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A Look at Medicare Patients with Heart Pumps
A new study looking at Medicare patients who receive assistive heart pumps found high rates of death, illness and prolonged hospital stays, resulting in high costs of care.

Women Less Likely to Get Liver Transplants
Changes in how donor livers are allocated to patients may be hurting women.

PET Study
The most powerful imaging tool used to monitor a wide range of cancers is positron emission tomography (PET), a new study confirms.

Mammograms Detect Cancers
Can breast cancer disappear on its own?

Magnetic Field in Brain May Reveal Autism
Slight magnetic signals from brain activity may indicate difficulty processing language and sound in children with autism.

Disarming Cystic Fibrosis Infections
New clues about the most common cause of persistent and fatal lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients may lead to preventive treatments.

Understanding Why Melanoma Survives
Scientists say they have made a critical discovery in understanding what allows the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer to survive and proliferate in the body. Their findings could help doctors design new strategies to prevent malignant melanoma.

Language Disorders May Be Genetically Linked
New research suggests different types of language disorders may be genetically linked.

A New Way to Stop Cancer?
Not all cancer cells are created equal. By disturbing the balance of cells within a cancerous tumor, researchers believe they may have discovered a new weapon in the fight against cancer.

The Ups and Downs of Alcohol
The negative health effects and social impacts of alcohol abuse are well know, but moderate alcohol intake can be beneficial.

New Species of Ebola Virus
Scientists discovered a new species of the Ebola virus, and they say it was responsible for a hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Uganda in 2007.

Pill as Effective as Chemo for Lung Cancer
For the first time, an oral pill has been shown to be just as effective at treating lung cancer as chemotherapy, with far fewer side effects, in a head-to-head trial.

Alzheimer’s Prevention Found in Grapes
Previous research has linked red wine to protection from heart disease and certain types of cancer, and a new study details how it may protect against Alzheimer’s disease.

Wiring in Brain Influences Choices
If you like to try new things and seek new experiences, you can thank your brain for being wired that way.

Who Should Teach Sex Ed?
Although teens seem to prefer peer-led sex education classes over teacher-led classes, they may not be any more effective at reducing abortions.

New Strategy for Fighting Viral Diseases
A new anti-viral drug is showing promise in fighting viral diseases, including potential bioterrorism agents, according to a new study.

Individualizing Colon Cancer Therapy
A new model may help doctors predict the risk of a patient’s colon cancer returning and also offer insight into the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Patients
Researchers identified a new source of insulin-producing cells. Results of a new study show cells in the pancreas that produce insulin -- called beta cells -- can form after birth or after injury from another, unrelated kind of cell. The unrelated cells, called pancreatic duct cells, can differentiate into the insulin-producing cells.

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