Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Chemotherapy-associated nausea

Chemotherapy-associated nausea
Study may help reduce debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.

Possibility for development of macular degeneration treatment
A new study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical industry to develop better treatments and cures.

Deep brain stimulation may improve memory
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, is now being studied for its potential to treat a variety of conditions.

Creative, noncreative problem solvers show different patterns of brain
Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are people who think creatively somehow different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?

Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Asthma Treatment Target
An enzyme released by mast cells in the lungs appears to play a key role in the tightening of airways that is a hallmark of asthma - pointing to a potential new target for treatment of asthma.

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