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Thursday, December 27, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Health News

ScienceDaily: Top Health News


New MRI method may help diagnose dementia

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:41 PM PST

A new way to use MRI scans may help determine whether dementia is Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, according to new research.

Ability to metabolize tamoxifen affects breast cancer outcomes

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

For nearly a decade, breast cancer researchers studying the hormone therapy tamoxifen have been divided as to whether genetic differences in a liver enzyme affect the drug's effectiveness and the likelihood breast cancer will recur. A new study provides evidence that genetic differences in the enzyme CYP2D6 play a key role in how well tamoxifen works.

Immune system changes may drive aggressiveness of recurrent tumors

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

The traditional view of recurrent tumors is that they are resistant to therapy because they've acquired additional genetic mutations that make them more aggressive and impervious to drugs. Now, however, researchers show in an animal model that the enhanced aggressiveness of recurrent tumors may be due to changes in the body's immune response.

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein appear associated with psychological distress, depression

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:10 AM PST

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory disease, appear to be associated with increased risk of psychological distress and depression in the general population of adults in Denmark, according to a new study.

Transfusions add risk in some heart attacks, finds study of patients with anemia

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:09 AM PST

A new study finds that while blood transfusions for heart attack patients with anemia are commonly performed in emergency rooms, the practice can increase the risk of death when the transfusions are too extensive. The authors, led by Saurav Chatterjee, a cardiology fellow at Brown University, compared evidence from 10 prior studies of more than 203,000 patients.

Scientists sequence genome of pathogen responsible for pneumocystis pneumonia

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:09 AM PST

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii, an advancement that could help identify new targets for drugs to treat and prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia, a common and often deadly infection in immunocompromised patients.

Enzyme accelerates malignant stem cell cloning in chronic myeloid leukemia

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:03 AM PST

An international team has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.

Biologists identify proteins vital to chromosome segregation

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:03 AM PST

Biologists have identified how a vital protein is loaded by others into the centromere, the part of the chromosome that plays a significant role in cell division. Their findings shed new light on genome replication and may offer insights into the factors behind the production of abnormal numbers of chromosomes.

Eyes may provide a look into multiple sclerosis progression

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:03 AM PST

New research suggests that thinning of a layer of the retina in the eyes may show how fast multiple sclerosis (MS) is progressing in people with the disease.

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