Health Discoveries in 2010-05
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Tuberculosis studies challenge current thinking on treatment for the disease
May 29, 2010
New studies at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have shown a blood pressure medication may overcome some drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but that more people with TB are drug-resistant than researchers previously thought.
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Fat eaten earlier in the day bolsters metabolism and lowers disease risk
May 29, 2010
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found in laboratory tests that eating more fat shortly after waking allows the body's metabolism to work more efficiently in burning the fat.
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Diabetes patients have a greater fatality risk if they have cancer surgery
May 21, 2010
People who have diabetes and undergo cancer surgery, particularly for cancers related to the digestive tract, have a greater risk of dying within a month of their operations than those who do not have diabetes, a Johns Hopkins study found.
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A rest break when people are learning new things may strengthen memory
May 21, 2010
A study that could have impact on how people study and learn new things has found that memories grow stronger after an individual takes a rest break.
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Brain scanning technique may predict effect of strokes and brain injuries
May 20, 2010
A scanning approach used to study brain organization may be adaptable to predict the effect of strokes and other brain injuries.
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Genes related to type 1 diabetes and bowel diseases may be connected
May 20, 2010
Genetic variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease may be interrelated, raising the risk of one or both diseases under some circumstances, pediatric researchers have found.
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More awareness found for autoimmune disease lupus during May
May 20, 2010
A recent online survey showed the public is becoming more knowledgeable about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million people in the U.S.
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Rheumatoid arthritis may be one disease that benefits from new immune cell study
May 20, 2010
New research into the activity of immune cells that protect against inflammation may help treat both autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
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Brain-injured children may show link between gesturing and language skills
May 19, 2010
Early gesturing by children born with brain injuries may be linked to their ability to develop language skills, a University of Chicago study shows.
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Genetic variation may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest
May 19, 2010
The risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a heart disorder that is usually fatal with little forewarning, may be linked to a genetic variation.
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