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medical research stories: 97 news summaries

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'Happyhour' Gene Decides How Fast You Get Drunk

Cancer drug could be used to lower humans' alcohol tolerance

May 22, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - What if your genes determined how much of a tolerance you had to alcohol—and you could take a drug that would turn those genes on or off? That scenario may not be far from reality: researchers studying fruit flies have discovered a gene called "happyhour" that renders... More »

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alcohol • genetics • alcoholism • medical research • gene variant • cancer drug

 Gene Tests Yield 
 Results in AIDS Fight  

Antibodies prevent HIV from spreading in monkeys

May 18, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A back-door approach to battling AIDS that could revolutionize treatment has succeeded in monkeys, AP reports. Scientists inserted a gene that produces protective antibodies into the muscles of six monkeys, then injected them with SIV—the animal equivalent of HIV. None developed AIDS, and most still had high amounts of... More »

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study • medical research • AIDS vaccine • HIV/AIDS • medical study

Bo's DNA
Is No Secret
to Scientists

Portuguese water
dogs are top breed
for genetic study

Apr 14, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama puppy may still be a bit of a mystery to a curious public, but his genetic code should be familiar to scientists: Portuguese water dogs are the top breed for genetic study, helping shed light on anything from how a dog’s size is determined to whether it’... More »

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genetics • White House • medical research • genetic code • genetic research • President Obama • Portuguese water dog • Bo Obama

 New Drug 
 Could Halt 
 Alzheimer's 

Treatment removed damaging protein from blood, brains of patients

Apr 14, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - British researchers believe a new drug has the potential to stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks, reports the BBC. Testing found that the drug, called CPHPC, removed a protein thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's from the blood and, unexpectedly, the brain, in five patients treated for 3... More »

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drugs • dementia • brain • medical research • Alzheimer's Disease

 Peas Fight
 Kidney Disease,
 High Blood Pressure 

Could be used as food additive or supplement

Mar 23, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concentrated doses of the proteins found in garden peas can help fight high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, a study finds. “In people with high blood pressure, our protein could potentially delay or prevent the onset of kidney damage,” the study’s author tells the Telegraph. For... More »

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food • medical research • protein • kidney disease • high blood pressure • garden peas

 Seizure Risk Lingers 
 10 Years After Brain Trauma 

Danish study sparks ideas for better long-term treatment

Feb 23, 09 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Among the overlooked effects of the sort of brain injuries incurred in contact sports is the likelihood of having an epileptic seizure as long as 10 years after the injury, new research shows. The risk goes up 3.5 times for those who had a mild injury or skull fracture,... More »

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brain • medical research • injury • epilepsy • seizures • head injuries


 Birth Defects, 
 IVF Linked, but 
 How Linked? 

Study finds increased genetic issues among test tube babies

Feb 17, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the octuplets have pushed in vitro fertilization into the spotlight, there's still one question that's going largely unasked, reports the New York Times: "What is the chance that an IVF baby will have a birth defect?" Though a November study provided preliminary evidence—of 9,584 babies... More »

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genetics • in vitro fertilization • medical research • genetic defects • multiple births • birth defect • octuplets

Madoff Scam Zaps Key Science Funds

Medical research set back years as bilked charities slash aid

Feb 12, 09 2:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme is sending shockwaves deep into the worlds of medicine and science as scammed charitable foundations yank funding for key research projects, reports the Wall Street Journal. Experts believe the number of people affected by the scam's impact on health care could run into the millions.... More »

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philanthropy • fraud • medical research • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Bernard Madoff

(Newser) - A molecule present only in men who have the deadly form of prostate cancer may be the key to a simple urine test for the disease, the BBC reports. “It raises the possibility of telling the difference between the type of cancer that does no harm—which we term... More »

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prostate cancer • medical research • University of Michigan • medical study • malignancy • sarcosine • urine test • benign

 Study May Help 
 Mastectomy 
 Dilemma 

Research identifies factors likely to imperil second breast

Jan 27, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers alarmed by a spike in potentially unnecessary double mastectomies have identified three risk factors that might help breast cancer patients make better decisions about whether to have a healthy breast removed, the Houston Chronicle reports. The research was motivated by an earlier study that revealed 80% of women who... More »

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breast cancer • preventative medicine • medical research • cancer treatment • cancer screening • cancer prevention • double mastectomy • elective surgery

