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Advancing Knee Health: Virtual Models of Joint Tissue Study

A Cleveland Clinic research team is developing virtual models of human knee joints to better understand how tissues and their individual cells react to heavy…

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Human papillomavirus types do not replace others after large-scale vaccination

A UNC-led international team of scientists studied this question in a group of 2228 Kenyan men as a “nested” trial in a larger trial. Their first paper in the…

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Yoga reduces stress; now it's known why

Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the…

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MHH and Rentschler Partner on Innovative Gene Therapy Vector

The Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Rentschler Biotechnologie GmbH have signed a licensing agreement for the commercialization of a vector system for gene…

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Linked to Lung Cancer Risk

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research details one novel mechanism of this risk: long-term oxygen…

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Reversing Nighttime Light’s Harmful Effects on Health

While hamsters exposed to light at night for four weeks showed evidence of depressive symptoms, those symptoms essentially disappeared after about two weeks if…

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Researchers Gain New Understanding of Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Findings May Lead to Effective New Treatments

The findings, which are reported today online by Diabetes, may lead to the development of new therapeutic agents that harness the actions of GLP-1 to prevent…

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Bloodstream Scavenger Reduces Clotting Without Extra Bleeding

In a mouse study published online July 23, 2012, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Duke University Medical Center scientists…

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Microneedles Show Promise for Targeting Eye Therapies

For the first time, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have demonstrated that microneedles less than a millimeter in…

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UCSF Researchers Critique New Lipid Screening Guidelines for Kids

Recent guidelines recommending cholesterol tests for children fail to weigh health benefits against potential harms and costs, according to a new commentary…

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HPV Testing Could Ease Cervical Cancer Screening for HIV-Positive Women

A new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that HIV-positive women may be able to use new methods that…

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Severe flu increases risk of Parkinson's: UBC research

However, the opposite is true for people who contracted a typical case of red measles as children – they are 35 per cent less likely to develop Parkinson's, a…

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CPAP treatment effective in patients with milder OSA and daytime sleepiness

“The evidence for the efficacy of CPAP in patients with milder OSA is limited and conflicting,” said lead author Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN, professor and dean…

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Vitamin D may protect against lung function impairment and decline in smokers

“We examined the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, smoking, lung function, and the rate of lung function decline over a 20 year period in a cohort of…

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New report describes 7 essential steps toward an AIDS-free generation

The end of AIDS is within our reach. But as the authors of a new special supplement in the August, 2012 Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiencies (JAIDS) point…

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UGA Researchers Create Rapid Diagnostic Test for Pathogens

In a series of studies, the scientists were able to detect compounds such as lactic acid and the protein albumin in highly diluted samples and in mixtures that…

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