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Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Lowers Uric Acid and Inflammation

A new study published in the Journal of Functional Foods is the first to report consumption of Montmorency tart cherries caused changes in uric acid…

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Strong Health Care Systems: Key to Battling Ebola Crisis

The health care systems in the affected countries are too weak to face the challenges posed by Ebola. Massive acute help is now needed. In the medium term…

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New Treatments Show Promise for GBM, Say Boston Researchers

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration with researchers from the City of Hope, are looking toward novel therapeutic…

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Immunotherapy Breakthrough: Overcoming Radiotherapy Resistance

The researchers, based at The University of Manchester and funded by MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Cancer…

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Long-Acting Insulin: Safer, More Effective for Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers looked at once-daily and twice-daily doses of both long- and intermediate-acting insulin, ranking their effectiveness, safety and…

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Researchers Show EEG's Potential to Reveal Depolarizations Following TBI

The potential for doctors to measure damaging “brain tsunamis” in injured patients without opening the skull has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to…

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"Virtual Breast" Could Improve Cancer Detection

That results in lots of needless worry for women and their families—not to mention the time, discomfort and expense of additional tests, including ultrasounds…

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New Insights on Estrogen’s Role in Breast Cancer Therapy

The researchers say the work reveals new targets for breast cancer therapy and will help doctors predict which patients need the most aggressive treatment. …

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Early Sign of Pancreatic Cancer Uncovered by Researchers

Although the increase isn't large enough to be the basis of a new test for early detection of the disease, the findings will help researchers better understand…

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Tropical Disease Trends in Latin America: Insights from Dr. Hotez

Dr. Peter Hotez, the fellow in disease and poverty at the Baker Institute, outlined his insights in a new editorial, “The NTDs and Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin…

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Calming Immune Cells May Unlock New Melanoma Treatments

Cancer Research UK scientists at The University of Manchester found that chemical signals produced by a type of immune cell, called macrophages, also act as a…

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New Mouse Model Unveils Insights Into ALS Dementia

The first animal model for ALS dementia, a form of ALS that also damages the brain, has been developed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists. The advance will…

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NIH Study Reveals Camels as Key MERS-CoV Transmission Source

The study, designed by scientists from CSU and NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, involved three healthy camels exposed through the…

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Prenatal Testing: Education Reduces Unnecessary Procedures

A clinical trial led by UC San Francisco has found that when pregnant women are educated about their choices on prenatal genetic testing, the number of tests…

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Immune System: A Powerful Ally in Cancer Cyberwar

Research by Rice University scientists who are fighting a cyberwar against cancer finds that the immune system may be a clinician's most powerful ally.

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New Treatment Uses MicroRNA Mimic to Combat Pulmonary Fibrosis

The treatment uses a microRNA mimic, miR-29, which is delivered to lung tissue intravenously. In mouse models, miR-29 not only blocked pulmonary fibrosis, it…

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