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Curcumin may protect premature infants' lungs

Turmeric, a key ingredient in spicy curry dishes, has long been known to have medicinal values. Now new research finds a substance in turmeric, curcumin, may…

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Spinal Cord Injury: Tissue Loss Observed in Just 40 Days

Now, a joint research effort between the University of Zurich, University Hospital Balgrist and colleagues from University College London have found evidence…

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Cerebral Aneurysm Growth Increases Rupture Risk: What You Need to Know

A cerebral aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in a weakened blood vessel in the brain. If an aneurysm ruptures, blood is leaked into or around the brain, which…

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Researchers Identify Origins of Cells Driving Fibrosis

Scientists have tracked down and quantified the diverse origins of cells that drive fibrosis, the incurable, runaway wound-healing that scars and ultimately…

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Home Risk Factors Impacting Childhood Pneumonia in Urban Areas

However, the incidence of childhood pneumonia is still high in urban modern cities. Which home risk factors affect the incidence of childhood pneumonia in…

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Researchers Discover Molecule That Drives Aggressive Breast Cancer

The scientists found that excess activity of this gene —EYA1 — also enhances development of breast cancer stem cells that promote resistance to cancer therapy,…

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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Cut Insulin Needs in Diabetes Patients

The study appears as an early e-publication for the journal Cell Transplantation, and is now freely available on-line at…

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Surgeons Report Melanoma Recurs After 10 Years in More

Recurrence of melanoma skin cancer 10 or more years after initial treatment is more common than previously thought, occurring in more than one in 20 patients….

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Diet High in Fish and Flax May Reduce Hip Fracture Risk

Higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood may reduce the risk for hip fractures in postmenopausal women, recent research suggests.Scientists analyzed…

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MBL Researchers Find Zinc’s Crucial Pathway to the Brain

The study, led at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) by Mark Messerli in collaboration with scientists from the University of California, Davis, shows that…

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UCSB research points to a potential therapeutic approach to Alzheimer's disease

The results were published online June 4 as the Paper of the Week in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. As a Paper of the Week, Kosik's work is among the top…

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Circuitous Path to Therapy Resistance in Malignant Gliomas

“In treating malignant gliomas, we currently combine radiotherapy with the anticancer drug temozolomide. However, in some patients, tumors rapidly become…

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Fungal Infection Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Steroid Injections

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describe pathologic findings from 40 case reports of fungal infection in patients who…

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Calcium and Vitamin D: Boosting Bone Health for Women

But now, an analysis from the major Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial throws weight on the supplement side—at least for women taking hormones after…

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Flu Shot Proven Effective Against Any Circulating Strain

“It's quite common for people to say they are not going to get the flu shot this year because they've heard it does not match the strain of flu going around,”…

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Diabetes Mortality Drops Significantly in UK and Canada

The findings are in new research published in Diabetologia, the Journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and written by Dr Marcus…

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