Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Statin substitutes go beyond drawing board
A new generation of cholesterol-lowering drugs might help people who can’t take the usual pills or who don’t benefit adequately from them.
- Health & Medicine
Heart bypass surgery outperforms stents in diabetics
Among patients getting multiple coronary blockages cleared, those assigned to surgery fared better.
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- Health & Medicine
Monkeys keep the beat without outside help
Nerve cells in the brain may regulate a precise sense of internal time-keeping.
- Health & Medicine
Smoking laws limit heart attacks
A county that banned smoking in bars, restaurants and other workplaces saw a one-third decrease, a new study finds.
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- Health & Medicine
Same neurons at work in sleep and under anesthesia
Drugs boost activity in nerve cells that usually induce a slumber.
- Health & Medicine
Aspirin has selective benefit in colorectal cancer
Patients with a common gene mutation survive longer, which might enable doctors to predict who would get results from the drug.
- Health & Medicine
Suicidal Threads
Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences.
- Genetics
Genetic mutations may explain a brain cancer’s tenacity
DNA damage may transform adult cells in glioblastoma, making the malignancy harder to kill.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Blood pressure decreases with apnea treatment, vitamins fail to protect against colorectal cancer, and more news from this week’s medical journals.
- Health & Medicine
Tomato compound might prevent some strokes
Men with high blood concentrations of lycopene are less vulnerable, a study finds.
