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Mayo Clinic Uses Glow-in-the-Dark Cats to Fight AIDS

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a genome-based immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other…

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New Gene Targets for Hypertension Treatment Identified

A new report from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and their colleagues in centers around the world finds that common variants in 28 regions…

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Hormone Predicts Premature Death in Kidney Patients

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that high levels of a specific hormone can predict which kidney patients will develop…

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Chemotherapy Timing: Before or After Breast Cancer Surgery?

Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) does not have an impact on long-term local-regional outcomes, suggesting…

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Gladstone scientist finds new target for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease

A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has identified how the lack of a brain chemical known as dopamine can rewire the interaction between two groups of…

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Aerobic Exercise: A Natural Way to Lower Dementia Risk

The researchers broadly defined exercise as enough aerobic physical activity to raise the heart rate and increase the body's need for oxygen. Examples include…

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New 'bouncer' molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive…

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Researchers Discuss Challenges to Developing Broadly Protective HIV Vaccines

The human body can produce powerful antibodies that shield cells in the laboratory against infection by an array of HIV strains. In people, however, recent…

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Affordable Medications Could Prevent Heart Attacks in Sweden

They are cheap, preventive medicines that could prevent a huge number of deaths from heart attacks and strokes.The result of a research collaboration between…

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Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Key to Lower Blood Pressure

This process begins already in the upper digestive tract, which could explain why gastric bypass surgery for obesity also markedly reduce blood pressure,…

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'Reboot' for healthier results

As lifestyles get busier and waistlines get bigger; many people are turning to online nutrition programs. In promotion of healthful nutrition behaviors,…

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UC Davis Neurosurgeons Grow Neck Vertebrae Using Stem Cells

The procedure was performed by associate professors of neurosurgery Kee Kim and Rudolph Schrot. It used bone marrow-derived adult stem cells to promote the…

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Innovative Technologies Enhance Craniosynostosis Treatment

Treating this condition typically requires surgery after birth to remove portions of the fused skull bones, and in some cases the bones grow together again too…

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'White-coat effect' elevates greyhounds' blood pressure

In a new study, researchers have determined that anxiety associated with being in a veterinary hospital elevates the blood pressure in retired racing…

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Prenatal exposure to phthalates linked to decreased mental and motor development

A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on…

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Cognitive Impairment Linked to Higher Death Risk, Study Finds

According to a new, long-term study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers, cognitive impairment, especially at the moderate to severe…

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