonary embolism (PE) – the life-threatening blockage of a major blood

Increasing drug dose helps to cure gout

Health researchers at the University of Otago, Christchurch have established that thousands of gout sufferers may have been taking too lower dose of the most commonly used drug to effectively manage o

Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks

Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long.

Chronic hepatitis B predicted to soar

The number of people in Australia with chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) is predicted to increase markedly over the next decade, according to a new report released by the Australian Centre for Econo

Heart attacks more common but less fatal in women

Heart attacks appear to have become more common in middle-aged women over the past two decades, but all women and especially those younger than 55 have recently experienced a greater increase than men

Protecting healthy cells from dangerous radiation exposure

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, may be hot on the heels of a Holy Grail of cancer the

Circulating mesothelin serves as a marker of pancreatic cancer

Researchers have expanded on previous studies, and there may be a new weapon in the arsenal for immune-based strategies in treating pancreatic cancer – mesothelin protein. Findings also sho