News articles tagged with 'abnormal' (Page 2)
UT MD Anderson study ties abnormal cells in blood to lung cancer
— 23 Jul 2010 11:08 | HealthA novel approach detects genetically abnormal cells in the blood of non-small cell lung cancer patients that match abnormalities found in tumour cells and increase in number with the…
Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases
— 25 Jun 2010 11:26 | HealthResveratrol - found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants - stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University…
Abnormal protein makes Huntington's disease patients sick
— 16 Jun 2010 13:59 | HealthAn aggregating protein causes many of the symptoms of Huntington's disease, an incurable and frequently fatal brain disorder. Mosaic winner Ahmad Aziz discovered that the abnormal protein…
Visually guided laser may be viable treatment for abnormal heartbeat
— 26 May 2010 11:34 | HealthA new treatment known as a visually-guided laser-balloon catheter successfully interrupted abnormal electrical pulses in patients and pigs with intermittent, irregular heartbeats, in…
Can eGFR be a routine preoperative renal function test?
— 21 May 2010 12:54 | HealthThe creatinine clearance (Ccr) test has been used as a gold standard for evaluation of preoperative renal function in patients with gastric cancer. However, it is known that Ccr is…
Dementia takes away the meaning of flavours
— 11 May 2010 05:48 | HealthFlavour is literally the spice of life and for many people life without the pleasures of the table would be unthinkable. Yet just this aspect of everyday life is vulnerable in certain…
Low blood oxygen may lead to heart defects in children with sickle cell disease
— 28 Apr 2010 13:46 | HealthChildren with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers at Washington University School…
Gene identified for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
— 14 Apr 2010 10:43 | HealthA mutation in a brain protein gene may trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to new research in the April 14 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.…
A better genetic test for autism
— 18 Mar 2010 13:10 | HealthA large study from Children's Hospital Boston and the Boston-based Autism Consortium finds that a genetic test that samples the entire genome, known as chromosomal microarray analysis,…
High-fat ketogenic diet to control seizures is safe over long term
— 17 Feb 2010 13:38 | HealthCurrent and former patients treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet to control multiple, daily and severe seizures can be reassured by the news that not only is the diet effective,…