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Single-Port Kidney Removal Boosts Donor Satisfaction

In the largest study of its kind, living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key…

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New Antivirulence Drugs Target MRSA and Strep Infections

Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that,…

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Study Reveals Drinking Water’s Impact on Gut Health

Their study in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology concludes that such illnesses may become more of a problem as much of the nation's drinking…

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Breakthrough Discovery in Myotonic Dystrophy Research

An important breakthrough could help in the fight against myotonic dystrophy. The discovery, recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Cell,…

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New Method Speeds Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a new technique that should greatly speed the discovery of medically and scientifically useful…

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Improved Nanoparticles Enhance Drug Delivery to the Brain

In a report published online on August 29 in Science Translational Medicine, the Johns Hopkins team says its bioengineers have designed nanoparticles that can…

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Body heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery 'micropump'

The micropump contains Baker's yeast and sugar in a small chamber. When water is added and the patch is placed on the skin, the body heat and the added water…

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Urban Noise Impact: WHO Highlights Risks to Sleep Health

The World Health Organization recently recognized environmental noise as harmful pollution, with adverse psychosocial and physiological effects on public…

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Improved Diagnostic Test Enhances AML Outcomes in Kids

Early treatment response is a powerful predictor of long-term outcome for young patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The information can help physicians…

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Understanding Cell Actions in Atherosclerosis Breakthrough

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital are one step closer to understanding why plaque bursts in coronary arteries and causes heart attacks.The clue might be…

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Expanding Database Fuels Discoveries in Metabolomics

A major hurdle in profiling both unknown and known metabolic compounds (“metabolites”) has been the scarce amount of reference data. But a team from The…

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Neonatal heart stem cells may help mend kids' broken hearts

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who are exploring novel ways to treat serious heart problems in children, have conducted the…

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LifeSkills Training Empowers Teens to Manage Anger Effectively

Health and physical education teachers taught anger and stress management to 86 ninth graders in Augusta, Ga., and found their ability to control anger…

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Pain Drug Offers Hope Against Resistant Tuberculosis

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell…

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Lights Out? The Dangers of Exposure to Light at Night

A panel of world experts discussed “Light Pollution and its Ecophysiological Consequences” and shed light on the extent of the dangers and harm that night-time…

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Overweight Kids Eat Fewer Calories Than Healthy Peers

A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine pediatrics researchers finds a surprising difference in the eating habits of overweight children…

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