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March 2010

31 March 2010Promising Strategy For Treatment Of Lung CancerA research team at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has shown in a study that two closely related enzymes could be targets for the treatment of lung cancer

31 March 2010New technology ‘unlocks’ memories of people with dementiaPeople with dementia can be helped to communicate more effectively by unlocking their memories, thanks to innovative technology that has been designed by experts at top British universities

29 March 2010Study links genetic variation to possible protection against sudden cardiac arrestA variation at the location of the GPC5 gene appears to reduce risk of the heart disorder that claims more than 250,000 American lives each year

27 March 2010Treatment For Damaged Hearts Could Be Enhanced By Chymase InhibitorsMillions of patients with high blood pressure and heart failure take a class of drugs known as ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors

25 March 2010One-third of breast cancer is avoidableUp to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, renewing debate on a sensitive topic

24 March 2010What Makes Us Unique? Not Only Our GenesOnce the human genome was sequenced in 2001, the hunt was on for the genes that make each of us unique, but scientists have found that we differ from each other mainly because of differences not in our genes, but in how they're regulated

24 March 2010When Heart Is in Crisis, High Blood Pressure a Good SignStudy finds better survival rates a year after intensive care

24 March 2010Study explores link between sunlight, multiple sclerosisFor more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis is much more common in higher latitudes than in the tropics

22 March 2010Gene-Targeted Cancer Fix Could Be a BreakthroughFor first time in humans, scientists used RNA to stop production of protein driving malignancy

19 March 2010Melanoma survivors at higher risk of other cancersMelanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors