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Human Cytomegalovirus Linked to Blindness in Elderly Eyes

The scientists found that human cytomegalovirus, a type of herpesvirus, causes the production of vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, a signal protein…

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Heart Disease Risk Tools Miss Threat for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Inflammation plays a key role in putting those with rheumatoid arthritis in greater jeopardy for heart disease, yet many cardiovascular disease risk assessment…

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Aortic Graft Technique Enhances Laryngeal Reconstruction Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer. In the May Annals…

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New Insights Into Severe Malaria Unveiled by Researchers

Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new…

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Folic Acid Linked to Lower Risk of Childhood Cancers

Incidence reductions were found for Wilms' tumor, a type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), a type of brain cancer.Since 1998, the…

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Heart Damage in Obese Adolescents: Key Findings from 2012 Congress

The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure…

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Nordic Walking Boosts Health for Heart Failure Patients

The research was presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure…

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Experimental bariatric surgery controls blood sugar in rats with diabetes

A team led by Dr. Tony Lam and Dr. Danna Breen, a post- doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Lam, used a rat model to study novel nutrient-sensing signals in the…

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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Unexpected Relief for Urinary Symptoms

Treatment of early stage prostate cancer can also result in improved quality of life for a subgroup of men who suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS),…

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MRSA Nasal Colonization Increases Surgical Infection Risk

Antibiotic-resistant organisms such as MRSA can cause infections after surgery. Many studies have shown that MRSA nasal colonization increases the risk of…

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Boosting Brain Simulations: New Bernstein Facility Launches

Within the new institution, the “Bernstein Facility Simulation and Database Technology” will be established that is integrated into the National Bernstein…

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New Insights on Colon Cancer Treatment Response Mechanisms

The study led by VHIO also benefited from the collaboration with Professor Alberto Muñoz´s laboratory at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Alberto…

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Statins May Reduce Cancer Risk in Heart Transplant Patients

The research was presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure…

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Tiny Tool Boosts Tuberculosis Diagnosis, UF Research Reveals

“We're hopeful that this more sensitive method, which is both simple and inexpensive, will improve diagnosis in patients,” said lead researcher Kevin Fennelly,…

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Babies’ susceptibility to colds linked to immune response at birth

“Viral respiratory infections are common during childhood,” says first author Kaharu Sumino, MD, assistant professor of medicine. “Usually they are mild, but…

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Protein RAL: Link to Aggressive Prostate and Bladder Cancers

From metastasis in bladder cancer, to seminal vessel involvement in prostate cancer, to shortened survival in squamous cell carcinoma, a study published this…

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