Yearly Archives: 2012

Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments. The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting … Continue reading →

In certain people with Parkinson’s disease, mutations in the parkin gene disrupt the proper function of dopamine, the brain chemical that controls body movement. The finding could lead to new treatments and screening methods for the disease, according to the … Continue reading →

People with chronic low back pain that keeps them away from work can recover an average of four months earlier if they take part in a specific type of rehabilitation program, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands and … Continue reading →

Researchers have shot another arrow through the credibility of claims that a virus likely causes chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This time, results from nine different labs around the United States failed to differentiate patients with CFS from healthy controls solely … Continue reading →

Kalydeco, the first drug that targets the defective protein behind a rare form of the deadly lung disorder cystic fibrosis, was approved Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One patient advocate group applauded the decision. “Today marks an … Continue reading →