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Learning from locusts: Study points toward new treatment for stroke and migraine
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A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions.
A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'
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Skinning a knee, swallowing habanero salsa, and installing snow chains bare-handed might seem pretty different at first. But all have one thing in common -- they're guaranteed to hurt.
Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth
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New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations.
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Newly discovered gene regulates balance of 'bad' cholesterol
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Clocking salt levels in the blood: A link between the circadian rhythm and salt balance
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Discovery pinpoints new connection between cancer cells, stem cells
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Human cardiac master stem cells identified
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New clue into how brain stem cells develop into cells which repair damaged tissue
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'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal,
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Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart,
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Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?,
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Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws,
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'Look Mom No Electricity': Transmitting Information with Chemistry,
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MS study offers theory for why repair of brain's wiring fails
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Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple sclerosis accumulates because the body's natural mechanism for repair of the nerve coating called "myelin" stalls out.
Triggering muscle development -- a therapeutic cure for muscle wastage?
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Scientists in the UK and Denmark have shown that if elderly men were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase.
Cell transplantation and cardiac repair
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The frontiers of cell transplantation for cardiac repair are discussed in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (Vol. 18 No.3), now available on-line.
Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society ...
Biomarkers' ability to improve prediction of cardiovascular risk is modest
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Measurement of known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease slightly improves the ability to predict future heart attack or stroke in healthy individuals, but not enough to change preventive therapies. The study led by investigators ...
New findings on Parkinson's disease and effect on patient behavior
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A new neuropsychological memory test is helping to uncover how Parkinson's disease can alter people's ability to learn about the consequences of the choices they make. The test was developed by Dr. Mark Gluck, professor of ...
Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 - thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective “herd immunity” for most of the globe ...
Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
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Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a new brain mechanism involved in alcohol addiction involving the stomach hormone ghrelin. When ghrelin's actions in the brain are ...
Single thawed embryo transfer after PGD does not affect pregnancy rates
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Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved pregnancy ...
Scientists find key culprits in lupus
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The more than 1.5 million Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (or lupus) suffer from a variety of symptoms that flare and subside, often including painful or swollen joints, extreme fatigue, skin rashes, fever, and ...
Researchers show new antioxidant could help treat cardiovascular disease
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow believe they have found a potential new treatment for cardiovascular disease which reduces blood pressure.
Dynasty: Influenza virus in 1918 and today
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The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
Scientists tackle viral mysteries
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Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth. Doctors - and patients who get shingles late in life - have also known for many years that ...
Doctors say more ovary transplants possible
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(AP) -- Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced Monday.
Extending the shelf life of antibody drugs
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A new computer model developed at MIT can help solve a problem that has plagued drug companies trying to develop promising new treatments made of antibodies: Such drugs have a relatively short shelf life because they tend ...
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Study may help explain 'awakenings' that occur with popular sleep-aid Ambien
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Early heart attack therapy with bone marrow extract improves cardiac function
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Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebrates
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4 out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed
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Brain functions that can prevent relapse improve after a year of methamphetamine abstinence
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Conversing helps language development more than reading alone
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Female human embryos adjust the balance of X chromosomes before implantation
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Peptic ulcer bacterium alters the body's defense system
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Hepatic encephalopathy and prehepatic portal hypertension rat model
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Study could help target new pancreatitis treatments
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New control system of the body discovered
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New trigger for chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis discovered
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The science of hammering
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What makes a great footballer?
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Enzyme fights mutated protein in inherited Parkinson's disease
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Inhaled growth hormone safe for children deficient in this key protein
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Vitamin A derivative provides clues to better breast cancer drugs
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Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack
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A breath mint made from... coffee?
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New approach to treating heart attacks reduces risk of life-threatening complications
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