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Women with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus give birth to fewer children

New research shows that more than half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. While…

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Cellular Aging: Link to Heart Attack and Early Death Revealed

Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk of heart attack and early death. Now a large-scale population study in…

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Organic Foods: Hidden Source of Dietary Arsenic Risks

Organic brown rice syrup has become a preferred alternative to using high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in food. High fructose corn syrup has been…

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Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Show Promise in Early Trials

The U.S. FDA recently approved the first cancer therapeutic vaccine for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. At least 14 other cancer vaccine strategies…

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Building Bone From Cartilage: A Breakthrough in Regeneration

A person has a tumor removed from her femur. A soldier is struck by an improvised explosive device and loses a portion of his tibia. A child undergoes…

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Smart Device Transforms Orthopaedic Recovery With Real-Time Data

Imagine a smart sensor customized to provide vital, real-time information about a patient's recent orthopaedic surgery. Instead of relying on X-rays or…

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Cardiac MRI Enhances Diagnosis of Life-Threatening Arrhythmias

Cardiologist Dr. James White and his colleagues at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, found CMR is a highly effective diagnostic imaging tool,…

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New Ovarian Cancer Subtype Shows Promise for Anti-Angiogenic Drugs

In a study published in the online journal PloS ONE, the investigators estimate that the subtype may account for a third of all serous ovarian cancers, a…

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SIV Infection Boosts Immune-Suppressive Treg Cell Production

Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of a type of T cell that actually weakens the body's attack against the invading…

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Freeze-Dried Heart Valve Scaffolds for Replacement Solutions

Shangping Wang and colleagues from Leibniz University, Corlife, and Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, studied various strategies for freeze-drying…

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Exploring the Mind-Body Link: Depression’s Impact on Health

Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health — medical professionals have long known about the connection between anxiety and the immune system, for…

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New Method Simplifies Treatment for Prostate and Pancreatic Cancer

The reason that internal tumours are not treated with the method is that the technology does not exist to check that the precise amount of light is…

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Exercise in Your Twenties: Boost Bone Health and Lower Osteoporosis Risk

The strength of our bones is determined early in life. The more bone mass we put on when young, the smaller the risk of fractures as we grow older. Previous…

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Mixed progress made by US government and schools to improve food marketing influencing children's diets

New research has found that the US government and schools have made mixed progress to comprehensively address food and beverage marketing practices that put…

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Fructose Intake: No Link to Increased Blood Pressure, Study Finds

A new study has found that despite previous research showing blood pressure rose in humans immediately after they consumed fructose, there is no evidence…

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Unlocking Cognitive Insights in Brain-Injured Patients

Only by employing complex machine-learning techniques to decipher repeated advanced brain scans were researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell able to…

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