Dementia Patients Often Can't Detect Sarcasm

New tests could
help with diagnoses

Dec 12, 08 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - People suffering from dementia often can't pick up on sarcasm, a finding that could help with diagnoses and in improving patients' relations with caregivers, AFP reports. Australian researchers say patients under age 65 suffering from frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of the disorder, were unable to detect sarcastic... More »

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Australia • dementia • brain • medical research • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - British researchers have firmed up a link between cold sores and Alzheimer's disease, the Times of London reports. The virus behind the sores apparently helped cause Alzheimer's in 60% of cases studied, which may mean that common antiviral drugs can stop the disease. “If we are right, there is... More »

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medical research • over the counter • herpes • Alzheimer's Disease • cold sore • antiviral drugs

 Cleveland Clinic 
 First to Divulge 
 Docs' Drug Ties 

Research center strives for complete disclosure on potential conflicts of interest

Dec 3, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - One of America's leading medical research centers will reveal all links its doctors and scientists have to drug companies and makers of medical devices, the New York Times reports. The move by the Cleveland Clinic—stung by conflict-of-interest accusations when cozy relationships between staff and suppliers have been discovered—is... More »

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drug companies • health care industry • medical research • doctor • Cleveland Clinic • conflict of interest

 On World AIDS Day, a Call
for Sounder Science 

Stronger research would trump futile drug trials

Dec 1, 08 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are hopeful they can develop an AIDS vaccine despite the recent, high-profile failures of two clinical trials, Health Day reports. But progress must be built on solid science and convincing preliminary results in animals. “There have been a lot of calls for a return to basic science,”... More »

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AIDS • HIV • vaccine • medical research • AIDS vaccine • HIV/AIDS • World AIDS Day • human trials

 Cancer Cases, Deaths Drop 

Trend, ongoing since beginning of decade, linked to less smoking

Nov 25, 08 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Cancer researchers reported a good-news milestone today: Both the number of new cases and the number of cancer deaths are declining for the first time, USA Today reports. Scientists gave most of the credit to a drop in the number of smokers. “By preventing smoking, you can give someone... More »

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cancer • American Cancer Society • lung cancer • smoking • medical research • National Cancer Institute • scientific study • death rates

 Group Therapy 
 Linked to 
 Cancer Survival 

Study finds improved survival rates among breast cancer patients

Nov 17, 08 5:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Group therapy has been linked to improved survival rates among female participants with breast cancer, a new study has found. Findings appear to support the decades-old, controversial claim that psychological therapy can help cancer patients not only feel better emotionally, but survive longer and fight off recurrences of the disease,... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • medical research • survival rates • therapy • psychotherapy

Vitamin Could Delay Onset of Alzheimer's

B3 pills caused big improvement in mice; human trials to begin

Nov 5, 08 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A simple dose of vitamin B3 may be one of the keys to combating the brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s disease, California scientists say. The team found that diseased mice given high levels of the vitamin retained normal memory ability over the four months of a study, and healthy... More »

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memory • medical breakthrough • medical research • vitamin B • neurons • scientific research • Alzheimer's Disease

Gates Gambles Big on Bold Medical Probes

$10M in public-health grants eschew peer review for innovation

Oct 23, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Gates Foundation has awarded more than $10 million to medical researchers with quirky ideas that might not be funded otherwise, the Washington Post reports. The initiative, dubbed Grand Challenges Explorations, offered a simple 2-page application and vetting by entrepreneurs, not medical professionals. “Peer review—by definition almost—excludes... More »

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Bill Gates • public health • medical research • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • grants • peer reviews

(Newser) - Disco may be dead, but it can still help others live. So say University of Illinois researchers, who found that med students performed CPR more effectively to the beat of the Bee Gees classic “Stayin’ Alive,” notes the Health Blog of the Wall Street Journal. Seems the song... More »

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music • health • medical research • heart failure • CPR

Leading Supplements Don't
Slow Arthritis: Study

Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate are top sellers in US

Sep 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popular nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate don’t slow the progression of arthritis, a 2-year study finds. Though a combination of the two is the nation's sixth-highest-selling dietary supplement, they didn’t cut cartilage loss any better than sugar pills in osteoarthritis patients, reports USA Today, confirming the... More »

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health • medical research • arthritis • chondroitin sulfate • dietary supplement • glucosamine

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