Yeast could be a powerful ally in the discovery of new therapeutic drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease says a scientist presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology’s autumn meeting in Nottingham today.
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Yeast holds clues to Parkinson’s disease
A new analysis from Canada has found that cancer patients from poorer communities have a greater chance of dying prematurely than individuals from more affluent backgrounds even though cancer stage at time of diagnosis is similar across socioeconomic groups. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that efforts are needed to understand and reduce disparities in the survival of cancer patients from different socioeconomic groups.
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Socioeconomic status predicts survival of Canadian cancer patients
A Canadian study being presented at the forthcoming International AIDS Society (IAS) conference shows that the annual number of new HIV diagnoses has more than halved since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV patients in 1996. For every 100 patients placed on HAART, new HIV diagnoses fell by 3%.
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Introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV patients has halved new HIV diagnoses since 1996
Nearly $30 million a year would be saved in hospital charges if early rather than delayed ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery was performed on pediatric patients, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Early ACL surgery in kids would save money and prevent secondary injuries, study says
Previously, determining athletes at high-risk for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries required expensive and complex laboratory-based motion analysis systems, such as those used in creating video games. But a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine`s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting, offers physicians a low-cost, in-office, tool to help identify athletes at increased risk.
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Simple, Accurate In-Office Tool Predicts Athletes at High-risk for ACL Injury
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Patients who undergo arthroscopic surgery for a mechanical disorder of the hip have a good chance of being able to return to their sport at a high level of competition, according to a study that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, held July 15-18 in Providence, R.I. Almost 80 percent of patients were able to return to play after hip arthroscopy at an average of 9.4 months after surgery, and roughly 90 percent were able to return to the same level of competition.
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Arthroscopic treatment of common hip problem allows athletes to return to play
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that a diet rich in soy prevents weight gain in post-menopausal female rats.
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The meal as medicine: Anti-obesity effects of soy in a rat model of menopause
The future health of offspring is more negatively impacted when their mothers consume a high fat diet while nursing compared with high-fat diet consumption during pregnancy, according to animal research at Johns Hopkins University.
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Greater obesity in offspring of nursing mothers consuming a high-fat diet