16 December 2011
Depression has become increasingly prevalent in today’s society, affecting a staggering 35 million Americans at some point in their lifetime (about 16% of the population). Research has shown that 60% of patients do not receive proper treatment, while 60% of treated patients do not respond to their first trial of antidepressants. Researchers at Layola University [...]
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13 December 2011
Qualcomm Life, a subdivision of the major telecom product company that aspires to be a market leader in the developing wireless health network, recently unveiled their new 2net™ Platform and Hub. Qualcomm Life was formed last week as a wholly owned subsidiary to operate the formerly known Qualcomm Wireless Health. 2net™ includes a wireless hub [...]
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09 December 2011
Cancer can be caused by a complex cascade of events, one of which is believed to be chronic inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s immune response to the presence of foreign particles such as pathogens or irritants, and is designed to remove such particles. Immune cells are called to the site of inflammation to envelop foreign [...]
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02 December 2011
As published earlier this month in the peer-reviewed journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, researchers have discovered that fatal prion diseases such as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (a.k.a. Mad Cow Disease) show signs of destroying a particular protein up to seven months prior to infection. This protein called shadoo is found in lower concentrations as [...]
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02 December 2011
Parkinson’s is caused primarily by the degeneration of dopamine producing neurons in the brain, which results in loss of motor and speech control, imbalance, and cognitive disfunction. Recently it has been found that these symptoms are only indirectly caused by low dopamine levels. In reality, the degeneration of dopamine neurons prevents transmittance of the inhibitory [...]
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25 November 2011
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Australian colleagues, have genetically modified zebrafish to serve as a model for atherosclerosis, a disorder where arterial walls are hardened from the buildup of LDL (or bad cholesterol) and other substances that form rigid structures called plaques. Atherosclerosis is a dangerous [...]
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