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Comprehensive Parkinson's biomarker test has prognostic and diagnostic value 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Researchers report the first biomarker results reported from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), showing that a comprehensive test of protein biomarkers in spinal fluid have prognos...
New, 'robust' treatment for stroke uses genetic material from bone marrow 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
In the latest in a series of experiments testing the use of stem cells to treat neurological disease, researchers have shown for the first time that microscopic material in the cells offers a "robust"...
Researchers develop software tool for cancer genomics 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Researchers have developed a new bioinformatics software tool designed to more easily identify genetic mutations responsible for cancers.
Patients leaving hospital against medical advice more likely to be readmitted or die 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
People who leave hospital against their doctors' orders are more likely to be readmitted to hospital or die, according to a new study.
New function for a well-known immune messenger molecule 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Scientists have discovered a new function of the well-known messenger protein interleukin-7: It facilitates the drainage of lymph fluid from tissues. In the future, the scientists plan to investigate ...
'Shapeshifting' computer program will open up drug discovery for tricky disease targets 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Combination of technologies could reduce the number of early trial compounds from millions to hundreds, potentially shaving years off the discovery-development program.*
A skeleton for chromosomes 27 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Scientists have found that the structure of chromosomes is supported by a kind of molecular skeleton, made of cohesin.
Extremely preterm infants and risk of developing neurodevelopmental impairment later in childhood 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
A meta-analysis of previously reported studies examined the rate of moderate to severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairment by gestational age in extremely preterm survivors followed up between ag...
Terminology used to describe preinvasive breast cancer may affect patients' treatment preferences 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a preinvasive malignancy of the breast) is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer, more women report that they would opt for nonsurgical treatments.
Intervention appears effective to prevent weight gain among disadvantaged women 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
An intervention not focused on weight loss was effective for weight gain prevention among socioeconomically disadvantaged black women, according to a new report.
