Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth

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Alpesh Patel, a rising MCG School of Dentistry junior, studies the effects of a blue curing light on tumors.bCredit: Phil Jones

A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

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Low levels of brain chemical may lead to obesity

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A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic ...

First gene associated with dry macular degeneration found

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In a study that underscores the important role that individual genetic profiles will play in the development of new therapies for disease, a multi-institutional research team – led by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD professor of ophthalmology ...

Sandwich meats kill 15 in Canada

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The death toll from contaminated deli meats in Canada has risen to 15, health officials said Wednesday, including an elderly woman who is said to have suffered terribly.

Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death

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A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...

Not all fat is created equal

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A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients.

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