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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A research group from Italy describes a rigorous method based on the fundamentals of measurement theory, which metrically defines the changes of magnitude of liver tissue prime basic structural elements occurring during the course of B and C chronic hepatitis. The method can be considered the first step toward quantification and [...]
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A research group from United Kingdom investigated the mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni ) causes inflammation and diarrhea. They found that C. jejuni causes two distinct patterns of disease comprising watery diarrhea (especially in children) and a condition that is normally self limiting but mimics ulcerative colitis.
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Researchers in Canada and Germany performed a systematic review and meta-analysis examining adverse events arising from the use of bismuth compounds in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy. They concluded that Bismuth is a safe and well-tolerated to treat of H. pylori. The only adverse event occurring more commonly was dark [...]
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) A research group from Iran investigated the prevalence of gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE) in a large group of patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) of obscure origin. They found that there is a high prevalence of GSE in patients with IDA of obscure origin. Gluten-free diet can improve anemia in GSE patients [...]
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(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered critical differences in the hormone receptors on prostate cancer cells in patients who no longer respond to [...]
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(American Association for Cancer Research) While examining patterns of DNA modification in lung cancer, a team of international researchers has discovered what they say is a surprising new mechanism. They say that “silencing” of a single gene in lung cancer led to a general impairment in genome-wide changes in cells, contributing to cancer development and [...]
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(American Association for Cancer Research) An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract.
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The secrets of why the 1918 flu pandemic was such a deadly one have been revealed by team of Japanese and American scientists.
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As doctors and hospitals in the UK struggle to deal with a flu epidemic, Brits are being warned that the current outbreak is expected to intensify in the new year as the potentially fatal Australian strain of influenza spreads across the country.
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Long-term gene therapy resulted in improved cardiac function and reversed deterioration of the heart in rats with heart failure, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University’s Center for Translational Medicine.
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