Medica 2008

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• Medica 2008: Psychosis: New Therapies Possible presented at medica
  Medica 2008: Researchers have identified a new receptor complex in the brain that responds to several types of antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia and also reacts to hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Blood Clots studies at Medica
  Medica 2008: Blood Clots: High Risk of Return: Patients who develop a blood clot in their legs or lungs are at risk for experiencing another blood clot within three years, and patients with pulmonary embolism have a higher risk of death, according to a new report.
  
  
• Medica 2008: studies about breast cancer at Medica
  Medica 2008: Breast Cancer: Loss of Wages after Diagnosis. Canadian women diagnosed with early breast cancer lose, on average, more than a quarter of their typical income during the first year after their diagnosis, according to a study published.
  
  
• Medica 2008: news about Public Health at Medica
  Medica 2008: - Hot Liquids: Impact on Chemicals in Plastic Bottles When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles the liquid’s temperature has the most impact on how much BPA is released, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. -...
  
  
• Medica 08: find at Medica recent studies on Depression and Hepatitis C
  Medica 2008: Depression: Gene Variants Could Help Identify People at Risk. Grapefruit compound may help combat hepatitis C: A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) report that HCV is bound to very low-density...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Recent studies on high pressure treatments with beetroot presented at Medica
  Medica 2008: Researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500 ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study could have great implications for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Parkinson: Serotonin Important at Advanced Disease is presented at Medica
  Medica 2008: Serotonin also plays a crucial role in Parkinson’s disease. Using a mouse model of the disease, researchers show that side effects associated with repeated L-DOPA treatment can be blocked by manipulating a specific serotonin receptor.
  
  
• GIBTM 08: Increase in Exhibiting Companies
  GIBTM 08: GIBTM will take place at the brand new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), although in 2008 the event will be held in Hall 1 and 2. World-class exhibition and convention facilities provide state-of-the-art efficiency and convenience for exhibitors and visitors...
  
  
• Medica 08: Study: Genetic Connection Between Short Stature and Arthritis
  Medica 08: Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study shows. The new study confirms observations by health professionals of a connection between decreased height and increased risk of osteoarthritis. Researchers speculate that both...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Bisexuality: Not A Transitional Phase among Women
  Medica 08: A 10-year study of women may establish bisexuality as a distinct sexual orientation. It is supposed to debunk the stereotype that bisexual women cannot commit to long-term relationships.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Brain Tumour: Radiation Seed Plus Chemotherapy Wafer Implants
  Medica 2008: Dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study of patients with malignant brain tumours. Because most glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumors recur within two centimeters of the initial tumor margin, Ronald...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Pre-Osteoporosis: Value of Drugs Exaggerated
  Medica: A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis potentially encouraging treatment in millions of low risk women, warn experts. The authors of this week‘s BMJ paper believe that this represents...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Stem-Cell Transplantation: Improved Muscles in MD Animal Model
  Medica: Using embryonic stem cells from mice, researchers have prompted the growth of healthy and functioning muscle cells in mice afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD). The mice used in the study lacked dystrophin, the same protein that humans with the fatal...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Face Facts: People Don't Stand out in Crowds
  Medica 2008: The results of a recent study may have implications for individuals with face-recognition disorders and eventually could help scientists develop an artificial visual system that approaches the sophistication of human visual perception.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Brain Connections: Strengthening during Waking Hours
  Medica 2008: New research supports the idea that sleep plays a critical role in the brain's ability to change in response to its environment. This ability, called plasticity, is at the heart of learning. The human brain expends up to 80 percent of its energy on synaptic activity,...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Biliary Stents: Malfunctions Associated with Off-Label Use
  Medica 2008: A study finds that off-label use of biliary stents is increasing, and that the majority of adverse events and device malfunctions associated with the use of these stents occurs during off-label usage.
  
  
• Medica 2008: DNA Sensors: Suitable for An Effective Artificial Nose
  Medica 2008: Researchers show that single-stranded DNA molecules tagged with a fluorescent reporter and dried onto solid surfaces can respond to vapor phase odor pulses in a sequence-selective manner.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Childhood Obesity: Sleep Duration Very Important
  Medica 2008: Less sleep can increase a child’s risk of being overweight or obese. An analysis of epidemiological studies found that with each additional hour of sleep, the risk of a child being overweight or obese dropped by nine percent.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Surgery: New Training Method for Medical Students
  A new surgical robot is making medical undergraduates three times more accurate during practice hip operations. Results from a pilot study saw graduates 95 per cent more confident using this technique than conventional surgical methods in training.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Red Blood Cells: How They Lose Their Nuclei
  Medica 2008: Unlike the rest of the cells in the body, red blood cells lack nuclei. Now, researchers of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical have modeled the complete process in vitro in mice.
  
  
• Medica 2008:Pregnancy: Alcohol and Stress Evoke Childhood Disorders
  Medica 2008: A new study on monkeys has found that moderate exposure to alcohol and stress during pregnancy can lead to sensitivity to touch in the monkeys’ babies.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Ovarian Cancer: Resistance to Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
  Medica 2008: Researchers have identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumors become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and carboplatin.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Immune System: Developing Anti-Virus Vaccines
  Medica 2008: Vaccines have led to many of the world’s greatest public health triumphs, but many deadly viruses still elude the best efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them. Researchers have added an important dimension to this knowledge.
  
  
• Mundoferias 2008: Anticancer Drug: Natural Product May Inhibit Tumor Cell Proliferation
  Medica 2008: Researchers at have identified a new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in the South Pacific. They found that somocystinamide A (ScA) inhibits neovascularisation and also had a direct impact on tumor cell proliferation.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Plastic Surgery: New Carbon Dioxide-Based Laser Developed
  UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons are among a handful in the nation deploying a new type of laser that is supposed to go deeper into the skin to help reduce wrinkles, tighten surface structures and treat pigmentation differences. Plastic surgeons deploy new carbon...
  
  
• Medica 2008: Postoperative Recovery: Social Network of Patients Important
  Patients with a large support network of family and friends report feeling less pain and anxiety prior to having a surgical procedure, which can have a substantially positive impact on their postoperative recovery, according to a new study.
  
  
• Medica 2008: Contrast Agents: Allergic Reactions in Pre-Medicated Patients Possible
  Allergic-like reactions can occur in patients, children and adults, when given gadolinium containing contrast agents, even if they have been pre-medicated with corticosteroids and antihistamines, according to a study at University of Michigan.
  
  

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