Stem Cell Research Aims To Tackle Parkinson's Disease

January 20, 2008 — Scientists are developing new ways to grow brain cells in the laboratory that could one day be used to treat patients with Parkinson's disease. Stem cell therapy hold the promise of treating disease ... > full story

• Means Of Controlling A Parasite That Kills And Eats Human Cells Identified
  January 20, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a means of inhibiting one of the world's most voracious parasites. The study targets a protein which aids the parasite in ingestion of immune cell ... > full story
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• Face Facts: People Don't Stand Out In A Crowd
  January 20, 2008 — Why is it difficult to spot even familiar faces in a crowd? A recent study in the Journal of Vision reveals how our brains filter out visual overload -- and could help scientists develop an ... > full story
• Discovery Major Step Forward In Treating Leukemia
  January 20, 2008 — Researchers have discovered for the first time a pathway that makes cancerous leukemia cells resistant to treatment. The discovery is the first stage in the development of new drugs that could ... > full story
• Significant Differences Exist In Protocols Hospitals Use To Determine Brain Death
  January 20, 2008 — A survey of some of the top hospitals in the country has found that protocols followed to determine brain death differ significantly among those institutions and often do not follow the standards ... > full story
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• When Stress Makes You Bitter: The Embitterment Disorder
  January 20, 2008 — The term 'posttraumatic embitterment disorder' (PTED) was recently introduced to describe a subtype of adjustment disorders, characterized by prolonged embitterment, severe additional ... > full story
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• Effects of Antioxidant Supplements On Cancer Are Mixed
  January 20, 2008 — Do antioxidant supplements reduce the risk of cancer and deaths related to cancer? While some trials have suggested that antioxidants have beneficial effects, results from other trials have been ... > full story
• Value Of Drugs For Pre-osteoporosis Exaggerated, Experts Warn
  January 20, 2008 — A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis or "osteopenia" potentially encouraging treatment in millions of ... > full story
• Diet And Lifestyle Critical To Recovery, Says Study
  January 20, 2008 — Diet and lifestyle may play a much more significant role in a person's ability to respond favorably to certain drugs, including some cancer therapies, than previously understood, say ... > full story
• Genes Linked To Lupus In Women Identified
  January 20, 2008 — Scientists have identified multiple genes that are linked to systemic lupus erythematosus, a devastating autoimmune disease that affects between 1 million and 2 million Americans. The scientists also ... > full story

• Liposuction

  Liposuction is a popular operation in cosmetic surgery which removes fat from many site on the human body via a cannula and ... > more
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• Skin grafting
  Skin grafting is a type of organ transplant involving the transplantation of skin. The transplanted tissue is called a skin ... > more
• Tumor suppressor gene
  A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > more
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• Nanomedicine
  Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology and related research. It covers areas such as nanoparticle drug delivery and possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology (MNT) ... > more
• Stillbirth
  A stillbirth occurs when a fetus, of mid-second trimester to full term gestational age, which has died in the womb or during labour or delivery, exits the maternal ... > more
• Gynecologic hemorrhage
  Gynecologic hemorrhage represents exessive bleeding of the female reproductive ... > more
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• Urology
  Urology is the field of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. In men, the urinary system overlaps with the reproductive system, ... > more
• Nasal congestion
  Nasal congestion is the blockage of the nasal passages usually due to excessive secretion of mucus that is caused by a virus and typically resolves spontaneously within a week. It is also known as ... > more
• Leukemia
  Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > more
• Glioma
  A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, ... > more