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• GABA halts stem cell production in the brain
  ...Release of the neurotransmitter GABA by adult neuronal precursor cells that develop into neurons limits stem cell proliferation, according to a study at Yale School of Medicine in the September issue of Nature Neuroscience... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
  
• GABA Halts Stem Cell Production In The Brain
  ...Release of the neurotransmitter GABA by adult neuronal precursor cells that develop into neurons limits stem cell proliferation....
  ScienceDaily - Sat, 03 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
  
• Gabapentin Cools Hot Flashes As Well As Estrogen
  ...University of Rochester researchers, who have been investigating new therapies for hot flashes for several years, report in the July Obstetrics and Gynecology journal that the seizure drug gabapentin is as effective as estrogen, which used to be the gold standard treatment for menopause symptoms. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Gabapentin reduces shingles pain
  ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single dose of gabapentin is twice as effective as placebo in reducing pain and other symptoms associated with shingles, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal Neurology. Shingles is a painful rash caused by re-activation in nerve tissue of the chickenpox virus acquired earlier in life....
  Reuters - Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:30 EST
  
• Gabriela Cezar's Stem Cell Research Targets Birth Defects And Cancer
  ... After conducting research at Scotland's Roslin Institute (birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep) and creating in-vitro models of obesity and Parkinson's Disease for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Gabriela Cezar has returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Not just any university could lure such a talented researcher away from the private biotech industry. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Gadd45a Wakes Sleeping Genes
  ...For several years now, cancer researchers have been studying a mechanism that contributes to the development of malignant tumors: The cell attaches small molecules containing a carbon atom, called methyl groups, to specific building blocks of DNA, thereby individually switching off the genes thus labeled. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Gadget to help paralysed exercise
  ...A gadget that produces electrical signals could help the paralysed to exercise and keep fit....
  BBC - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:09 EST
  
• Gain Reported in Combating Ovary Cancer
  ...A rarely used abdominal procedure can extend the lives of many women with advanced cases of ovarian cancer....
  New York Times - Thu, 05 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Gaining Ground In The Race Against Antibiotic Resistance
  ...Antibiotic resistance puts humans in an escalating "arms race" with bacteria, as scientists try to develop new antibiotics faster than the bacteria can evolve new resistance strategies. Now researchers are reproducing in the lab the natural evolution of the bacterial enzymes that confer resistance, which could give drug designers a sneak peek at the next generation of resistance....
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
  
• Gaining Weight After Menopause Raises Breast Cancer Risk
  ...A woman who gains weight after the menopause raises her risk of developing breast cancer, while a woman who loses weight after the menopause lowers her risk, say researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, USA. You can read about this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).The researchers monitored 49,514 women for up to 24 years. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Gaining Weight Between Babies Risky
  ...A woman who gains weight after her first pregnancy has a greater risk of developing complications during her second, new research shows....
  WebMD - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:28 EST
  
• Gaining Weight Between Babies Risky
  ...Title: Gaining Weight Between Babies RiskyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/29/2006Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2006...
  MedicineNet - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Gaining Weight Between Pregnancies Could Lead To Pregnancy Complications
  ...A new, large-scale study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, found that an increase in body mass index between first and second pregnancies was associated with adverse outcomes....
  ScienceDaily - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Gaining weight between pregnancies raises likelihood of complications
  ...The results of a new study have suggested that women who gain even a modest amount of weight or fail to lose extra weight after childbirth, run the risk of medical complications for both themselves and also their babies in their second pregnancies....
  The Earth Times - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:42 EST
  
• Gaining weight may influence earning power
  ...LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters Life!) - Piling on the pounds is not only bad for health it can have a negative impact on earning power....
  Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:29 EST
  
• Gaining weight may influence earning power
  ...LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters Life!) - Piling on the pounds is not only bad for health it can have a negative impact on earning power....
  Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:29 EST
  
• Gaining weight may influence earning power
  ...LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters Life!) - Piling on the pounds is not only bad for health it can have a negative impact on earning power....
  Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:29 EST
  
• Gains In The Fight Against Acid Aspiration Lung Injury
  ...Doctors are gaining new leverage in the fight against lung injury caused by acid reflux. The paper by Bonnans et al., "Lipoxin A4 regulates bronchial epithelial cell responses to acid injury," appears in the April issue of The American Journal of Pathology and is accompanied by a commentary....
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 04 May 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Gains Made to Contain AIDS, but Its Global Spread Goes On, U.N. Says
  ...The epidemic is expanding in all areas of the world, outpacing the response, said the United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan....
  New York Times - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 03:00 EST
  
• Galderma #1 In Image Survey Among Dermatological Health Care Professionals
  ...January 8, 2007 Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ranks number one in the eyes of dermatological health care professionals according to the latest Verispan Pharmaceutical Company Image survey. Conducted every two years, the survey provides a comprehensive analysis and ranking of pharmaceutical companies and the industry's image as perceived by key healthcare audiences. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:00 EST