Identification Of Tumor Suppressor That Manages Cellular Cleaning And Recycling Proceses Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a specific tumor suppressor that manages membrane traffic routes for cellular cleaning and recycling. The study will be published in the July issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology, and is now available online.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBeating Depression For Cancer Patients A new treatment programme for cancer patients with clinical depression can significantly boost their quality of life according to new research published in the Lancet. Cancer Research UK scientists devised the treatment programme which offers patients one-to-one sessions with specially trained cancer nurses to help them manage their depression more effectively.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRare Case Of Foreign-Accent Syndrome Reported In Canada A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPrevalence Of Religious Congregations Affects Mortality Rates LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment - that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in the June issue of Social Forces, a leading journal in the field of sociology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHIV Transmission Via Breastfeeding Blocked By Infant Formula Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is critical for controlling the disease. The transmitting routes of HIV include breastfeeding, which passes the virus from mothers to infants.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Antibiotic Beats Superbugs At Their Own Game The problem with antibiotics is that, eventually, bacteria outsmart them and become resistant. But by targeting the gene that confers such resistance, a new drug may be able to finally outwit them.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComparing Laparoscopic And Open Radical Prostatectomy ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Abstract 996 and 1001 compared laparoscopic and open radical prostatectomy. There was little to no difference in blood loss, hospital stay, continence, and potency. The 5-year disease-free survival rates for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy are shown below.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNHS At 60 Still The Fairest And Most Cost-Effective Health System In The World Commenting on the NHS' 60th anniversary on 5 July, The King's Fund's Chief Executive Niall Dickson said: 'Sixty years on from its inauguration our NHS, funded through general taxation, is still the fairest and most cost-effective
health system in the world. It removes fear and creates what is in effect a huge compulsory insurance scheme that is valued by patients, staff and the public.
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