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medical research stories: 97 news summaries

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 AMA Mellows on 
 Medical Marijuana 

Doctors group nudges Feds toward reclassification, research

Nov 11, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The American Medical Association has finally softened on marijuana, urging the government to give it a new classification that would open the door to serious research on its medical merits. Now a Schedule I drug, with no accepted medical uses, under the AMA proposal it would become a Schedule II... More »

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medical marijuana • smoking • physician • medical research • prescription drugs • cannabis • American Medical Association • doctors • Schedule I narcotic • Schedule II narcotic

 Curry Spice Kills Cancer Cells 

Chemicals in turmeric turn cancerous cells on themselves

Oct 28, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Curcumin, a compound present in that yellow curry spice turmeric, has been shown to kill cancer cells. A new study found that the chemical, which has long been thought to have curative properties, begins to kill esophageal cancer cells within 24 hours of application. The reaction also causes the cells... More »

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Iraq • medical research • medication • scientific study • esophageal cancer • scientific research • curry • cell death • curcumin

Bypass Surgery Looks More and More Like Diabetes Cure

No one knows why, but docs are embracing bypass as a cure

Oct 26, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just why it works is still murky, but the connection between gastric bypass surgery and the reduction—or even elimination—of diabetes is so strong that some doctors are suggesting it as a treatment. “We may have a cure for diabetes,” one tells the Los Angeles Times.... More »

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medical research • doctor • intestines • type 2 diabetes • gastric banding surgery • stomach • gastric bypass

Deadly Carbon Monoxide May Also Be Good For You

Small doses have medical benefits, researchers have found

Oct 16, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Low-level doses of the deadly chemical carbon monoxide may actually have medical benefits, pioneering new research suggests. The research is preliminary, and no scientist denies the lethal results of CO poisoning. But studies in animals have found small, controlled doses of the gas can have benefits for organ transplantation and... More »

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medicine • organ transplants • heart transplants • medical research • carbon monoxide • kidney transplant • poisoning

 Moms Can Pass Cancer 
 to Kids In Utero 

Mutation makes cancer cells 'invisible' to fetus' immune system

Oct 13, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers pass myriad things to their unborn babies via the placenta, and scientists have found that cancer is among them. Researchers studied the case of a mother who died of leukemia soon after she gave birth, and whose child was diagnosed with cancer months later. Though the baby’s cancer... More »

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cancer • medical research • mutation • in utero • womb • leukemia • placenta • fetus • child • mother

Global Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Soar

Aging populations drive increase; developing world will be hit hard

Sep 21, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising life expectancy in the developing world will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, HealthDay News reports. The number of dementia cases worldwide will reach 35.6 million in 2010, a 10% increase over the total in 2005. That number is... More »

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Middle East • dementia • globalization • public health • aging • medical research • North Africa • developing countries • developing world • Alzheimer's Disease

It's Not Too Late to Extend Your Lifespan

Abandon unhealthy habits and you may live 10 years longer: docs

Sep 18, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - You knew smoking and fatty foods were bad for you, but thanks to a huge 40-year study, we now know exactly how bad. Researchers followed 19,000 men, starting in the late 1960s. Those who were still smoking, had high blood pressure, and had high cholesterol—the three top killers... More »

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smoking • tobacco • medical research • heart health • health study • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • early death

Cindy McCain Declares War
on Migraines

Launches public campaign on behalf of headache research

Sep 14, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain has publicly survived everything from miscarriage to stroke to a painkiller addiction—but the malady she took aim at last week was one she's endured in secret: migraines. “I’ve missed part of my life,” she told an American Headache Society luncheon. “People don’t... More »

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migraines • medical research • Cindy McCain • headaches

 Road Noise Drives 
 Blood Pressure Up 

Stress, sleep interruptions may be at fault: researchers

Sep 10, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - People who live close to noisy roads may face a greater threat of developing high blood pressure than residents of quieter areas, researchers in Sweden say. People experiencing average daily noise exposure above 60 decibels have a more than 25% higher risk of hypertension, a study shows. The researchers link... More »

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hypertension • traffic • public health • blood pressure • medical research • Sweden • health research • health study

