Lab-grown urinary tubes implanted successfully
March 9th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) In a global breakthrough, scientists have used patient cells to tailor urinary tubes and successfully replace a damaged tissue.The research team from the Institute for Regenerative ... Read more...
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Scalp cooling cap may help patients undergoing chemotherapy keep hair
February 25th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will conduct a feasibility study to test the use of a scalp cooling device that breast cancer patients will wear while undergoing ... Read more...
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Drinking a glass of wine daily ‘helps ward off dementia’
February 20th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that a daily cocktail or glass of wine could help delay dementia.Their research has shown that alcohol is an anti-inflammatory (inflammation promotes Alzheimer's) and ... Read more...
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New discovery may help fight breast cancer
January 4th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Scientists have made a new discovery, which may become a new weapon in fight against breast cancer.For the first time, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ... Read more...
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Arsenic could improve survival for leukaemia patients
November 12th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Scientists have found that arsenic, a toxic compound, has a significant positive effect on the survival of patients with acute leukaemia.Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers conducted ... Read more...
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Researchers Grow Miniature, Working Human Livers in the Lab
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have announced that they have manufactured the first miniature livers from human ... Read more...
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Now, alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma
September 20th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that a drug commonly used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could also be used for the treatment of adults whose asthma is not ... Read more...
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Popular Kids Get Flu Two Weeks Before Others, Study Reveals
September 17th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Who does not want to be popular? Popularity is one of the most coveted thing in todays generation. However, popularity has its drawbacks and pitfalls. Recent ... Read more...
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‘Designer protein’ opens new door in cancer research
August 4th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Researchers have made a major breakthrough in how to target and destroy the most malignant and aggressive brain cancer cells.The finding allows for new possibilities in cancer research ... Read more...
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Two therapies that may slow diabetic eye disease progression found
July 24th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): Scientists have discovered two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy.Diabetic retinopathy is a disease in which blood vessels in the eye's light-sensitive retinal tissue are damaged ... Read more...
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Boffins use nanoparticles as destructive beacons to destroy tumours
July 22nd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) are developing a new way to treat cancer - by using lasers to light up tiny nanoparticles and ... Read more...
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Volunteer creates Guinness World Record for most hours
June 9th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Don Moss, a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center volunteer has created a new Guinness World Record for most volunteer hours worked-he has over 47,000 hours to his ... Read more...
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Expect better vaccines to quit smoking
May 10th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) If researchers could figure out why some smokers are more addicted to nicotine than others, they could work out a way to halt this addiction.
Pradeep K. Garg ... Read more...
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Robot-assisted surgery effective for kidney patients
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Robot-assisted surgery is more advantageous than laparoscopic surgery in repairing kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder, as it is faster and causes less ... Read more...
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Researchers construct erectile tissue in rabbits
November 21st, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The day is not far off when surgeons will be able to reconstruct or replace damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans and enable them to return to ... Read more...
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Lab-grown penis brings hope to men
November 10th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine say they have found a way to replace penile erectile tissue and function in animals.According to ... Read more...
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Popular stomach acid reducer ups patients’ risk of developing pneumonia threefold
September 15th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 15 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have found that a popular stomach-acid reducer, which is used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients who need ... Read more...
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Wireless pacemakers can keep heart patients in touch with docs
September 11th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): American doctors have implanted one of the first wireless pacemakers in the country, and the first in the Triad.Dr. Rick Henderson, an electrophysiologist at Wake Forest University ... Read more...
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Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in US
July 30th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): There has been a three-fold increase in the number of severely obese children in America in the last 25 years, finds a new study.Obesity expert Dr Joseph Skelton, ... Read more...
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Too much exposure to environmental manganese may up cancer mortality rates
July 11th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (ANI): A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher says that the presence of manganese in the environment can correlate with cancer mortality at any place.Dr. John Spangler, ... Read more...
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Gene that modifies severity of cystic fibrosis lung disease identified
March 4th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Scientists from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre have identified a gene that appears to play a critical role in severity of lung disease in people with ... Read more...
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Compound used in BP drugs may benefit brain tumour patients
February 19th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Researchers from at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre have found that a compound used in blood pressure medication may help prevent cognitive loss after radiation therapy ... Read more...
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Misuse of Vicks VapoRub can make colds worse
January 13th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Vicks VapoRub, the popular menthol compound used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may create respiratory distress in infants and small kids, according to a new ... Read more...
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Common BP drug does not benefit heart failure patients, claim scientists
December 5th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): A new study from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre has found that a common blood pressure drug, AvaproTM, does not benefit heart failure patients.Doctors long believed ... Read more...
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Herbal supplement Ginkgo does not prevent Alzheimer’’s disease
November 19th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Ginkgo, one of the most widely used herbal supplements for improving memory and cognition, does not prove effective against development of dementia or Alzheimer''s disease, says a ... Read more...
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Location, not quantity of fat determines heart attack risk
September 8th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have found that how much fat a person has is not as important as where that fat is located ... Read more...
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‘Healthy’ individuals at heart disease risk too
September 8th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) How much fat a person has is not as important as where it is located, in assessing risk for cardiovascular events and metabolic disease, according to a new ... Read more...
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Fat around the heart can up heart attack risk
July 30th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Though a thick waist is more than enough to keep you worried about your health, however its the excess flab around the heart that plays havoc on ... Read more...
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Hepatitis C does not slow down HIV recovery
July 25th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Research has debunked the belief that hepatitis C virus slows down immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated with combination drugs known as the ... Read more...
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Cancer cure in mice to get human trials
June 30th, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A potential cure for cancer that destroyed advanced tumours in mice is to be tested on human patients for the first time by scientists at Wake Forest ... Read more...
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Hypertension medication effective in reversing vascular damage
June 18th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have shown that a hypertension medication called olmesartan medoxomil is effective in reversing the narrowing of the arteries that ... Read more...
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Blood sugar control test may not be accurate for diabetics on dialysis
February 21st, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A new study from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has found that the standard test for measuring blood-sugar control in diabetics may not be accurate for patients ... Read more...
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Diabetes control is more difficult for Hispanics than non-Hispanic whites
February 17th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Controlling diabetes is more challenging for Hispanics than non-Hispanic whites, suggest the analyses of multiple studies.According to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Hispanic patients with ... Read more...
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Study sheds light on development of preeclampsia
February 10th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre have revealed that women with preeclampsia have higher levels of a peptide that increases blood pressure in the pieces of ... Read more...
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Why scratching a stubborn itch brings relief
February 1st, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Ever wondered why an uncontrollable scratch on your skin or hair brings such a relief? Well, the answer to this is with the researchers from Wake Forest University ... Read more...
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