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Possible help in fight against muscle-wasting disease (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of ...
Researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe
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The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated. The U.S. spends on ...
Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain (w/ Video)
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In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. ...
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Gene therapy technique slows ALD brain disease
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Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells
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Keeping hearts pumping with 'LifeFlow'
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Scientists reveal a new mechanism that increases atherosclerosis in mice
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A sound practice: Cochlear implants restore children's hearing
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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Tiny Music Player Made from Wire Bridge (w/ Video),
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Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe,
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Creating a six-qubit cluster state,
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Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution,
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Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into the relationship between antibodies and proteins in people with Lupus could mean earlier diagnosis of kidney disease in such patients, and lead the way for earlier diagnoses for ...
Dutch researchers develop technology for pain monitoring
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Ten of thousands of patients suffer chronic pain as a result of operations, and this continues even after the wounds caused by the operation have healed. Researchers from the MIRA research institute - the University of Twente’s ...
Key player identified in cascade that leads to hypertension-related kidney damage
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A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both.
Melatonin, a hormone segregated by human body, regulates sleep better than somniferous
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Melatonin, a natural hormone segregated by the own human body, is an excellent sleep regulator expected to replace somniferous, which are much more aggressive, to correct the sleep/wakefulness pace when human biological clock ...
Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor
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Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State ...
Study points to new uses, unexpected side effects of already existing drugs
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have developed and experimentally tested a technique to predict new target diseases ...
Scientists track swine flu virus for tiny changes that would cause big problems
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As the H1N1 flu virus spreads at breakneck speed, a team of scientists are close behind. They are watching its evolution through a cutting-edge technology in hopes of answering the question: Where did it come from -- and ...
Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'
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(AP) -- It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has ...
Researchers identify drug candidate for treating spinal muscular atrophy
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A chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants. This is the finding of ...
New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating
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According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gu ...
Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels
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Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted ...
Not just bleach: Hydrogen peroxide may tell time for living cells
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If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.
Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, University of Michigan researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats ...
A 'spoonful of sugar' makes the worms' life span go down
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If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also b ...
Statins may prevent blood clots in patients with cardiovascular disease
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Statins may provide potentially life-saving benefits for patients with cardiovascular disease by helping reduce the incidence of blood clots. New research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of ...
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Spinal cord regeneration enabled by stabilizing, improving delivery of scar-degrading enzyme
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Researchers have immune cells running in circles
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Cellular Source of Most Common Type of Abnormal Heart Beat Found
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Catheter-delivered Valve May Help People with Heart Defects Avoid Multiple Surgeries
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Computer Science Provides a More Sound Way to Test for Sleep Apnea
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Study finds lack of VEGF can cause defects similar to dry macular degeneration
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For dialysis patients, skinny is dangerous
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Developmental drug may help bone fractures heal after radiation exposure
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High fructose corn syrup: A recipe for hypertension
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Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET
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Stress-induced changes in brain circuitry linked to cocaine relapse
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Researchers develop innovative imaging system to study sudden cardiac arrest
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Progress made on group B streptococcus vaccine
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Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift
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New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks
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Whooping cough immunity lasts longer than previously thought
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Researchers find brain cell transplants help repair neural damage
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JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks
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Why fish oils help and how they could help even more
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Gene therapy repairs injured human donor lungs for the first time
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