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Early Detection: New Blood Test for Oral, Prostate, Breast Cancer

For this, it is essential to provide tests that allow early detection of cancer without the need of a tissue sample, and thus drastically improve the prognosis…

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Valproic Acid Reduces Obesity-Induced Fatty Liver in Mice

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that valproic acid, a widely prescribed drug for treating epilepsy, has the additional benefits of reducing fat…

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Research finds elevated levels of DDT metabolite in Alzheimer's patients

While previous studies have linked chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes to DDT, this is the first clinical study to link the U.S.-banned pesticide to…

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UA Researchers Identify Cause of Skeletal Muscle Disease

The research was done by Danielle Buck, a doctoral candidate in the UA’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. She worked under the direction of Henk…

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New US Patent for Swedish Researchers Advances Cancer Detection

The ideas that have been patented deal with improved ways of detecting illness signals in blood samples. Through their research they have come up with a way of…

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Arsenic, Mercury, Selenium in Asian Carp: Health Insights

Average mercury concentration in fillets was below the US Food and Drug Administration Action Level and EPA Screening Value for Recreational Fishers, though…

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3-D Imaging Technique Eases Facelift Complications

It’s rare, but sometimes things go wrong. In a matter of minutes, patients’ skin can turn red or blotchy white and the injected area becomes painful. Vital…

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Spatial Neglect After Stroke: Key to Long-Term Mobility Recovery

Stroke rehabilitation researchers at Kessler Foundation report an association between acute, severe spatial neglect post stroke and long-term recovery of…

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Visual System’s Plasticity Persists After Extended Blindness

Deprivation of vision during critical periods of childhood development has long been thought to result in irreversible vision loss. Now, researchers from the…

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New App Measures Cellphone Dependency for Users

A new, free app will allow smartphone users to measure their cellphone use. Computer scientists and psychologists from the University of Bonn have developed an…

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New Molecule Shields Brain from Diabetes-Related Damage

Researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem have created a molecule that could potentially lower diabetic patients’ higher risk of developing dementia or…

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Early Rehabilitation Boosts Recovery After Severe Brain Injury

In a series of studies, Trandur Ulfarsson, doctoral student at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has explored the long-term effects of…

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University Researchers Inspire Diabetics Toward Healthier Living

By means of so-called health coaching, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of diabetics to markedly improve their oral…

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Cellular Transport Cracks: Key to Next-Gen Cancer Therapies

The study, published today in Nature Communications, explains how this tiny 'railway' system is a key target for cancer drugs and, as such, how this new…

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Quality Initiative Boosts Asthma Outcomes in Teenagers

The quality improvement initiative, conducted in a primary care setting, dramatically improved asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents.The study…

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Researchers discover process that turns 'good cholesterol' bad

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered the process by which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – the so-called “good cholesterol” – becomes dysfunctional,…

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