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A small step towards answering questions regarding fecal bacteria transplants to treat ulcerative colitis
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Experimental fecal transplants could revolutionize treatment of bowel diseases
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New app helps determine risk of lung nodule malignancy potential
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Lung cancer: Canadians develop app to predict if lesions are malignant Reference: Probability of Cancer in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on First Screening CT
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Study refutes Zamboni MS-vein blockage hypothesis
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 19, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Canadian study contradicts hypothesis behind controversial MS ‘liberation’ therapy Reference: Evidence against the Involvement of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis. A Case-Control Study
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New guidelines recommended for animal studies to make them more relevant for human trials
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 29, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Rethink drug studies in animals, study suggests Reference: Threats to Validity in the Design and Conduct of Preclinical Efficacy Studies: A Systematic Review of Guidelines for In Vivo Animal Experiments
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Compound mimics exercise-induced muscle responses
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 19, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Exercise in a Pill? The Search Continues Reference: “Rev-erb-α modulates skeletal muscle oxidative capacity by regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy,” Thomas Burris, et al., Nature Medicine, doi:10.1038/nm.3213, published online 14 July 2013.
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Researchers express hope that upcoming drug trials will show experimental drug is effective against various cancers
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 19, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Canadian researchers develop drug they hope will slow cancer growth
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Alzheimer drug trial failure offers much to learn and should not be seen as a dead end
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 27, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Alzheimer’s researchers say they are undeterred by latest drug failure
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Clinical trial started to detect breast cancer using a urine screening test
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine Developed Reference: Researcher Develops Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine
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Old antipsychotic medication helps kill Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA)
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Now We Know Why Old Scizophrenia Medicine Works On Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria Reference: Thioridazine Induces Major Changes in Global Gene Expression and Cell Wall Composition in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus