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- Reusing pacemakers from deceased patients is safe and effective, study finds
- Rotating night shift work linked to increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, study finds
- New tick-borne disease discovered in Sweden
- New insights into how the nervous system becomes wired during early development
- Promising multiple sclerosis treatment targets immune cells to increase neuroprotection, study shows
- Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected?
| Reusing pacemakers from deceased patients is safe and effective, study finds Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:13 PM PST Many heart patients in India are too poor to afford pacemakers. But a new study has found that removing pacemakers from deceased Americans, re-sterilizing the devices and implanting them in Indian patients "is very safe and effective."  |
| Rotating night shift work linked to increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, study finds Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:08 PM PST Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes when compared with women who only worked days or evenings, according to a new study.  |
| New tick-borne disease discovered in Sweden Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:14 AM PST Researchers have discovered a brand new tick-borne infection. Since the discovery, eight cases have been described around the world, three of them in Sweden.  |
| New insights into how the nervous system becomes wired during early development Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:56 AM PST Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.  |
| Promising multiple sclerosis treatment targets immune cells to increase neuroprotection, study shows Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:29 AM PST Laquinimod is an orally available synthetic compound that has been successfully evaluated in phase II/III clinical studies for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The mechanism of action of laquinimod has not been fully elucidated, but a new study suggests that laquinimod triggers immune cells within the central nervous system to produce and release brain-derived neurotrophic factor, contributing to the repair or survival of neurons and thus limiting brain damage.  |
| Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected? Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:26 AM PST Oxidative stress is considered to be involved in a multitude of pathogenic processes and is also implicated in the process of aging. For the first time, scientists have been able to directly observe oxidative changes in a living organism. Their findings in fruit flies raise doubts about the validity of some widely held hypotheses: The research team has found no evidence that the life span is limited by the production of harmful oxidants.  |
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