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Teen Fitness Linked to Lower Suicide Risk Later in Life

A new, extensive report from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare on child and adolescent health shows that teenagers and young adults in Sweden…

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Cola and Honey: Unpacking Food Riddles and Health Risks

Drinking excessive amounts of cola and eating honey made from the pollen of Rhododendrons can cause unusual syncope (fainting) and symptoms of arrhythmia,…

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Exercise Boosts Health for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into the cells, or when the cells resist…

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'Singing' rats show hope for older humans with age-related voice problems

AUDIO Rats like those used in University of Illinois speech and hearing sciences professor Aaron Johnson’s study make ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) that are…

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Kidney Cancer Progression Tied to Tumor Metabolism Changes

Investigators in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have uncovered a connection between how tumor cells use energy from metabolic processes and…

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AIDS Transmission Risk: Understanding Co-Infections and Treatment

This occurs in particular if the male genital tract also has other viral infections. That is the conclusion reached by a scientist who is supported by the…

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New Insights Into Cell Movement Enhance Disease Understanding

Led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), investigators found that epithelial…

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New Therapy Developed for Rare Skin Disease Ichthyosis

In the fight against common diseases such as cancer the strategy is clear: scientists are working flat out on research, methods of early detection and…

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Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Hereditary Dystonia

Michele Tagliati, MD, neurologist, director of the Movement Disorders Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Neurology, and Ron L. Alterman,…

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Ibrutinib Proves Effective in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Study

In a major international study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the targeted therapy ibrutinib continues to show…

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New Approach to Combat Lung Cancer: UT Dallas Study Insights

In an article published online May 21 in the journal PLOS ONE, UT Dallas researchers compared the metabolic characteristics of non-small-cell lung cancer cells…

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Fiber-Optic Pen Reveals Brain Patterns in Children’s Learning

The device and research using it to study the brain patterns of children will be presented June 18 at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping meeting in…

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New Framework for Evidence-Based Surgical Innovation

An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research,…

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New Concussion Study: Two Biomarkers Outperform One

The University of Rochester Medical Center just added significant evidence by reporting in the Journal of Neurotrauma that it might be clinically useful to…

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Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk

“Our findings raise concerns since, depending on the pollutant, 20% to 60% of the women in our study lived in areas where risk of autism was elevated,” said…

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Concussion patients show Alzheimer's-like brain abnormalities

“Findings of MTBI bear a striking resemblance to those seen in early Alzheimer's dementia,” said the study's lead author, Saeed Fakhran, M.D., assistant…

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