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A North American first at the Montreal Heart Institute
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(Montreal Heart Institute) The surgical team at the Montreal Heart Institute achieved a North American surgical milestone on May 1st with a sutureless aortic valve replacement through a thoracic incision just 5 centimeters long. The two patients in their seventies who underwent this innovative procedure, which was performed by cardiac surgeons Denis Bouchard and Michel Carrier, were doing well only one week after their operations.
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Dartmouth researchers investigate the cognitive effects of athlete head impacts
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(Dartmouth College) A study by doctors and engineers finds head impacts in contact sports such as football and hockey may worsen some college athletes' ability to learn and remember.
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Dartmouth researchers are learning how exercise affects the brain
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(Dartmouth College) Findings suggest that the effects of exercise on memory depend on the age of the exerciser; underlying genetic mechanisms matter, too.
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A new method detects traces of veterinary drugs in baby food
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) The quantities are very small, but in milk powder and in meat-based baby food, residues of drugs given to livestock were found. Researchers from the University of Almeria have developed a system to analyze these substances quickly and precisely.
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Ultra-short laser pulses for science and industry
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) The shorter the pulse duration, the more precisely the laser tool operates. Ultra-short laser pulses of outstanding high average power are opening the doors to new applications in high throughput materials processing. Thanks to the short pulse duration, thermal damage of the material being processed is minimized.
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BioMed Central announces winners of 6th Annual Research Awards
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(BioMed Central) Open-access publisher BioMed Central revealed the winners of their 6th Annual Research Awards last night at Emirates Stadium, London, UK. Celebrating the very best research that has been made available by open access publishing, more than 100 guests attended the prestigious ceremony including leading researchers, shortlisted authors and science journalists from around the world.
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New key mechanism in cell division discovered
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have identified the mechanism by which protein Zds1 regulates a key function in mitosis, the process that occurs immediately before cell division. The result has been achieved in the online edition of the Journal of Cell Science and opens the door to developing targeted and direct therapies against cancer.
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UH Case Medical Center, CardioKinetix reveal promising data for treatment for heart failure
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced promising results for the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, a Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration Therapy (PVRT) technology for patients with ischemic heart failure.
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Experts call for clinical trials to test non-skeletal benefits of vitamin D
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(The Endocrine Society) The Endocrine Society's new scientific statement published online today represents the first comprehensive evaluation of both the basic and clinical evidence related to the non-skeletal effects of vitamin D. The statement addresses current research regarding the associations of vitamin D with immune function, hypertension, stroke, skin conditions and maternal/fetal health.
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With fat: What's good or bad for the heart, may be the same for the brain
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - 17 hours 28 min ago
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital, one "bad" fat -- saturated fat -- was found to be associated with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time. By contrast, a "good" fat -- mono-unsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive function and memory.
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Attraction or repulsion? New method predicts interaction energy of large molecules
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(University of Delaware) Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and Rafal Podeszwa of the University of Silesia Institute of Chemistry in Poland have developed and validated a more accurate method for predicting the interaction energy of large molecules, such as biomolecules used to develop new drugs.
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'Rare' genetic variants are surprisingly common, life scientists report
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(University of California - Los Angeles) A large survey of human genetic variation, published today in the online version of the journal Science, shows that rare genetic variants are not so rare after all, and offers insights into human diseases. A team of scientists studied 202 genes in 14,002 people -- one of the largest ever in a sequencing study in humans.
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Good Samaritan Hospital, the first and only Dayton hospital, to offer bronchial thermoplasty
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(Asthmatx) Good Samaritan Hospital announced today that it is now offering an innovative procedure called bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment of severe asthma. Good Samaritan Hospital is the first and only hospital in the Dayton region to offer this non-drug procedure.
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Dr. DeLuca of Kessler Foundation participates in nationwide National MS Society webcast
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(Kessler Foundation) John DeLuca, Ph.D., VP of Research & Training at Kessler Foundation, is a panelist for the May 23 (7-8 pm ET) national webcast sponsored by National MS Society, "The Next Frontier: Understanding and Treating Progressive MS." Dr. DeLuca, an expert in cognition, joins Peter Calabresi, M.D., of Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center and Daniel Reich, M.D., Ph.D., from NINDS and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Timothy Coetzee, of the National MS Society will serve as moderator.
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Weight in pregnancy best controlled by diet, study shows
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(Queen Mary, University of London) Pregnant women, including those who are obese or overweight, should be encouraged to minimize weight gain through diet, according to major new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
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Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(University of Florida) Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of tuberculosis. The new technique involves vacuum filtering a sputum sample treated with household bleach and other simple chemicals. In tests of patients suspected of having TB, the filter method detected more cases.
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ACP urges HHS to consider using SNOMED-CT for coding of clinical problems
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) implementation delay to consider specifying the use of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine -- Clinical Term (SNOMED-CT), rather than ICD-10, for coding problems in all situations. ACP's recommendation was part of a letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius commenting on the ICD-10 proposed rule compliance date.
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Babies' susceptibility to colds linked to immune response at birth
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(Washington University School of Medicine) Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year of life.
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Protein RAL associated with aggressive characteristics in prostate, bladder and skin cancers
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(University of Colorado Denver) A study published this week in the journal Cancer Research shows the proteins RalA and RalB are associated with aggressive cancer characteristics in human tumors.
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Prosthetic retina offers simple solution to restoring sight
Eurekalert Medicine and Health - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00am
(University of Strathclyde) A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership.
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