The study included 134 advanced chronic kidney disease patients with metabolic acidosis , a condition caused by low bicarbonate levels. The patients were randomly divided into two groups, one of which took a small daily tablet of sodium bicarbonate (baking

Duke University engineers looked at the heights and weights of swimmers and runners who won world records since 1900 and then correlated the size growth of the athletes with their winning times.

Their study, reported in the July 17 online issue of PLoS Genetics , is one of a series being done to pinpoint possible genetic factors in high blood pressure and is the first to focus on blacks, said study senior

Delay in diagnosis could be prevented with better screening, study finds.

I think we're in a very good position to meet the president's ultimate schedule of getting a good health reform bill to his desk by mid-October," said Ron Pollack, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Families USA, in Washington,

Penn State researchers found that the Y chromosome, carried only by males, has evolved at a much more rapid pace than the X chromosome, which is carried by both males and females. The rapid evolution of the Y chromosome has

The disorder is characterized by primary traits including inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.

Though it may be very difficult, the American Cancer Society says you should be supportive, honest and a good listener.

Canadian researchers examined the interaction between the DRD4 gene and activity in the frontal cortex of the brain to find out if it predicted children's temperament.

Behavior problems, not additional caretaking, seem to cause the distress.

Negative feelings about faith linked to patients' poor emotional status, study suggests.

Three-year-old Amanda Anderson is also known as miracle girl. Her parents took her to the hospital thinking she had the flu. Doctors told them an aneurysm ruptured behind her eye and it was bleeding into her brain. Surgery was her

The men, who were uncircumcised before the start of the study, were randomly selected to undergo immediate circumcision or circumcision after two years. The study also included HIV-uninfected female partners of the men. The women were checked for HIV infection

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What if you could test your risk for Alzheimer's disease much like your cholesterol levels — through a simple blood test?UCLA scientists have discovered a way to measure the amount of amyloid beta that is being absorbed by immune cells

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology (GCT) have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats (or TNRs) in DNA.The