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Fast-Acting Drug Boosts Pleasure-Seeking Before Antidepressant Effects

A drug being studied as a fast-acting mood-lifter restored pleasure-seeking behavior independent of – and ahead of – its other antidepressant effects, in a…

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Adenosine can melt "love handles"

An international team of researchers led by Professor Alexander Pfeifer from the University Hospital Bonn, have now come one step closer to this goal. The…

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Optimal Particle Size Boosts Anticancer Nanomedicine Efficacy

“To develop next generation nanomedicines with superior anti-cancer attributes, we must understand the correlation between their physicochemical…

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Tuning Light with Nanoparticles to Target Deep Cancer Tumors

An international group of scientists led by Gang Han, PhD, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has combined a new type of nanoparticle with an…

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Stenting Proven Safe for Long-Term Stroke Prevention

Using stents to keep neck arteries open is just as effective as invasive neck surgery for long-term prevention of fatal and disabling strokes, reports an…

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Study: Exercise Boosts Brain Fitness in Older Adults

This is the finding of Magdeburg neuroscientists who studied men and women aged between 60 and 77. In younger individuals regular training on a treadmill…

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New Treatment Approaches for Women With High Blood Pressure

Around a third of Sweden's adult population is affected by high blood pressure, which is one of the most common risk factor for cardiovascular events such as…

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Atomic Map Sheds Light on Cholesterol Production Process

Manufactured by the cells themselves, it serves to stiffen the cell's membrane, helping to shape the cell and protect it. By mapping the structure of a key…

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Addressing the Antibiotic Crisis: Solutions for Resistance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that at least 2 million Americans are sickened by antibiotic resistant infections each year and…

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Cholesterol’s Role in Prostate Cancer Recurrence Explored

“While laboratory studies support an important role for cholesterol in prostate cancer, population-based evidence linking cholesterol and prostate cancer is…

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Hormone Loss Linked to Increased Colon Cancer Risk

Some cancers, like breast and prostate cancer, are driven by hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, but to date, there are none that are driven by the…

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Penn Medicine's 'sepsis sniffer' generates faster sepsis care and suggests reduced mortality

An automated early warning and response system for sepsis developed by Penn Medicine experts has resulted in a marked increase in sepsis identification and…

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Skin Cancer Risk Tied to Metal Allergy in Orthopedic Implants

Metal alloys help make orthopedic implants stronger and more durable. But people with sensitivity to these metals, which  include nickel, cobalt and chromium,…

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Fuel Spills at Gas Stations: Hidden Health Risks Uncovered

A new study suggests that drops of fuel spilled at gas stations — which occur frequently with fill-ups — could cumulatively be causing long-term environmental…

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Skin Exposure Linked to Early Food Allergy Risk

The question of how peanut allergies start is an important one, given the extremity of some reactions, the prevalence (1 to 2 percent of the population), and…

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Drug-Infused Nanoparticles: Eye Drops for Sore Eyes

The eye drops progressively deliver the right amount of drug-infused nanoparticles to the surface of the eyeball over a period of five days before the body…

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