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Folate intake may reduce colorectal cancer risk

The study is reassuring, as previous recent evidence has suggested that consumption of very high levels of folate through supplements and from folate-fortified…

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Scripps Scientists Decode Genes Behind Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

For several years, scientists have been pondering a question about a genetic disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 2D: how can different types…

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Ovarian Stimulation and Oocyte Chromosome Abnormalities Explained

Stockholm, Sweden: Ovarian stimulation undertaken by women of advanced maternal age (over 35 years) receiving fertility treatment may be disrupting the normal…

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Overlooked peptide reveals clues to causes of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) and their collaborators have shed light on the function of a little-studied amyloid peptide in promoting…

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Baked Milk Foods May Boost Dairy Allergy Tolerance in Kids

Researchers studied 88 children, ages 2 to 17 years old, who were diagnosed with milk allergy, evaluating their tolerance to foods containing baked milk, such…

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Preventing diabetes damage: Zinc's effects on a kinky, two-faced cohort

Recent research at the University of Michigan offers new details about how zinc performs this “security guard” function. The findings appear in the July 8…

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Foot Positioning: Key to Reducing Ankle Sprains in Sports

The results of the study, which appear in the June online edition of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, found that people who have a history of…

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Women Excel in Gastrointestinal Surgery: Study Findings Revealed

Results, now published online in the Journal of Surgical Research in a paper titled “The Battle of the Sexes: Women Win Out in Gastrointestinal Surgery,” shed…

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New Therapy Shows Promise for Childhood Neuroblastoma

The study tested the principle that combined positron emission tomography and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT) may be used to select children with primary…

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Blocking Molecular Target Enhances PARP Inhibitor Efficacy

Currently, the role of PARP inhibitors has mainly been restricted to cancers whose cells lack functioning versions of the damage-repair proteins BRCA1 or BRCA2…

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New Method Enhances Chemotherapy Effectiveness in Bladder Cancer

Researchers at the UC Davis Cancer Center have discovered a way of sensitizing muscle-invasive bladder cancer cells so that they succumb to the toxic effects…

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Predicting Actions from Brain Activity: Key Research Insights

The findings were published this week in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience, in the paper, “Decoding Action Intentions from Preparatory Brain Activity in…

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A role for glia in the progression of Rett Syndrome

Rett Syndrome, the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders, is caused by mutations in the methyl CpG-binding protein (MeCP2). Rett Syndrome…

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Getting an Accurate Read on Parkinson's

Parkinson's Disease, brought to public awareness by figures such as Michael J. Fox, is not just difficult to diagnose. It's also difficult to accurately…

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Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Delaying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that early, prolonged treatment…

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New clues to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease

The proteins, which carry specific sugar molecules, are found in greater concentrations in patients with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease than in…

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