Thick Thighs Decrease Heart Disease Risk

Researchers suggest beefing up skinny
legs with exercise

Sep 4, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Take off the skinny jeans and beef up those thighs, or you could be bound for an early grave. People whose thighs had a circumference less than 23.6 inches were more likely to suffer from heart disease and premature death than those with more svelte gams, according to a... More »

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heart disease • public health • medical research • death • health study • skinny jeans

(Newser) - Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate after recovering are much less likely to suffer a recurrence than people who abstain, AFP reports. People who eat at least two servings a week are three times less likely to die from heart disease than those who don’t consume chocolate. And the... More »

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heart disease • public health • medical research • heart attack • chocolate • antioxidants • scientific study • free radicals

High Cholesterol in 40s Tied to Dementia Later

Lowering it won't necessarily help, studies suggest

Aug 10, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - High cholesterol in middle age may increase a person’s future risk of Alzheimer’s disease, NPR reports. “Our study shows that even moderately high cholesterol levels in your 40s puts people at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in later life,” says one researcher, who... More »

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elderly • dementia • public health • cholesterol • aging • brain • medical research • health research • vascular dementia • Alzheimer's Disease • women's issues

Pharma Ghostwriters Penned Medical Papers on HRT

Drug firms may play bigger role than thought in medical lit

Aug 5, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ghostwriters funded by a drug firm were deeply involved in writing papers supporting therapies that helped the firm’s sales boom, court papers show. The 26 scientific papers, published in medical journals from 1998 to 2005, highlighted the benefits of hormone replacement therapy over the risks, a boon to Wyeth,... More »

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cancer • pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • pharma • medical research • lawsuit • Wyeth • side effects • hormone therapy

Dearth of Patient Volunteers Cripples Cancer Research

Just 3% of adult patients take part in studies

Aug 3, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer death rates have changed little in the past 40 years, and one big reason often goes unremarked on, experts say: only 3% of adult cancer patients participate in studies of treatments, the New York Times reports. More than a fifth of trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute couldn’... More »

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cancer • health care • study • public health • medical research • cancer research • medication • health research • cancer drug

(Newser) - A team of University of North Carolina scientists are working to bring X-ray technology into the 21st century, the Economist reports. The X-ray machines commonly used today rely on vacuum-tube technology little changed from a century ago, but physicist Otto Zhou and his colleagues have used nanotechnology to create smaller,... More »

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medical research • cancer research • nanotechnology • X-rays • irradiation • medical technology

(Newser) - Finally, some good news for migraine sufferers: Those awful headaches come with a reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. The researchers aren’t sure why that would be the case, but they suspect a connection with estrogen and other hormones. “It’s pretty clear... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • migraines • estrogen • hormones • medical research • migraine triggers

OPINION

Health Reform Must Pass
the Test of
Prostate Cancer

Efficacy should trump novelty in care choices

Jul 8, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget public options and universal mandates. The real litmus test for health care reform is prostate cancer testing, writes David Leonhardt of the New York Times. Treatments for the disease range in cost from a few thousand dollars to more than $100,000. "You can probably guess... More »

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health care • health care costs • prostate cancer • medical research • cancer treatment • health care reform • public option

(Newser) - Anorexia might not be a social or psychological malady but rather an inherited genetic problem, Time reports. Furthermore, researchers see commonalities between that condition and autism. “Both autism-spectrum conditions and anorexia share a narrow focus of attention, a resistance to change and excellent attention to detail,” one doctor... More »

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anorexia • autism • England • medical research • gender gap • Asperger's Syndrome • genetic defects

(Newser) - Scientists are taking a new approach to autism research using magnetic field generators that test the brain’s reflexes, the Boston Globe reports. Much like tapping a patient on the knee to gauge a physical reaction, trans-cranial magnetic stimulation triggers activity in specific areas of the brain through a charged... More »

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autism • medical research • neuroscience • brain scans

Test for Early Alzheimer's in Development

Diagnosis could allow for treatment to slow disease's progression

May 27, 09 11:59 AM CDT
(AP) - A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. If all goes well, the first commercial version of the test could be available... More »

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medicine • medical research • treatment • neuroscience • Alzheimer's Disease • diagnostic test • Daniel Alkon • Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

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