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Sunday, August 18, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top News

ScienceDaily: Top News


Chemotherapy before radiotherapy for testicular cancer could reduce long-term side-effects

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:48 AM PDT

Giving men with testicular cancer a single dose of chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy could improve the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the risk of long-term side-effects, a new study reports.

Preventive antibiotics for tuberculosis reduce deaths among people with HIV disease

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:35 PM PDT

As part of the largest international research effort ever made to combat tuberculosis, a team of experts has found that preventive antibiotic therapy for people with HIV lowers this group's chances of developing TB or dying.

Psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment less likely to be rehospitalized

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions.

Consuming a high-quality diet is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

People who reported dietary intake that was most consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans had lower risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.

Knockout mouse grows larger, but weaker, muscles

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:37 AM PDT

Muscle cells did not diminish in mice lacking a protective antioxidant protein, but they were weaker than normal muscle cells. The finding could inform future research of sarcopenia, which is age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

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