Results from a new clinical trial show that treating heart attack patients with an infusion…
Month: February 2012
Fetal exposure to radiation increases risk of testicular cancer
Male fetuses of mothers that are exposed to radiation during early pregnancy may have an…
Radiation treatment generates cancer stem cells from less aggressive breast cancer cells, study suggests
Breast cancer stem cells are thought to be the sole source of tumor recurrence and…
Even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks
Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of…
Air pollution linked to cognitive decline in women
A large, prospective study indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive…
Brain-imaging technique predicts who will suffer cognitive decline over time
Scientists have used a brain imaging tool that effectively tracked and predicted cognitive decline over…
Hearing aid gap: Millions who could benefit remain untreated
Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about…
First prospective analysis links breast and pancreatic cancer risk with Lynch syndrome
Summary of the first prospective study to provide strong evidence of increased breast and pancreatic…
New imaging methods show challenges of identifying cognitive abilities in severely brain-injured patients
Only by employing complex machine-learning techniques to decipher repeated advanced brain scans were researchers able…