Protein key to neuro-regeneration
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Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, University College London, the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan and Cancer Research UK, have for the first time identified a protein that ...
Study reveals link among childhood allergies, asthma symptoms, and early life exposure to cats
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A study released by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, shows that cat ownership may have a protective effect against the ...
Researchers bring new meaning to the term 'computer bug'
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US researchers have created ‘living computers’ by genetically altering bacteria. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Biological Engineering, demonstrate that computing in liv ...
What else may probiotics do in adults?
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Probiotic bacteria, defined as living microorganisms that have beneficial effects on human health, have mostly been studied in the prevention and treatment of different gastrointestinal diseases and allergies. Probiotic products, ...
Mapping of prostate cancer genes opens the door to new treatments
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Genetic changes during the initiation and progression of prostate cancer have eluded scientists to date. Now for the first time researchers have identified a specific gene expression profile of prostate cancer stem cells, ...
Scientists discover a molecular scaffold that guides connections between brain cells
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[B]Nonsignaling glial cells can direct synapse formation in the forging of neural networks[/B] Brain cells known as neurons process information by joining into complex networks, transmitting signals to each other across jun ...
Teaching evolution: Legal victories aren't enough
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In many ways, much has changed since the famous Scopes Monkey trial of 1925. In recent years, US courts have consistently ruled that teaching explicitly religious alternatives to evolution in public schools is a violation ...
Research tool can detect autism at 9 months of age
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The ability to detect autism in children as young as nine months of age is on the horizon, according to researchers at McMaster University.
Study finds that recalled Aqua Dots did contain poisonous chemical
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Reports of children becoming unconscious after swallowing Aqua Dots beads led to a voluntary recall of the product in November 2007. At the time, it was widely reported that the potentially toxic chemical 1,4-butanediol (BD) ...
Study identifies trends of vitamin B6 status in US population sample
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In an epidemiological study, Tufts University researchers identified trends of vitamin B6 status in a sample of the United States population based on measures of plasma pyridoxal 5'- phosphate (PLP) levels in the bloodstream. ...
Grocery boost
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Low-income neighborhoods that lack easy access to grocery stores could lead to a breakdown of food security for hundreds of thousands of people - not in the developing world, but in major urban areas of the U.S. That's the ...
Tuberculosis not the only risk from new immunological drugs
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A new survey cautions physicians that drugs commonly prescribed for patients suffering from immunological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease may carry risks of serious infections other than ...
Data re-analysis shows drug finasteride reduces risk for most prostate cancers
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A re-analysis of data from the landmark Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) finds that finasteride reduces the risk for prostate cancer without boosting the odds of aggressive tumors.
Invasive methods unnecessary for prostate cancer radiation therapy treatment planning
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Modern 3-D computed tomography (CT) is an effective method for locating the prostatic apex for radiation therapy treatment planning in prostate cancer patients because it eliminates the need for an invasive procedure and ...
New treatment gives hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
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Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may have a new treatment option, according to researchers in Japan.
