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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington`s disease in a variety of mouse models.
"Gene therapy in these models successfully attenuated the symptoms of Huntington`s disease and increased life [...]
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The first-line test in patients with a suspicion of cardiovascular disease – including arterial disease and heart failure – should now be echocardiography, says Professor Jose Luis Zamorano, Chair of the Programme Committee for EUROECHO 2008 and EAE President-Elect.
Professor Zamorano, from the San Carlos University Clinic in Madrid, Spain, describes echocardiography as “crucial” in all [...]
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MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regions of the mid-brain attacked by Alzheimer’s disease accurately diagnose the neurodegenerative disease, even before symptoms interfere with daily function, a study by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) in Miami and Tampa found.
The study, reported earlier this month in the journal Neurology, adds to a growing [...]
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Nearly 4.5 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in our country, and more than half of them are women, according to the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md. As the general population continues to age, this number is expected to increase significantly over the next few decades.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form [...]
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Scientists are looking to outer space for help in their attempt to prevent new outbreaks of the tropical disease schistosomiasis in southern China.
Once the Three Gorges Dam is fully operational, researchers plan to use satellite data from space to determine whether changing water conditions in Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, create [...]
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A type of benign breast disease (BBD) known as atypical hyperplasia substantially increases a young woman`s risk of developing breast cancer, even if there is no history of breast cancer in her family, say researchers at Mayo Clinic.
The investigators, who presented their findings at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) [...]
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The next person who reminds you to floss might be your cardiologist instead of your dentist. Scientists have known for some time that a protein associated with inflammation (called CRP) is elevated in people who are at risk for heart disease. But where`s the inflammation coming from?
A new research study by Italian and U.K. scientists [...]
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A new study shows the full clinical picture of comorbid conditions associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), quantify their frequency of occurrence and reveal their possible interrelationships.
Results show that the number of cases of OSA peaks between the ages of 0-4 years, is low during adolescence, and then rises from 25-29 years to a peak [...]
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Scientists have uncovered vital clues about how to treat serious bowel disorders by studying the behaviour of cells in the colon.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh believe a chemical messenger that is essential for developing a baby`s gut in the womb could hold the key to new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition [...]
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Based on projected increases in the prevalence of diabetes, the number of people with diabetes-related retinal disease, with glaucoma and with cataracts is estimated to increase significantly by 2050, according to a new report.
Diabetic retinopathy (damage to the small blood vessels in the retina) is the leading cause of blindness among American working-age adults with [...]
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