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High Doses of Vitamin C Helped Kill Cancer Cells
Feb 25, 2014Scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center have determined that high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously with traditional chemotherapy, helped kill cancer cells while reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy for some ...
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Smokers and Other People at High Risk for Lung Cancer Could Make Matters Worse
Feb 8, 2014Smokers and other people at high risk for lung cancer could make matters worse if they take antioxidant supplements, a new study of rodents suggests. Antioxidants appear to accelerate cancer progression by short-circuiting one of the ...
Tags: antioxidants, health, Cancer
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"Microparticle" Therapy Might Significantly Reduce The Damage Caused by a Heart Attack
Jan 16, 2014Quick treatment with a new "microparticle" therapy might significantly reduce the damage caused by a heart attack, according to a new study conducted in mice. After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by ...
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Innovative Adhesive Technology Published as a Cover Feature in The High Impact Journal
Jan 10, 2014Innovative adhesive technology published as a cover feature in the high impact journal, Science Translational Medicine Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches ...
Tags: Gecko Biomedical, bio-inspired, biodegradable surgical glues
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Patching up Holes in Blood Vessels and The Heart's Walls May Become Easier
Jan 10, 2014Patching up holes in blood vessels and the heart's walls may become easier with a new light-activated glue. This adhesive, described in the journal Science Translational Medicine, sets in seconds when exposed to UV light. The new ...
Tags: Light-Activated Glue, Chemicals
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What You're Told When Doctor Prescribes Medication Influence Your Body's Response to It
Jan 10, 2014A new study of migraine sufferers suggests that what you're told when your doctor prescribes medication can influence your body's response to it. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston ...
Tags: Power of Suggestion, Migraine Drug
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Researchers Developed a New Type of Surgical "Glue" to Help Repair Sick Children's Hearts
Jan 9, 2014Researchers have developed a new type of surgical "glue" that they say could help treat children born with heart defects, such as a hole in the heart. The adhesive can quickly stick biodegradable patches inside a beating heart. Unlike ...
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Scientists Say They May Have Found a Way to Predict Survival From Ovarian Cancer
Dec 26, 2013By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called ...
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Most Cases of Narcolepsy Are Caused by a Misguided Immune System Attack
Dec 25, 2013A new study has uncovered evidence that most cases of narcolepsy are caused by a misguided immune system attack -- something that has been long suspected but unproven. Experts said the finding, reported Dec. 18 in Science Translational ...
Tags: narcolepsy, health, sleep disorder
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A Sequencing Protocol Using a Rapid-Throughput Platform Could Help Diagnose Ill Infants
Dec 11, 2012Illumina system used in faster genome sequencing 08 Oct 2012 A sequencing protocol using a rapid-throughput platform could help diagnose critically ill infants. Faster sequencing Investigators at Kansas City's Children's Mercy ...
Tags: Illumina system, Science Translational Medicine, test, health