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Pan-Fried Meat Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer Risk

Mariana Stern, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, led analyses for the study, “Red meat and poultry, cooking…

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Combination Peptide Therapies Might Offer More Effective, Less Toxic Cancer Treatment

These two studies examine a peptide vaccine and a peptide therapeutic together and with a common chemotherapy drug in breast-cancer models.The two agents…

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Moffitt Cancer Center Validates Molecular Signature for Radiation Benefits

The results appeared in a recent issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research.The study examined patients…

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Children's self-control is associated with their body mass index as adults

However, exhibiting these skills at a young age actually may affect weight later in life. A new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics…

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German Children’s Weight Gain: Key Insights from Recent Study

Scientists working with Perikles Simon, head of the Sports Medicine division of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, suggest in the light of…

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Mediterranean Diet Boosted With Olive Oil May Protect Bones

A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched…

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Minor Activity Boosts Bone Health in Premenopausal Women

A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that physical activity for premenopausal…

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New Insights into Chemoresistance Mechanisms in Ovarian Cancer

David Bowtell, Ph.D., head of the Cancer Genomics and Genetic Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues generated…

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Artificial Retina Breakthrough Restores Normal Vision

Two researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have deciphered a mouse's retina's neural code and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic device to…

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Egg Yolk Consumption Linked to Atherosclerosis Risks

Surveying more than 1200 patients, Dr. Spence found regular consumption of egg yolks is about two-thirds as bad as smoking when it comes to increased build-up…

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Antisense Therapy: A New Hope for Parasitic Infections

This precisely focused therapy combines short strands of “antisense” nucleic acid-like material with a small peptide that can transport those strands through…

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Radiation Post-Lumpectomy Reduces Mastectomy Need in Older Women

Contrary to clinical recommendations, older women with early stage breast cancer may want to undergo radiation after lumpectomy to help ensure that they will…

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'Harmless' condition shown to alter brain function in elderly

“There has been a lot of controversy over these commonly identified abnormalities on MRI scans and their clinical impact,” said Kirk M. Welker, M.D., assistant…

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Unlocking Smell: How Colds Affect Your Sense of Smell

Has a summer cold or mold allergy stuffed up your nose and dampened your sense of smell? We take it for granted that once our nostrils clear, our sniffers will…

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Blood test for Alzheimer's gaining ground

In a study to be published in the August 28 issue of the journal Neurology, scientists have taken a step toward developing a blood test for Alzheimer's,…

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Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness in Adolescents

Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents’ intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, has…

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