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Henry Ford Hospital researchers identity potential biomarker for osteoarthritis
4 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Henry Ford Health System) Henry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis.Researchers say the concentration of two molecules called non-coding RNAs in blood were associated with mild cartilage damage in 30 patients who were one year removed from reconstruction surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injury.

Why 2 new studies represent important breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(AHAF-American Health Assistance Foundation) Two separate research findings have the potential to give us a much more sophisticated understanding of what goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease and what can be done to prevent or repair damage in the brain.

World Cancer Day points to prevention
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year’s World Cancer Day.

Whole exome sequencing identifies cause of metabolic disease
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Emory University) Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine, but geneticists are getting close. A case report shows how researchers can combine a simple blood test with an "executive summary" scan of the genome to diagnose a severe glycosylation disorder.

Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Emory University) New brain imaging research reveals that a region of the brain important for sensing texture through touch, the parietal operculum, is also activated when someone listens to a sentence with a textural metaphor. The same region is not activated when a similar sentence expressing the meaning of the metaphor is heard.

AFER announces 2011 Genentech Fellowship recipients
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) ARVO Foundation for Eye Research congratulates the first AFER/Genentech Age-related macular Degeneration Fellowship recipients -- Balamurali K. Ambati, M.D., Ph.D., and Stephen H. Tsang, M.D., Ph.D. Each received $40,000 to support their age-related macular degeneration research and will be honored at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

New device removes stroke-causing blood clots better than standard treatment
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) An experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke Association's 2012 international conference in New Orleans on Feb. 3.

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center offers new hope for deadly brain tumor
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of California - San Diego) In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by recurrant glioblastoma multiforme. Now, a novel investigational device - available only at clinical trial sites - is offering new hope to these patients.

Vitamin D deficiency in geriatric patients
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency. Stefan Schilling presents his study results in this week's issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(American Heart Association) In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.