News articles tagged with 'abnormal'
New 'schizophrenia gene' prompts researchers to test potential drug target
— 27 Oct 2009 19:23 | HealthJohns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully 'rescue' animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered... — full story
Study finds delay in follow-up among African-American women receiving abnormal breast finding
— 27 Oct 2009 16:33 | HealthA new analysis has identified a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality. Published in the December 15,... — full story
Genes signal late-stage laryngeal cancer, poorer outcome
— 10 Oct 2009 10:13 | HealthResearchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumour-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than... — full story
Electronic alerts about abnormal imaging test results do not always result in timely follow-up
— 29 Sep 2009 14:41 | HealthAbnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated electronic medical record... — full story
Experimental drug lets B cells live and lymphoma cells die
— 21 Sep 2009 16:05 | HealthAn investigative drug deprived non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells of their ability to survive too long and multiply too fast, according to an early study published recently in the journal Experimental... — full story
Brain defect implicated in early schizophrenia
— 8 Sep 2009 10:43 | HealthIn the first functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of its kind, neurologists and psychiatrists at Columbia University have identified an area of the brain involved in the... — full story
Strong link found between concussions and brain tissue injury
— 24 Aug 2009 16:15 | HealthConcussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions... — full story
Abnormal brain circuits may prevent movement disorder
— 5 Aug 2009 08:22 | HealthSpecific changes in brain pathways may counteract genetic mutations for the movement disorder dystonia, according to new research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.... — full story
UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble
— 1 Aug 2009 17:00 | HealthA group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding... — full story
Risk of frailty in older women dependent on multisystem abnormalities
— 30 Jul 2009 16:04 | HealthA study published online ahead of press in the Gerontology Society of America's Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences reports that the condition of frailty in older adults is associated... — full story