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Nuclear Medicine Therapy Boosts Survival in Colorectal Cancer

A systematic review conducted by researchers showed that approximately 50 percent of salvage patients have an overall survival of more than 12 months after…

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EU Project Investigates Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment

Is it possible to predict the likelihood of subsequent complications following cancer treatment on the basis of genetic tests? This is the main question to be…

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Electronic and Internet Health Tools May Decrease In-Person Physician Visits

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund think so. Based on their analysis of recent trends in digital…

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Temple Researchers Discover New Heart Attack Treatment

But a recent study led by researchers at Temple University School of Medicine suggests that it is possible to limit the extent of that damage using a drug. In…

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One HPV Vaccine Dose May Prevent Cervical Cancer

“The latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination coverage indicates that in 2012, only 53.8…

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Gut Microbes Linked to Intestinal Health, Penn Study Finds

These organisms, collectively called the microbiota, help digest food, maintain the immune system, fend off pathogens, and more. There exists a long and…

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How nanotechnology can advance regenerative medicine

Published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, the paper summarizes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology with application…

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Understanding Microbleeds’ Role in Brain Treatment Advances

As growing numbers of America’s baby boomers reach retirement, neuroscientists are expanding their efforts to understand and treat one of the leading health…

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Brain Connectivity Insights Predict Epilepsy Surgery Success

A discovery from Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers could provide epilepsy patients invaluable advance guidance about their chances to…

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New Hormone Targets Diabetes by Boosting Insulin Action

A novel single molecule hormone, which acts equally on the receptors of the insulin-stimulating hormones GLP-1 and GIP, was observed to reduce weight and…

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UNC neuroscientists discover new ‘mini-neural computer’ in the brain

Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once thought to be passive wiring in the brain. But now researchers at the University of North Carolina…

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Chinese Bats Likely Source of SARS Virus, Researchers Report

Scientists say they’ve produced “the clearest evidence yet” the SARS virus originated in Chinese horseshoe bats and that direct bat-to-human transmission is…

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Model Virus Structure Shows Why There’s No Cure for Common Cold

Writing today (Oct. 28, 2013) in the journal Virology, a team led by UW-Madison biochemistry Professor Ann Palmenberg provides a meticulous topographical model…

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Video Gaming Benefits: Insights from New Max Planck Study

This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charité University Medicine St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus. The…

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Genetic Link Between Autism and Language Impairment Revealed

Lorenzo Miodus-Santini an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Princeton, who was classified as autistic at only 13 months old, was never a big talker. As an infant…

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Mainz University Opens New Dementia Service Center

In Germany, approximately 1.3 million people currently suffer from dementia. About 250,000 incident cases are estimated per year. Dementia is the leading cause…

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