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Cleaner Fracking: Innovations in Reducing Environmental Impact

“The elephant or hippopotamus may provide food for an entire community, smaller antelope may feed a family, while a rat or lizard may quell the hunger of an…

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Shifting Gears: How Circadian Clock Affects Heart Health

The results of the new study have implications for cardiovascular health, including daily changes in responses to stress and the effect of long-term rotational…

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New Strategies for Enhancing Blood Flow in Bone Implants

A comprehensive review article describing the most promising strategies for vascularization of bone tissue substitutes is published in Tissue Engineering, Part…

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Crusty Foods Linked to Heart Issues in Diabetics

“We see evidence that cooking methods that create a crust—think the edge of a brownie or the crispy borders of meats prepared at very high temperatures—produce…

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'Elbow test' may predict sleep apnea

Prior to polysomnography testing, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan asked 124 patients two questions:(1) Does your bed-partner ever poke or elbow…

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What we know and don't know about fungal meningitis outbreak

In a new perspective piece being published Online First tonight in Annals of Internal Medicine, a physician recalls lessons learned from treating patients…

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Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Transform Cancer Treatment

More specifically, there has been considerable attention around near-infrared (NIR) light as an ideal method to stimulate nanoparticles from outside the body….

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Plant-Based Diets: A Solution for Chronic Disease Management

Yet people that live in societies that eat healthy, plant-based diets rarely fall victim to these ailments. Research studies have long indicated that a high…

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New Gluten and Lactose-Free Substitute for Low-Fat Sauces

Consumers are increasingly demanding the development of ready-to-eat gluten and lactose-free food products that meet their needs and help improve their health….

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Calcium’s Role in Neuron Connections and Behavior Control

A team led by MIT neuroscientists has developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating…

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Using the eye as a 'window into the brain'

An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis…

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Stat5 Predicts Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients after Radical Prostatectomy

This suggests, Stat5, a protein that when activated signals cancer cells to grow and survive, could be an ideal biomarker to help guide patients and physicians…

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Cost-Effective Birth Control Device for Early Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer, which starts in the lining of the uterus, is the third most common gynecologic cancer, striking more than 47,000 American women every year,…

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Less-invasive method of brain stimulation helps patients with Parkinson's disease

Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain—is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for…

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SEK 31 Million Boost for Innovative Childhood Obesity Solutions

The researchers will use a SEK 30.8 million grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to determine whether intestinal bacteria from non-obese…

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Creativity and Mental Illness: New Insights Unveiled

Last year, the team showed that artists and scientists were more common amongst families where bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is present, compared to the…

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