Chronic sinusitis patients experience improved quality of life after endoscopic sinus surgery

Contact: Jessica Mikulski


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Study links restless leg syndrome with erectile dysfunction in older men

Contact: Kelly Wagner


American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Westchester, Ill. — A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms.

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Nervous culprit found for Tassie devil facial tumor disease

Contact: Penny Fannin

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Cells that protect nerves are the likely origin of the Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) that has been devastating Australia’s Tasmanian devil population, an international team of scientists has discovered.

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Unusual protein modification involved in muscular dystrophy, cancer

Contact: Jennifer Brown


University of Iowa
With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a University of Iowa study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new treatments for the conditions.

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Body’s own veins provide superior material for aortic grafts

Contact: Katherine Morales


UT Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS – Dec. 30, 2009 – A vascular surgical technique pioneered at UT Southwestern Medical Center and designed to replace infected aortic grafts with the body’s own veins has proved more durable and less prone to new infection than similar procedures using synthetic and cadaver grafts.

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New research could advance research field critical to personalized medicine

Contact: Karen Mallet


Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC — It’s the ultimate goal in the treatment of cancer: tailoring a person’s therapy based on his or her genetic makeup. While a lofty goal, scientists are steadily moving forward, rapidly exploiting new technologies. Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center report a significant advance in this field of research using a new chip that looks for hundreds of mutations in dozen of genes.

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Rapid flu testing

Contact: Angela Colmone, Ph.D.


American Journal of Pathology
Milwaukee, WI – Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children’s Research Institute, and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a rapid, automated system to differentiate strains of influenza. The related report by Beck et al, “Development of a rapid automated influenza A, influenza B, and RSV A/B multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay and its use during the 2009 H1N1 swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) epidemic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” appears in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

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The cancer ‘TRAP’

Contact: Angela Colmone, Ph.D.


American Journal of Pathology
Worcester, MA – Current research suggests that TNF-receptor associated protein-1 (TRAP-1) may prevent cancer cell death. The related report by Leav et al, “Cytoprotective Mitochondrial Chaperone TRAP-1 as a Novel Molecular Target in Localized and Metastatic Prostate Cancer,” appears in the January 2010 issue of the American Journal of Pathology.

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Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

Contact: Aline McKenzie


UT Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS – Dec. 28, 2009 – The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief – just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet.

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Drug-resistant urinary tract infections spreading worldwide

Contact: Steve Pogonowski

Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine
A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports.

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