A study of seven patients examined use of a pressure device worn overnight to supplement…
Month: August 2011
Triple therapy regime puts patients with leukemic form of cutaneous lymphoma in remission
A three-pronged immunotherapy approach nearly doubles five-year survival among patients with rare leukemic form of…
Caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer: Coffee-based sunscreen might work best
Researchers strengthen their theory that caffeine guards against skin cancer. Based on research on mice,…
Biologists confirm sunflower domesticated in eastern North America
New genetic evidence confirms what is now the eastern United States as the single geographic…
Psychologists interrupt the miserable cycle of social insecurity
Tom likes Susan but he fears she does not like him. Expecting to be rejected,…
Inhibiting key enzymes kills difficult tumor cells in mice
Tumors that do not respond to chemotherapy are the target of a cancer therapy that…
Heavy drinkers have poor dietary habits
Excessive drinking and an unbalanced diet are two preventable contributors to health problems. A new…
Alcohol interferes with the restorative functions of sleep
Alcohol is known to increase slow-wave sleep during the first half of sleep, but then…
The aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 polymorphism affects alcohol dependence differently by gender
Gender differences exist in the prevalence, characteristics, and course of alcohol dependence (AD). Polymorphisms of…
Selective use of drug-eluting stents saving millions of U.S. health care dollars, study finds
Limiting the use of drug-eluting stents did not increase the risk of death or heart…