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Removal of lymph nodes during surgery for thyroid cancer may be beneficial

Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for the majority of all thyroid malignancies, which primarily impact women. A new study indicates that routinely removing…

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Mediterranean Diet: Key to Longevity and Health Benefits

Research studies ever since the 1950s have shown that a Mediterranean diet, based on a high consumption of fish and vegetables and a low consumption of…

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Breast Cancer Links to Heart Disease Risk in Women

Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has found.The majority of women with hereditary breast and…

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New Method Tests Allergenic Substances Without Animals

“We have made several discoveries about the mechanism behind contact allergy, one of which is that allergenic substances react with keratin 5 and 14 in the…

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CSF test can pick up Alzheimer's early

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have studied biomarkers that offer more reliable diagnosis and, in the longer…

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Exploring Low Dose Radiation Impacts: Insights from Berkeley Lab

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), through a combination of time-lapse live imaging…

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Pet Kidney Injuries Mirror Human Conditions, MU Research Finds

When evaluating early kidney injuries in people, doctors monitor blood level increases of creatinine, a waste product of muscle breakdown, to understand the…

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New Blood Pressure Predictor for Heart Attack Risk Revealed

A hike in your blood pressure during middle age significantly raises the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke during your lifetime, according to new…

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NIH Uncovers New Approach to Cancer Therapies with EETs

This research is the first to show that EETs work in concert with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein known to induce blood vessel growth….

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Adenotonsillectomy’s Impact on Children’s Sleep-Disordered Breathing

SDB is an increasingly common indication for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy due to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Cardiovascular (CV) disease…

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Targeting EETs: New Insights on Cardiovascular Treatments

A group of small molecules called EETs – currently under scrutiny as possible treatment targets for a host of cardiovascular diseases – may also drive the…

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Scientists Develop Animal Model for TB-Related Blindness

Lead study investigator and Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist Petros Karakousis, M.D., says the new animal model should hasten development of a badly…

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HIV Challenges in Tanzania: Insights from Lake Victoria Region

For the region around Lake Victoria in Tanzania, the figures are unambiguous: Around 19 per cent of the adults over 25 who are HIV infected carry viruses in…

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The benefits of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure

However, large-scale clinical trials have highlighted the beneficial effect of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in the improvement of symptoms and…

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Regulatory enzyme overexpression may protect against neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease

Treatment that increases brain levels of an important regulatory enzyme may slow the loss of brain cells that characterizes Huntington's disease (HD) and other…

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Immunological Weakness in Malaria Patients Increases Infection Risk

Malaria patients are at high risk of developing fatal bacterial infections, especially salmonella infections. This is commonly believed to be due to…

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