Smoking cessation drug may increase risk of adverse cardiovascular…
Credit: ATS Varenicline, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for helping people quit smoking, may put them at higher risk for a cardiovascular event,...
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Complications from thyroid cancer surgery more common than believed, study finds
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As thyroid cancer rates rise, more people are having surgery to remove all or part of their thyroid....
Scientists prevent, reverse diabetes-related kidney destruction in…
IMAGE: Dr. Ganesan Ramesh, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Credit: Augusta University Senior Photographer Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. – Diabetes is the...
Higher insulin is an independent prognostic factor in advanced breast cancer
Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasised) and who have higher insulin levels than normal, but...
UTSW identifies ion channel necessary for hormone and anti-obesity…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Feb. 6, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified an ion channel required for brain cells to suppress...
New study of gene mutations causing Leigh syndrome shows effects on…
IMAGE: Stem Cells and Development is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published 24 times per year in print and online. The Journal is dedicated to communication...
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a...
Further reductions in radiotherapy to young children with brain tumors…
Credit: CHLA A team of investigators has determined that young children participating in a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of reduced radiotherapy did worse...
Flip side of innovation: What causes doctors to scale back on the use…
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute All countries face the challenge of funding ever-new and expensive treatments, with increasing pressure on budgets, harmful deficit spending, and ever-higher...
Old drugs, new tricks: Medications approved for other uses also have antibiotic action
IMAGE: University of Illinois chemists found that a number of drugs approved to treat various conditions also have antibiotic properties. Pictured, from left: research scientist...
Improved risk recognition expected to enhance fertility preservation…
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital About 11 percent of females who survive childhood cancer have an ovarian condition that leaves them at risk for...
Women and men military veterans, childhood adversity and alcohol and drug use
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a national study led by public health scientist Elizabeth Evans at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with...
Predicting — and preventing — psychiatric morbidity after ARDS
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – After surviving acute respiratory distress syndrome, a disease in which fluid begins to leak into the lungs of...
Ischemic renal failure and organ damage: A new mouse model holds the key
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UTSW scientists discover a new role for RNA in safeguarding human…
IMAGE: Dr. Joshua Mendell Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Dec. 24, 2015 – Molecular biologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a...
