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Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Boosts Quality of Life in Stage I NSCLC

Until recently, many elderly patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer were left untreated because treatment may not improve their quality of life….

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Chemotherapy Shows Promise for SCLC and Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Research presented in the July 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, concluded that…

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U of M Researchers Discover GPx3 Antioxidant for Heart Health

The enzyme – glutathione peroxidase, or GPx3 – is a natural antioxidant that helps protect organisms from oxidant injury and helps the body naturally repair…

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BPA Exposure: Long-Lasting Effects on Generations Uncovered

Exposure to low doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) during gestation had immediate and long-lasting, trans-generational effects on the brain and social behaviors in…

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Antioxidant Reduces Blindness Risk in Premature Babies

A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) suggests that the antioxidant, rhSOD (recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase), reduces the…

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

“OSA is known to be associated with inflammation and oxidative stress, so we hypothesized that it would be associated with peripheral neuropathy in patients…

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Sampling Multiple Tumor Zones in Breast Cancer Research

Certain short strands of RNA, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), have been linked to the progression and metastasis of breast cancer and may provide information…

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Virtual Colonoscopy Without Laxatives: Accurate Polyp Detection

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in…

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Discovery of Key Pathway in Meningioma Tumor Growth

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered one of the most important cellular mechanisms driving the growth and progression of meningioma, the most…

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Predicting PTSD: New Insights into Early Detection

Most people have intense emotional reactions to traumatizing events like road accidents or combat. But some suffer far longer, caught in the grip of long-term…

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Consortium of scientists maps the human body's bacterial ecosystem

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes today are announcing their role in an unprecedented collaboration organized by the National Institutes of Health, which…

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Understanding Multiple Sclerosis: A Complex Condition Overview

The “disease with 1000 faces” is how multiple sclerosis (MS) is sometimes described. The reason for this name is that the clinical picture can differ…

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New research showing how real-life exposure to violence disrupts a child's sleep habits

When violence shatters a child's world, the torment can continue into their sleep, according to researchers in Cleveland. The impact is measurable and affected…

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Untreated Depression in Pregnant Women with HIV: A Growing Concern

It's the kind of glaring oversight that Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said he finds all the time…

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Group B streptococcal meningitis has long-term effects on children's developmental outcomes

Parents of infants who survive bacterial meningitis caused by group B Streptococcus might have to live with the effects of the disease on their children long…

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BYU Engineers Develop Innovative Disc Replacement for Back Pain

In between the vertebrae of the human spine are 23 Oreo-sized, cartilage-filled discs that hold the vertebrae together and allow for spine movement.While the…

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