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| Digilab, Inc. is pleased to
announce a Notice of Allowance has been issued for novel Alzheimer's
biomarkers discovered and identified with its proprietary Peptidomics(R)
technologies. A total of... |
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CMS on Friday made public a proposed rule under which state Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers operated by local governments could not exceed actual costs, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle... |
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| Benzodiazepine use was not shown to be associated with hip fractures after all, according to a new study from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim... |
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| Being a member of a large family may not be best for your health. A new study found that family size greatly influenced the development of stomach cancer linked to the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, and... |
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| Surveyors of anti-aging elixirs tout human growth hormone as a remedy for all things sagging - from skin to libidos - and claim it can even prevent or reverse aging. But researchers at the Stanford University... |
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An international effort led by scientists at the University of Toronto, Columbia University and Boston University has isolated another gene responsible for Alzheimer's disease.
The discovery... |
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| Variations in a gene known as SORL1 may be a factor in the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease, an international team of researchers has discovered. The genetic clue, which could lead to a better... |
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| Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is one of the most devastating conditions of older age. Currently affecting nearly 7 million individuals in the U.S. and 24 million worldwide, dementia leads to... |
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| Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is one of the most devastating conditions of older age. Currently affecting nearly 7 million individuals in the U.S. and 24 million worldwide, dementia leads to... |
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| Senetek PLC (OTC
Bulletin Board: SNTKY), a life sciences product development company
targeting the science of aging, today announced the results of a clinical
study conducted at the National Taiwan... |
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The cost of arthritis and related conditions in the U.S. increased to $128 billion in 2003, the most recent year for which data were available, and the amount will continue to increase as the population... |
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| Reports are coming in that Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader, has had three failed operations, while others say he is recuperating. A Spanish doctor, Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, who examined Castro last month... |
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| A new study has indicated that not only does growth hormone not help you live longer, but it comes with a substantial potential for adverse side effects, such as diabetes, carpel tunnel syndrome and swollen... |
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The Wall Street Journal on Thursday examined findings from the Women's Health Initiative and other studies on the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women, as well as how... |
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Soon, Congress may vote on whether to require the Medicare system to negotiate lower prices for medicines taken by millions of seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
That... |
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| In an Alabama statewide survey, scientists at UAB (the University of Alabama at Birmingham) have found that certain demographic factors influence the oral health of people 65 and older. "Analyses suggested... |
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| Parkinson's disease is one of the commonest afflictions caused by damage to the nerve cells of the brain. Patients suffer from muscular tremors and rigidity, and their movements are severely impaired.... |
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| The dream of perpetual life and eternal youth is not new. Notions of how to achieve it are roughly the same today as they were 300 years ago. But technological change has stretched the boundaries somewhat... |
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| Researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop have identified a new genetic risk factor associated with the most common form of Alzheimer's... |
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| An international team of researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto, has uncovered a major new gene SORL1 implicated in late... |
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