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Breakthrough Diabetes Therapy: Artificial Pancreas Success in Dresden

The team of Professor Dr Stefan R. Bornstein, Director of the Department of Medicine III in Dresden, implanted the bio-reactor in a patient. The results of the…

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Measuring Blood Sugar With Light

One of the keys to healthful living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is monitoring blood glucose (sugar) levels to ensure they remain at stable levels. People…

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PolyU optometrist raise alert on the potential risk of coloured contact lenses

Results showed that most of these cosmetic contact lenses have surface coloured pigments which can easily come off when using a standardised lab-based rub-off…

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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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Moderate Exercise: A Key to Preventing Depression

PhD candidate George Mammen’s review published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has taken the connection one step further,…

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Data shows VisionGate's 3D imaging platform accurately detects lung cancer in sputum

VisionGate, Inc., a company developing a revolutionary non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer, today reported clinical data showing that its…

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Nanofibrous Conduit for Long-Segment Sciatic Nerve Repair

In addition, a similar problem, i.e., stimulation of the immune system, will be encountered in transplantation of allografts or xenografts. Some studies used…

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Study Links Sleep Apnea to Subclinical Heart Injury Risks

Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated with subclinical myocardial injury, as indicated by increased high sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) levels….

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UNC child neurologist finds potential route to better treatments for Fragile X, autism

When you experience something, neurons in the brain send chemical signals called neurotransmitters across synapses to receptors on other neurons. How well that…

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Metformin With Chemo Boosts Lung Cancer Treatment Outcomes

Treating aggressive lung cancer with the diabetes drug metformin along with radiation and chemotherapy may slow tumor growth and recurrence, suggests new…

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PVC as flooring material in childhood is related to asthma 10 years later

Furthermore, there were indications that PVC flooring in the parents’ bedrooms were stronger associated with the new cases of asthma when compared with child's…

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Colon cancer screening guidelines may miss 10 percent of colon cancers

In the largest population-based study to date, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah made this finding based on nearly…

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New Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Negative Memory Effects

In a subsequent pharmacological study with one of the identified compounds, the scientists found a drug-induced reduction of aversive memory. This could have…

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Understanding Contact Lens Discomfort: Causes and Solutions

Contact lens discomfort (CLD) may be the leading cause of patient dissatisfaction with, and discontinuation of, contact lens wear throughout the world — but…

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Overlooked Cholesterol Disease: Easy Diagnosis and Treatment

This is a major problem as the disease is dangerous for health. However, this disease is easy to diagnose and treat, according to the conclusion of a consensus…

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Gothenburg Leads EU Project to Cut Healthcare Costs

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred care have been given the task of coordinating a project to investigate how Europe’s…

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