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New delivery method improves efficacy of 2 common Parkinson's disease medications

A new delivery method for levodopa/carbidopa, a common dual-drug Parkinson's disease (PD) regimen, significantly improved the duration of the drugs'…

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HIV Exposure in Womb Linked to Hearing Loss Risk in Children

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a…

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Omega-3 Reduces Inflammation in Older Adults With Obesity

Four months of omega-3 supplementation decreased one protein in the blood that signals the presence of inflammation by an average of more than 10 percent, and…

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The math of malaria

The disease varies greatly from region to region in the species that cause it and in the carriers that spread it. It is easily transmitted across regions…

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CRN Report: Current State of Nutritional Supplements Research

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today released its comprehensive report, The Benefits…

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Innovative Approaches to Target Androgens in Prostate Cancer

“In many ways, therapies for prostate cancer have led the way in the fight against the disease,” says E. David Crawford, MD, investigator at the University of…

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New Prognosis Tool for Deadly Brain Cancer Offers Hope

People diagnosed with GBM live on average less than 15 months after diagnosis, even after undergoing aggressive surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But not…

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In challenge to preferred target of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s, a call for more research

While stimulating the subthalamic nucleus (STN) generally has been the therapy of choice, new research published in the June 20, 2012, issue of Neurology®, the…

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Advocating Lung Testing as Standard for COPD Care

Respiratory community calls for lung testing to be offered as ‘standard’As leading figures in respiratory health from across the globe gather in Birmingham for…

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Mount Sinai is first in New York state to perform new Alzheimer's imaging test in clinical setting

The Mount Sinai Medical Center is the first institution in New York State to use in the clinical setting a newly approved imaging technique to detect…

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Research Identifies Specific Bacteria Linked to Indoor Water-Damage and Mold

Which specific bacteria contribute to these problems, however, has been unknown—making it difficult for public health officials to develop tools to effectively…

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Fishing for answers to autism puzzle

Fish cannot display symptoms of autism, schizophrenia or other human brain disorders. However, a team of MIT biologists has shown that zebrafish can be a…

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Survival rates lower for heart transplant patients whose arteries reclose after stenting

Transplant patients are among those at highest risk of adverse outcomes when receiving a stent to address a blockage in an artery. Compared with the general…

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Discovery Helps Mice Combat Urinary Tract Infections

Their research, conducted in mice, suggests that the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections take advantage of a cellular waste disposal system that…

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Psoriasis Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk, Penn Study Finds

Psoriasis is an independent risk for Type 2 Diabetes, according to a new study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of…

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Antitoxin Strategy May Help Target Other Pathogens

The strategy employs chains of binding agents, like “beads on a string”, which target two sites on one or more pathogenic molecules to neutralize their…

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