A reduced arousal threshold in Drosophila mutants prevents them from staying asleep
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Most short-sleeping mutant phenotypes in Drosophila (a genus of small flies) are characterized by an inability to stay asleep, most likely because of a reduced arousal threshold, according to a study published in the April ...
Insomnia may perpetuate depression in some elderly patients
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In addition to being a risk factor for a depressive episode, persistent insomnia may perpetuate the illness in some elderly patients, and especially in those receiving standard care for depression in primary care settings, ...
Researchers find new clues to risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
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A long-term study of twins has led University of Southern California (USC) researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune response protein (interleukin-12).
In-home AEDs don't improve sudden cardiac arrest survival
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David Callans, MD, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will be available to comment on the New England Journal of Medicine study on the use of automated external defibrillators ...
Molecular evolution of influenza A viruses circulated in Fujian Province, China
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Fujian Center for Disease Control & Prevention, China, reported the molecular evolution of influenza A (H3N2) viruses in Fujian Province, south of China during the period 1996¨D2004 and demonstrated some key codons responsible ...
Poor kids 4 times as likely to be seriously injured on roads as rich kids
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Rates of serious injury among child pedestrians in poor areas of England are four times as high as those among children in affluent areas, finds research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Caesar salad dressing is recalled
Apr 01, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of America's Choice-brand classic Caesar salad dressing because of a labeling error.
Amateur singers, singing teachers less likely to identify serious vocal problems
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Even as American Idol reminds us of the best (and worst) that singing has to offer, a new study cautions that amateur singers and singing instructors are less sensitive than their professional peers to the subtle changes ...
Better and faster: Distinguishing non-TB pulmonary disease from TB
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A diagnostic kit shows new promise for distinguishing between tuberculosis (TB) and its infections from disease caused by related mycobacteria family, which mimic TB and other lung disease in symptoms but require distinctly ...
Dallas area cornea shortages could benefit from national study
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Surgeons and patients from UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Southwestern Transplant Services Center joined in a landmark study showing that corneas from older donors are as successful for transplants after five years ...
Fueling ethanol production while protecting water quality
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Grain-based ethanol production has increased dramatically in recent years as the cost and instability of oil has increased. New U.S. government policies require major increases in ethanol production. While future plans call ...
Mixed results for weight loss drug on slowing progression of coronary disease
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The anti-obesity medication rimonabant showed mixed results in slowing progression of coronary artery disease in patients with abdominal obesity and pre-existing coronary disease, according to a new study in the April 2 issue ...
Catheter repair of mitral valve improves heart size, symptoms
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A catheter-mounted device that acts like a clothespin to clip together the flaps of a leaky heart valve is not only reducing the abnormal backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium, it is helping to shrink ...
Chemotherapy-induced anemia increases risk of local breast cancer recurrence
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Patients with breast cancer who developed anemia during chemotherapy had nearly three times the risk of local recurrence as those who did not, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a jour ...
Some migratory birds can't find success in urban areas, study finds
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New research finds fresh evidence that urbanization in the United States threatens the populations of some species of migratory birds. But the six-year study also refutes one of the most widely accepted explanations of why ...
