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New Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines from Canadian Journal of Cardiology

The Canadian Journal of Cardiology has published a focused update to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society's atrial fibrillation guidelines. Atrial fibrillation…

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Scientists Discover Pathways Linking Esophageal Cancer Growth

Identification of a non-traditional pathway for spiriting a cancer-promoting protein into the cell nucleus points to a possible combination therapy for…

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Food Stamps and Farmers' Markets

Record numbers of Americans are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as food stamps are now known, and many SNAP participants…

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New genetic path for scleroderma

A genetic pathway previously known for its role in embryonic development and cancer has been identified as a target for systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma,…

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Newborn Screening for DMD: Promising International Model

As a model for NBS, the approach published online in January in the Annals of Neurology provides evidence that this approach could be implemented if approved…

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Global Snakes’ Poison Resistance: New Insights Unveiled

The finding, which appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, greatly increases scientists' understanding of the genetic basis of…

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ADHD Diagnoses Surge 66% in Children Over Past Decade

The number of American children leaving doctors’ offices with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis has risen 66 percent in 10 years,…

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Researchers discover novel therapy for Crohn’s disease

In collaboration with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepathology at University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the Wake Forest Medical Center,…

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Honokiol Therapy Blocks Key Protein in Brain Inflammation

New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Neuroinflammation shows that, honokiol (HNK) is able to down-regulate the production…

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Bone Marrow Transplant Shows Promise for Rett Syndrome

A paper published online today in Nature describes the results of using bone marrow transplant (BMT) to replace faulty immune system cells in models of Rett…

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Dental Hygiene Risks for Congenital Heart Disease Patients

Teens with congenital heart disease floss, brush and visit the dentist less than their peers. But they have healthier behaviours when it comes to alcohol,…

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Depression Boosts Death Risk in Coronary Stent Patients

After seven years of follow up, depressed patients were 1.5 times more likely to have died than non-depressed patients. The findings were independent of age,…

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Inflammatory Biomarkers Enhance COPD Mortality Predictions

“COPD is characterized by low-grade inflammation, so we hypothesized that the addition of inflammatory biomarkers to established predictive factors would…

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Influenza “Histone Mimic” Suppresses Antiviral Response

The finding, reported in this week’s issue of the journal Nature, shows that the immunosuppressive NS1 protein of the influenza A virus hijacks key regulators…

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Researcher Seeks "Better Nights" on Eve of World Sleep Day

Research shows that North Americans are sleeping less today than they were in decades previous. When living our media-dependent, activity-filled lives, sleep…

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Combination Treatment Shows Promise for Kids’ Neurological Disorder

There are no effective treatments for the disease, which can also strike older children. And several therapeutic approaches, evaluated in mouse models and in…

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