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Innovative Strategies for Managing Childhood Overeating

But for most children, such behavioral therapy techniques don't work long term, according to Kerri Boutelle, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and…

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New Strategies to Tackle Chronic Disease Factors Unveiled

A dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergy, and irritable bowel syndrome, has led to concern about how…

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UCLA Researchers Propose New Strategy to Combat HIV Epidemics

Because PrEP is based on the same drugs used to treat HIV-infected individuals, the big public health fear is that the dual use of these drugs will lead to…

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Video Game Players Propel Genetic Research Forward

Thousands of video game players have helped significantly advance our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer…

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New Study Highlights Laquinimod’s Neuroprotection for MS

Laquinimod is an orally available synthetic compound that has been successfully evaluated in phase II/III clinical studies for the treatment of…

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Scientists Uncover How The Brain Corrects Motion Disturbances

The fact that humans rapidly correct for any disturbance in motion demonstrates the brain understands the physics of the limb – scientists just didn’t know…

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Eyebrain Tracker to be used in clinical trial for Parkinson’s therapy

EyeBrain, a company developing medical devices for the early diagnosis of neurological diseases, announces today that its EyeBrain Tracker device is being used…

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New Insights into Unrecognized Visual Processes in Rivalry

Most scientists believe rivalry occurs only when there’s “spatial conflict”—two objects striking the same place on the retina at the same time as our eyes…

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Bitter Sensitive Kids Eat More Veggies With Dipping Sauce

But a new study led by Jennifer Orlet Fisher, director of the Family Eating Laboratory at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, has found that…

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Innovative CPAP Solutions for Sleep Apnea Relief

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep. It is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing, and chances of it…

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Exercise Guidance for Breast Cancer Survivors and Lymphedema

Jane Armer, professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, says patients at risk for lymphedema can exercise if they closely monitor their activities.“Exercise…

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New TB Vaccine Enters Phase I Clinical Trial Testing

Statens Serum Institut and Aeras today announce the initiation of the first Phase I clinical trial of a new candidate TB vaccine designed to protect people…

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Ladybug’s Spot Counting: Insights into OCD in Children

About two percent of all children suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which consists of obsessive thoughts and acts. Obsessive thoughts are…

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Researchers examine role of inflammatory mechanisms in a healing heart

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that an inflammatory mechanism known as inflammasome may lead to more damage in the heart following…

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Cleveland Breakthrough: Pain Relief After Spinal Cord Injury

A collaborative research group – led by researchers at Cleveland Clinic – published findings that indicate a one-time injection immediately after spinal cord…

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Customized Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Muscular Dystrophy Trial

“This trial demonstrates that gene therapy is no longer limited by the viruses we find in nature, and should usher in the next generation of viral delivery…

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