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Bleeding disorders going undiagnosed; new guidelines to help
Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.   view more (2009-06-02)

NHLBI Issues First U.S. von Willebrand Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, today issued the first clinical guidelines in the United States for the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder.   view more (2008-03-03)

Carnegie Mellon scientist uses mass spectrometer to weigh virus particle, von Willebrand factor
With unprecedented sensitivity, Carnegie Mellon University's Mark Bier has characterized large viral particles and bulky von Willebrand factors using a novel mass spectrometer.   view more (2007-08-24)

Experts reach consensus on diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorders in women
Because bleeding from the reproductive tract is a naturally occurring event during menstruation and childbirth, women who exhibit menorrhagia, or excessive bleeding after their menstrual cycle, may have underlying diseases that are underdiagnosed.   view more (2009-06-02)

ESC Congress 2004: PERTINENT - PERindopril - Thrombosis, InflammatioN, Endothelial dysfunction and Neurohormonal activation Trial
A Sub-Study of the EUROPA Study Evaluation of the Effect of Perindopril on Endothelial Function   view more (2004-08-31)

For First Time, Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have, for the first time, used a "bionic" ear to restore hearing in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease. They say this advance offers new hope for individuals with the rare disorder, which can produce non-malignant tumors in ears, as well... view more... (2007-06-08)

Humanitarian assistance often lacks needs assessment
The first academic thesis in Sweden on international health assistance in disaster zones is to be presented at the medical university Karolinska Institutet.   view more (2007-11-12)

A new significance of LVD and angiogenic MVD is identified in human primary SCRC
Lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis are critical processes for tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. Angiogenesis has established its role in the development and progression of a variety of malignancies, playing a crucial role in the dissemination of the tumor cells.   view more (2008-01-17)

Brain atrophy in elderly leads to unintended racism, depression and problem gambling
As we age, our brains slowly shrink in volume and weight. This includes significant atrophy within the frontal lobes, the seat of executive functioning.   view more (2007-09-24)

New chemotherapy combo produces side effects, but no extra efficacy, in early breast cancer patients
Adding capecitabine, a drug that inhibits DNA synthesis and slows the growth of tumour tissue, to docetaxel, in patients with early breast cancer, leads to more toxicities and does not improve the efficacy of treatment.   view more (2008-04-17)

Neuauflage von internationaler Dissertations-Datenbank auf STN
Der weltweit führende Online-Service für wissenschaftlich-technische Fachinformation STN International, dessen europ'¤isches Servicezentrum das FIZ Karlsruhe betreibt, hat sein Angebot an Fachdatenbanken um die Dissertationsdatenbank DISSABS erweitert. DISSABS bietet Zugriff auf über 1,8 Mio. Dissertationen von über 1.000... view more... (2003-10-27)

Brain function and negative thinking linked to late-onset depression
Late-onset depression, which first emerges in people aged 60 and over, is linked to a decline in the brain's executive functions that leads to repetitive, negative thought patterns a new study reveals.   view more (2006-06-26)

Gefahren durch Fremdstoffe in der Nahrung: GSF beteiligt sich an Experten-Netzwerk zur Lebensmittelsicherheit
Das GSF - Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit beteiligt sich mit dem Institut für Toxikologie (Prof. Dr. Martin Göttlicher) und dem Institut für Ã-kologische Chemie (Dr. Karl-Werner Schramm) an dem CASCADE Exzellenz-Netzwerk „Lebensmittelsicherheit".   view more (2004-10-11)

LIAI scientists make major advance in the fight against chronic virus infections
A major finding that could lead to a new approach for treating hepatitis C and other chronic virus infections was announced today by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI).   view more (2006-10-10)

Fruit flies aboard space shuttle subjects of UCF, UC Davis study on immunity and space
Fruit flies aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will help University of Central Florida and University of California, Davis, biologists learn more about how prolonged stays in space could affect human immune systems.   view more (2006-06-28)

Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease
UCSF scientists have identified a cell population that is a primary target of the degenerative brain disease known as frontotemporal dementia, which is as common as Alzheimer's disease in patients who develop dementia before age 65.   view more (2006-12-26)

University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles
Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells.   view more (2009-07-01)

Personalized medicine helps cancer patients survive
Cancer patients can survive longer under treatments based on their individual genetic profiles, according to a nationwide study released jointly today by Phoenix-area healthcare organizations.   view more (2009-04-20)

JHU researcher discovers brain cells have 'memory'
As we look at the world around us, images flicker into our brains like so many disparate pixels on a computer screen that change every time our eyes move, which is several times a second. Yet we don't perceive the world as a constantly flashing computer display.   view more (2009-04-03)

New deep-sea hydrothermal vents, life form discovered
A new "black smoker"—an undersea mineral chimney emitting hot springs of iron-darkened water—has been discovered at 8,500-foot depths by an expedition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica.   view more (2007-04-20)
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