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Study suggests wearing no-line bifocals slows myopia progression in some children
03-14-2007 · EurekAlert!Certain children who wear a special kind of no-line bifocal lenses show signs of slower progression of myopia than those who wear more conventional lenses according to a new study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS).
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- Learning slows physical progression of Alzheimer's disease
01-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
Learning appears to slow the development of two brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at UC Irvine have discovered. The finding suggests that the elderly, by keeping their minds active, can help delay the onset of this degenerative disease.
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- High blood pressure or irregular heartbeat linked to Alzheimer's disease progression
11-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
Alzheimer's disease may progress more rapidly in people with high blood pressure or a form of irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study published in the Nov. 6, 2007, issue of Neurology. The findings suggest that treating these conditions may also slow memory loss in people with AD.
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- Schools help hold the line against childhood obesity, study says
02-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it, new research suggests. A nationwide study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.
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- Unexpected protein interaction suggests new ALS drug target
01-24-2008 · EurekAlert!
Discovery of an unexpected protein-protein interaction has led University of Iowa scientists and colleagues to identify a drug that slows the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice and nearly doubles the animals' lifespan. The study is published Jan. 24 online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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- Chronic stress can steal years from caregivers' lifetimes
09-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
The chronic stress that spouses and children develop while caring for Alzheimer's disease patients may shorten the caregivers' lives by as much as four to eight years, a new study suggests. The research also provides concrete evidence that the effects of chronic stress can be seen both at the genetic and molecular level in chronic caregivers' bodies.
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- UF researchers track genetic journey of HIV from birth to death
10-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
University of Florida researchers tracked four children born with HIV, studying blood samples taken at birth, throughout life and just after death. Using a high-resolution computational technique, they monitored protein mutations. Previous studies relied on cell culture or animal models to follow the virus' mutations over time. The UF researchers are among the first groups to study the progression of HIV in human patients.
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- St. Jude finds anti-leukemia drug increases patient fatigue
11-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
The anti-leukemia drug dexamethasone contributes to a relentless fatigue and poor quality of sleep in children undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a new study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The finding suggests that clinicians could improve the quality of life for these children by developing new methods of drug administration that reduce or eliminate these side effects.
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- Diabetes medication may help slow progression of artery wall thickening
11-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
A medication given to diabetics to improve their body's sensitivity to insulin also appears to slow the thickening of their artery walls, according to a study posted online today by JAMA. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Session. It will be published in the December 6 print issue of JAMA.
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- Study proposes new theory of how viruses may contribute to cancer
10-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
A study published in the Oct. 24 issue of PLoS ONE suggests that viruses may contribute to cancer by causing excessive death to normal cells while promoting the growth of surviving cells with cancerous traits. The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute researchers suggest that viruses may act as forces of natural selection by wiping out normal cells that support the replication of viruses, leaving behind those cells that have acquired defects in their circuitry.
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- Does treating worms in people with HIV slow progression to AIDS?
12-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
There is evidence that co-infection of Helminth worms may result in a more rapid progression of HIV infection to AIDS. Does treating these worms ("de-worming") slow down this progression? In a new study published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers set out to answer this question. Their study found that there were simply not enough data to make any firm conclusions, and they call for larger, well-designed studies to help come to a definitive answer.
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