'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age
Nov 16, 2008 |
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Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't seem to suffer the ravages of memory that ...
Men who take aspirin have significantly lower PSA levels
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The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.
Calcium may only protect against colorectal cancer in presence of magnesium
Nov 16, 2008 |
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High magnesium intake has been associated with low risk of colorectal cancer. Americans have similar average magnesium intake as East Asian populations. If that were all that were involved, observers might expect both groups ...
New catalysts promise faster, cleaner and more efficient research platform
Nov 16, 2008 |
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A new class of exceptionally effective catalysts that promote the powerful olefin metathesis reaction has been discovered by a team of Boston College and MIT scientists, opening up a vast new scientific platform ...
No protective effect on cancer from long-term vitamin E or vitamin C supplementation
Nov 16, 2008 |
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The Physicians' Health Study II is a large-scale, long-term, randomized clinical trial that included 14,641 physicians who were at least 50 years old at enrollment. These physicians were given 400 IU of vitamin E every other ...
Tiny sacs released by brain tumor cells carry information that may guide treatment
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Nov 16, 2008 |
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Microvesicles – tiny membrane-covered sacs – released from glioblastoma cells contain molecules that may provide data that can guide treatment of the deadly brain tumor. In their report in the December 2008 Nature Cell Bi ...
FoxJ1 helps cilia beat a path to asymmetry
Nov 16, 2008 |
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New work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals how a genetic switch, known as FoxJ1, helps developing embryos tell their left from their right. While at first glance the right and left sides ...
DFMO may affect Barrett's esophagus
Nov 16, 2008 |
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Pilot study results suggest that difluoromethylornithine can modulate biomarkers of cell proliferation in patients with Barrett's esophagus and mucosal dysplasia.
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