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Cardiac Rehab Improves SurvivalClinical Trials

Cardiac Rehab Improves Survival

Heart rate recovery and survival boosted with cardiac rehabilitation

October 2, 2011·2 min read
Should Colon Cancer Screenings be Different for Men and Women?Clinical Trials

Should Colon Cancer Screenings be Different for Men and Women?

Adenomas seen earlier and more frequently in men than in women

September 29, 2011·1 min read
New Teeth in Oral Cancer ImagingClinical Trials

New Teeth in Oral Cancer Imaging

Sweep imaging with Fourier transform offers 3D assessment of jawbone

September 20, 2011·1 min read
Surprise Finding Regarding Pancreatic CancerClinical Trials

Surprise Finding Regarding Pancreatic Cancer

Absence of epidermal growth factor receptor blocks pancreatic cancer

September 17, 2011·1 min read
Timing of Therapies Boosts Cancer Survival RatesClinical Trials

Timing of Therapies Boosts Cancer Survival Rates

Stage III lung cancer survival improved with concurrent radiation and chemotherapy

September 16, 2011·1 min read
Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Heart AttacksClinical Trials

Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Heart Attacks

Skin disease is related to increased cardiovascular disease

September 15, 2011·1 min read
Chronic Pain Gene IdentifiedClinical Trials

Chronic Pain Gene Identified

Chronic pain gene discovery could lead to new treatments

September 9, 2011·2 min read
MRIs can Predict Disease CourseClinical Trials

MRIs can Predict Disease Course

Rectal cancer course predicted with MRIs

September 5, 2011·1 min read
Your DNA May Cut Parkinson's Risk by 20 PercentClinical Trials

Your DNA May Cut Parkinson's Risk by 20 Percent

LRRK2 gene impacts risk of Parkinson's disease

September 5, 2011·2 min read
Gene Mutation Increases Cancer RisksClinical Trials

Gene Mutation Increases Cancer Risks

Mesothelioma and other cancer risks increase with BAP1 mutation

September 3, 2011·2 min read
Extending the Liver Cancer HighwayClinical Trials

Extending the Liver Cancer Highway

Advanced liver cancer successfully treated with radioembolization

September 2, 2011·1 min read
Prostate Cancer Screening UpgradeClinical Trials

Prostate Cancer Screening Upgrade

PSA/SIA assay may be more sensitive in detecting prostate cancer

August 30, 2011·2 min read
Heart Devices Lead to Increased InfectionsClinical Trials

Heart Devices Lead to Increased Infections

Cardiac devices including pacemakers raise infection risk

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Vein Condition May Lead to Deadly Blood ClotClinical Trials

Vein Condition May Lead to Deadly Blood Clot

Superficial Vein Thrombosis puts patients at risk of more serious blood clots

August 23, 2011·2 min read
How Brains Predict Future EventsClinical Trials

How Brains Predict Future Events

Dopamine system helps brain make short term predictions

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Fungus Shows Promise as Cancer TreatmentClinical Trials

Fungus Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment

Prostate cancer growth blocked by galiellalactone

August 21, 2011·1 min read
Obesity Linked to Heart ArrhythmiaClinical Trials

Obesity Linked to Heart Arrhythmia

Atrial fibrillation more likely in the obese

August 18, 2011·2 min read
Heart Beat Raises Dementia RiskClinical Trials

Heart Beat Raises Dementia Risk

Atrial fibrillation increases dementia and alzheimers risks

August 12, 2011·2 min read
Bloodstream Biomarkers Could Indicate Brain InjuryClinical Trials

Bloodstream Biomarkers Could Indicate Brain Injury

Validation of biomarkers could allow traumatic brain injury diagnosis through blood test

August 8, 2011·2 min read
Genetic Two for Two Clinical Trials

Genetic Two for Two

Oligodendrogliomas cancer genetic mutations discovered

August 7, 2011·2 min read
Starving Cancer to DeathClinical Trials

Starving Cancer to Death

STF-62247 and STF-31 may offer two-pronged cancer attack

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Signature Genetic Material Leads to StrokeClinical Trials

Signature Genetic Material Leads to Stroke

Genetic plaque finding could lead to new stroke treatments

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Making Headway Against Head & Neck CancersClinical Trials

Making Headway Against Head & Neck Cancers

Cancer associated with number of genetic mutations

August 4, 2011·2 min read
Multidrug Resistant Salmonella IdentifiedClinical Trials

Multidrug Resistant Salmonella Identified

S Kentucky identified as drug resistant salmonella strain contaminating ground turkey

August 3, 2011·2 min read