http://www.healthcanal.com/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1.6 2012-02-04T21:35:34-07:00 http://www.healthcanal.com/kidneys-urinary-system/26230-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Linked-Higher-Risk-Kidney-and-Urinary-Tract-Cancer.html 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 admin OAKLAND, Calif. – Chronic kidney disease is associated with a higher risk of kidney and urothelial cancer, but not other types of cancer, according to research being presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. http://www.healthcanal.com/cancers/26229-Circulating-free-DNA-holds-clues-cancer-diagnosis-and-risk-relapse.html 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 admin Research led by University of Leicester focuses on breast cancer http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26228-Study-Stroke-victims-recover-much-better-after-temporary-stent-procedure.html 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 admin Oregon Stroke Center at OHSU enrolls 35 patients in nationwide trial, most of any study site; director says new procedure will be ‘game changer’ http://www.healthcanal.com/genetics-birth-defects/26227-Goldilocks-gene-could-influence-treatment.html 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 2012-02-03T21:23:00-07:00 admin Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single ‘Goldilocks’ gene, says an international research team from King’s College London, Oxford University, Vietnam and the USA. http://www.healthcanal.com/infections/26226-Malaria-hitched-ride-the-slave-trade.html 2012-02-03T20:15:00-07:00 2012-02-03T20:15:00-07:00 admin Malaria has conquered the Americas by ship. http://www.healthcanal.com/surgery-rehabilitation/26225-Early-study-suggests-nanodiamonds-safe-for-implants.html 2012-02-03T21:17:00-07:00 2012-02-03T21:17:00-07:00 admin By Greg Williams - Nanodiamonds designed to toughen artificial joints also might prevent the inflammation caused when hardworking metal joints shed debris into the body, according to an early study published this week in the journal Acta Biomaterialia. http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26224-Neurons-from-stem-cells-could-replace-mice-botulinum-test.html 2012-02-03T20:15:00-07:00 2012-02-03T20:15:00-07:00 admin MADISON - Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles of age and, increasingly, for an array of medical disorders ranging from muscle spasticity to loss of bladder control. http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26223-Discovery-extremely-long-lived-proteins-may-provide-insight-into-cell-aging-and-neurodegenerative-diseases.html 2012-02-03T20:20:00-07:00 2012-02-03T20:20:00-07:00 admin Salk researchers find that the adult brain contains proteins that last a lifetime http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/26222-Clarifying-how-snow-closures-are-decided.html 2012-02-03T11:50:00-07:00 2012-02-03T11:50:00-07:00 admin Multiple factors considered in deciding if a campus closes, or stays open, during inclement weather http://www.healthcanal.com/cancers/26221-Number-cancer-cases-2030.html 2012-02-03T20:20:00-07:00 2012-02-03T20:20:00-07:00 admin Cancer cases in the UK are expected to rise by nearly a third by 2030 – the 16th highest proportional increase in the European Union.