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Prosthetic retina offers simple solution to restoring sight

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Stanford University in California are creating a prosthetic retina for patients of age related macular…

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Genetic Test Results Don’t Boost Health Service Usage, Study Finds

People have increasing opportunities to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of risk for developing a disease. Receiving these results…

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Hybrid Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

A breast cancer vaccine already shown to elicit a powerful immune response in women with varying levels of HER2 expression has the ability to improve…

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Fighting bacteria's strength in numbers

Researchers in the University’s School of Molecular Medical Sciences have shown for the first time that the effectiveness of the bacteria’s communication…

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Dietary Supplements Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

But taken at much higher levels as some supplement manufacturers suggest, these three supplements have now been proven to increase the risk of developing a…

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Chemotherapy's effect on overall survival seems to increase based on tumor size

The most recent research released in June's Journal of Thoracic Oncology indicates there might be a positive correlation between tumor size and adjuvant…

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New Gene Therapy Delivery System Shows Promise for Arthritis

Within a few hours of injecting empty-handed DNA nanoparticles, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers were surprised to see increased expression of an…

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'Fertilizing' bone marrow helps answer why some cancers spread to bones

The findings provide valuable insight as to why some cancers metastasize to bone, and could eventually result in new metastasis-prevention drugs, said Laurie…

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Minimizing Stroke Damage: Latest Research Insights

In a review article in the journal MedLink Neurology, first author Murray Flaster, MD, PhD and colleagues summarize the latest research on caring for ischemic…

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Brain Circuitry Differences in Women with Anorexia and Obesity

Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward…

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Breakthrough Discovery of Gene Mutations in Bile Duct Cancer

A team of international scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of bile duct cancer, a deadly type of liver cancer. By…

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Nature Walks: Boosting Mental Health for Those with Depression

A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression. In one of the first studies to examine the effect of nature walks on…

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New Drug Candidates Target Inflammation via C3a Receptor Mapping

The team started by creating a three-dimensional map of a protein structure called the C3a receptor, which sits on the surface of human cells and plays a…

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Women’s Drug Abuse and Addiction

Women's treatment programs deal with unique, addiction related needs in a woman-centered environment, allowing the patient to feel safe as she works through…

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New Study Reveals Protein’s Role in Neurotransmission Control

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein — alpha 2 delta — exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume…

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New Maintenance Therapy Boosts Multiple Myeloma Treatment

A medical procedure called autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, commonly known as a stem cell transplant, is frequently an important treatment…

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