Use of antidepressants associated with improvement in symptoms of fibromyalgia
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The use of antidepressant medications by patients with fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with a reduction in pain, sleep disturbances and depressed mood and improvement of health-related quality of life, according to an ...
New tool gives researchers a glimpse of biomolecules in motion
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how biomolecules such as amino acids and proteins function have long ...
New method accelerates stability testing of soy-based biofuel
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also identified additives that enhance stability at high temperatures. ...
Fatty liver disease medication may have no effect
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A new randomized, prospective trial has shown that orlistat, a commonly prescribed inhibitor of fat absorption, does not help patients with fatty liver disease (FLD) lose weight, nor does it improve their liver enzymes or ...
Mobile phone use not associated with melanoma of the eye
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Mobile phone use is not associated with the risk of melanoma of the eye, researchers report in the January 13 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 13, 2009 |
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When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
HPV testing followed by cytology and repeat HPV testing may improve cervical cancer screening
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The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an initial screening step followed by triage with a standard Pap test (cytology) and repeat HPV DNA testing may increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening, according ...
