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• Vitamin D replacement improves muscle efficiency
• White blood cells found to play key role in controlling red blood cell levels
• Novel drug delivery system releases drugs in response to compression by the patient's hand
• New study points to the aggressive potential of small kidney tumors, advocates treatment
• Stem cells transplantation technique has high potential as a novel therapeutic strategy for erectile dysfunction
• Japanese P2 study shows potential of combined vaccine and steroid drug in castration resistant PCa
• New study on UTIs suggests flagellin is key in stimulating body's natural defenses
• Surgery is superior to radiotherapy in men with localized PCa
• New drugs may improve quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease
• Two-pronged immune cell approach could lead to a universal shot against the flu
• Smart-bombing cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and more
• Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks
• College kids who don't drink milk could face serious consequences
• Fungus uses copper detoxification as crafty defense mechanism
• Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain
• Outside the box: Brain aneurysm treatment used to stop irregular heart rhythms
• 'Active' mothers prefer planned home birth, midwifery care
• Will having one lung limit Pope Francis?
• Cord blood effective alternative to matched donor stem cells for kids with rare disorder
• Intense terahertz pulses cause DNA damage but also induce DNA repair

Vitamin D replacement improves muscle efficiency Posted: 17 Mar 2013 07:14 PM PDT New research shows for the first time a link between vitamin D levels and muscle efficiency. Vitamin D supplementation may also be effective in improving skeletal muscle function. The findings may explain the physical fatigue commonly experienced by patients with vitamin D deficiency, with broad implications for a large section of society.

White blood cells found to play key role in controlling red blood cell levels Posted: 17 Mar 2013 12:47 PM PDT Researchers have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which the red blood cell production is thrown out of balance.

Novel drug delivery system releases drugs in response to compression by the patient's hand Posted: 17 Mar 2013 12:47 PM PDT Medical researchers have succeeded in developing a gel material which is capable of releasing drugs in response to pressure applied by the patient.

New study points to the aggressive potential of small kidney tumors, advocates treatment Posted: 16 Mar 2013 04:05 PM PDT Small kidney tumors have an aggressive potential and should be treated, according to a the results of a large multicenter study.

Stem cells transplantation technique has high potential as a novel therapeutic strategy for erectile dysfunction Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells cultivated on the surface of nanofibrous meshes could be a novel therapeutic strategy against post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction.

Japanese P2 study shows potential of combined vaccine and steroid drug in castration resistant PCa Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT Multi-peptide vaccination therapy combined with the low-dose steroid drug dexamethasone shows promise in treating chemotherapy-naive castration resistant prostate cancer patients.

New study on UTIs suggests flagellin is key in stimulating body's natural defenses Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT A new study reveals that motile Escherichia coli isolates demonstrated significant activation of NF-ºB signaling suggesting that flagellin plays a key role in up-regulating the host innate defenses against urinary tract infections.

Surgery is superior to radiotherapy in men with localized PCa Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT Surgery offers better survival benefit for men with localized prostate cancer, according to a large observational study.

New drugs may improve quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:57 PM PDT Three new studies present possible positive news for people with Parkinson's disease. The studies report on treatments for blood pressure problems, the wearing-off that can occur when people have taken the main drug for Parkinson's for a long time, and for people early in the disease whose symptoms are not well-controlled by their main drugs.

Two-pronged immune cell approach could lead to a universal shot against the flu Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:56 PM PDT Influenza virus-specific CD8+ T cells or virus-specific non-neutralizing antibodies are each relatively ineffective at conferring protective immunity alone. But, when combined, the virus-specific CD8 T cells and non-neutralizing antibodies cooperatively elicit robust protective immunity.

Smart-bombing cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and more Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:42 AM PDT Scientists are crafting new pharmaceuticals that could dramatically improve a patient's odds when heavy-duty drugs are prescribed. The research is focused on developing drugs with the kind of precision that the military seeks with smart bombs.

Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT A major pandemic could occur if bird flu were to become highly contagious among humans. Scientists are making sure we get a leg up on the threat by developing predictions about where outbreaks are most likely to begin.

College kids who don't drink milk could face serious consequences Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT College-age kids who don't consume at least three servings of dairy daily are three times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who do, said a new study. "That alarming finding means that three-fourths of the 18- to 25-year-old college applicants surveyed are at risk for metabolic syndrome ," said a professor of food science and human nutrition.

Fungus uses copper detoxification as crafty defense mechanism Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to a new article.

Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT Innovative medical records software will provide more personalized health care for older adult patients, a population at significant risk for mental health decline and disorders.

Outside the box: Brain aneurysm treatment used to stop irregular heart rhythms Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:09 AM PDT For the first time, scientists have used a technique normally employed in treating brain aneurysms to treat severe, life-threatening irregular heart rhythms in two patients.

'Active' mothers prefer planned home birth, midwifery care Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:09 AM PDT Women who see themselves as active participants in the delivery of their first child, and prefer a collaborative role with their healthcare provider are more likely to prefer planned home birth and the care of a midwife, according to a new survey.

Will having one lung limit Pope Francis? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:41 AM PDT A pulmonologist explains why a person can function normally on one lung.

Cord blood effective alternative to matched donor stem cells for kids with rare disorder Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:18 AM PDT Transplants of blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood may be an effective alternative to transplants of matched donor bone marrow stem cells to treat children with a rare, debilitating disease known as Hurler's syndrome, according to new results.

Intense terahertz pulses cause DNA damage but also induce DNA repair Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:18 AM PDT Terahertz radiation, a slice of the electromagnetic spectrum that occupies the middle ground between microwaves and infrared light, is rapidly finding important uses in medical diagnostics, security, and scientific research. As scientists and engineers find evermore practical uses for this form of radiation, questions persist about its potential human health risks.

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