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Total Knee Replacements: Safe Surgery for Osteoarthritis Relief

Total knee replacement is a very common and safe surgery that’s used to relieve severe pain and disability caused by knee osteoarthritis, and to improve…

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The new skinny on leptin

While the scientists expected the leptin-deficient fish would be unable metabolize fat, “we did not expect that the leptin also affects the development of…

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Urban Infants’ Unique Viral Illness Patterns Linked to Asthma

Children living in low-income urban areas appear especially prone to developing asthma, possibly related to infections they acquire early in life. In a new…

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Urban Coyotes: New Study Reveals 100% Monogamy Insights

The finding sheds light on why the North American cousin of the dog and wolf, which is originally native to deserts and plains, is thriving today in urban…

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Long-Term Study of Cigarette and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Shows Knowledge Gap in Perceived Health Risks

The study, the first of its kind to assess trends in cigarette and waterpipe tobacco smoke based on long-term data, reveals few users perceive dangers of…

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Cornell Study Reveals Simpler Language Use Insights

Co-author Morten Christiansen, Cornell professor of psychology and co-director of the Cornell Cognitive Science Program, and his colleagues say that language…

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Maximizing Benefits from Wine Waste: A Cost-Efficient Method

A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), shows that grape skin and seeds generated from…

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Understanding Guilt and Anger: Distinguishing Emotions

The ability to identify and distinguish between negative emotions helps us address the problem that led to those emotions in the first place. But while some…

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Breast Cancer Treatment’s Impact on Postmenopausal Women

The researchers from Örebro University and Uppsala University in Sweden are the first to look at the impact of this type of breast cancer treatment on specific…

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UN, other experts warn of 'water bankruptcy' for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects

A study of almost 200 major international water-related projects over the past 20 years has identified a suite of existing and emerging challenges and how…

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'Forest killer' plant study explores rapid environmental change factors

It's called mile-a-minute weed or “forest killer.” Mikania micrantha is an exotic, invasive species that spreads quickly, covering crops, smothering trees and…

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Local Landscape Changes: Economic Pressures and Disease Risk

After Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, active cultivation of rice paddies fell from 80 percent to 55 percent in just three years. The…

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Taming Tumor Forces: Enhancing Cancer Treatment Effectiveness

It's a high-pressure environment within solid tumors. Abnormal blood and lymphatic vessels cause fluids to accumulate, and the uncontrolled proliferation of…

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DNA Barcoding Identifies Natural Health Products Effectively

The study appears in the latest issue of Food Research International.It’s a crucial finding because the health product industry is under-regulated worldwide…

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Consumers Shift Expectations: Insights from Recent Study

Harry, after considering the tradeoffs between risks and rewards, opts for a lower performing fund with an 8 percent year-to-date return. When they receive…

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New Study Reveals Evolution of Lizards and Snakes

The article, entitled “Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species,” describes research led by John…

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