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Second Brain Death Exam Could Impact Organ Donation Rates

For the study, scientists reviewed the cases of 1,229 adults and 82 children ages one and older pronounced brain dead. The information was taken from the New…

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Rationalisation Measures Harm Work Environment, Study Finds

A research study published in the journal Applied Ergonomics reveals that rationalisation measures often have a major negative impact on both the physical and…

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Understanding Hip Replacement Delays: Patient Insights

Drawing on around 40,000 responses from patients selected from the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, the thesis looks at how hip replacement patients perceive…

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UNC Scientists Unveil Strategy to Enhance Cancer Vaccines

One of the challenges is identifying a discrete cellular target to stop cancer growth without inactivating the immune system. Scientists at UNC Lineberger…

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Breast Inflammation’s Role in Cancer Growth Revealed by Kimmel Researchers

It took 12 years and a creation of a highly sophisticated transgenic mouse, but researchers at Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have finally proven a long…

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Study: Ventilation Changes Could Double Lung Transplants

Simple changes to how ventilators are used could almost double the number of lungs available for transplants, according to new international research involving…

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Y-90 Radioembolization: New Hope for Late-Stage Liver Cancer

The glass spheres contain a radioactive element, yttrium-90, more commonly known as Y-90, which emits radiation for a very limited distance so that healthy…

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Combatting Flu in Newborns: Start Prevention During Pregnancy

Influenza is a major cause of serious respiratory disease in pregnant women and of hospitalization in infants. Although the flu vaccine is recommended for all…

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New Signaling Pathway Linked to Inflammatory Disease Discovered

The research, led by Jose M. Gonzalez-Navajas, PhD, and Eyal Raz, MD, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego, is published as a Brief Definitive Report in the…

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Human Networking Theory Reveals Disease Spread Insights

It's colds and flu season, and as any parent knows, colds and flu spread like wildfire, especially through schools.New research using human-networking theory…

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New report provides women's perspectives on medical male circumcision for HIV prevention

A new report from the Women's HIV Prevention Tracking Project (WHiPT), a collaborative initiative of AVAC and the ATHENA Network, features an unprecedented…

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Diet’s Impact on Mental Illness: Insights from Mouse Study

Joseph Garner, an associate professor of animal sciences, fed mice a diet high in sugar and tryptophan that was expected to reduce abnormal hair-pulling….

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2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safe for Asthma Patients, Boosts Immunity

The study was cosponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), two…

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Ovarian Cancer Diversity Challenges Screening Effectiveness

It is a relatively rare disease that often progresses with few symptoms until it is too late for potentially curative treatments, and elevated values of the…

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Pomegranate Juice Components That Inhibit Cancer Cell Movement

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified components in pomegranate juice that both inhibit the movement of cancer cells and…

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New Protein Insights Enhance Kidney Disease Treatment Options

The research was published online Dec. 12 in Nature Medicine.”This is a major breakthrough in understanding the development and treatment of kidney disease…

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