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JAMA has published the findings of a study which indicates that ximelagatran, a novel anti-clotting medication currently under development, prevents strokes and systemic embolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation as effectively as current treatment with warfarin.

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A single gene variant may increase a man's risk of prostate cancer by 50%, according to a new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

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Researchers identified a protein that might trigger kidney disease in diabetic patients, a condition that affects one in three people with type 1 and one in ten people with type 2 diabetes.

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Surgeons have found that less cutting is more beneficial to patients undergoing arthroscopic repair for lateral epicondylitis, also called "˜tennis elbow.'

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers demonstrated that a gel applied in the vagina provides protection from both the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the herpes simplex virus.

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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found alpha-defensin-1, a protein found in immune cells, can control HIV infection by at least two mechanisms. Earlier studies have primarily looked at the role of defensins in bacterial diseases.

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SV40 does not have a role in the majority of malignant mesotheliomas -- a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. The study used a scrupulous protocol that eliminated contamination.

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The Foxp2 gene plays an essential role in the development of social communication, according to a study. In the study, the team engineered mice with either one or both disrupted copies of Foxp2 in order to examine the role of this gene in social communication.

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Three levels of suboptimal asthma and allergy quality of care have been identified among an inner city cohort of high risk asthmatics.

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In order to better predict how targets of drugs can be discovered and better predict side effects of drugs, researchers have developed a computer network model of a molecular community in brain cells of animals that is capable of processing information.