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Early Treatment Of Macular Degeneration With Macugen May Help Patients Preserve Their Vision
The study found that early detection and treatment of age-related macular degeneration with pegaptanib sodium may enable AMD patients to maintain and, in some cases, regain vision.
Posted on October 7, 2005 - 6:02pm.
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Nocturnal Dialysis Improves Heart Disease In Patients With End-Stage Kidney Failure
A Toronto study comparing night-time hemodialysis patients to patients on thrice-weekly conventional dialysis and healthy patients show that the nightly hemodialysis patients were comparable to the healthy patients on all cardiovascular measures.
Posted on October 7, 2005 - 6:00pm.
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Nerve Changes from Diabetes Begin Earlier Than Previously Known
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that subtle change in nerve conduction is the first reliable sign of nerve complications from diabetes and that this change can be measured long before other symptoms or signs of nerve damage develop.
Posted on October 7, 2005 - 4:22pm.
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New Study Shows High-Carb, Vegan Diet Causes Major Weight Loss
A low-fat, plant-based diet is more effective at helping women lose weight and improve insulin sensitivity than an omnivorous diet, shows a new study appearing in the September issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Posted on September 23, 2005 - 4:07pm.
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Scientists Use Transcription Factors To Increase Insulin Production In Diabetic Mice
A group of Japanese scientists has used gene therapy to deliver three insulin transcription factors, MafA, PDX-1, and NeuroD, to the livers of diabetic mice. As a result, the mice experienced an increase in insulin gene expression and insulin production, raising the possibility that this could eventually be used to treat diabetes.
Posted on April 22, 2005 - 2:02pm.
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'Motherwell's Babies' Study May Yield Up Clues For Adult Diseases
Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton have begun a new study into the effects of a mother's diet in pregnancy upon unborn babies and their future health.
Posted on April 21, 2005 - 9:19pm.
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Model Potential Way To Reduce Cardiac Deaths In Kidney Patients
Scientists have identified an important link between kidney damage and cardiac problems, creating new possibilities for treating the primary cause of death in kidney disease patients.
Posted on April 21, 2005 - 4:47pm.
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