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Researchers use patient's own blood to treat hamstring injury

“By injecting the patient's own blood where it is needed at the site of a damaged tendon, we help the patient heal themselves,” said lead researcher Waseem A….

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Siemens Healthcare Innovates to Lower Radiation Doses in Radiology

Siemens Healthcare has already contributed to reducing the radiation dose in diagnostic and interventional radiology with many technical innovations. Now…

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Moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk of metabolic diseases

Most prospective studies have shown that moderate drinkers tend to have about 30% lower risk of developing late onset diabetes than do non-drinkers, and…

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Caffeinated alcoholic beverages — a growing public health problem

In the wake of multiple state bans on caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CABs) and an FDA warning to four companies to remove their products from the…

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Walking slows progression of Alzheimer's

“We found that walking five miles per week protects the brain structure over 10 years in people with Alzheimer's and MCI, especially in areas of the brain's…

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Lower Blood Lipid Levels: Key for Kidney Patient Health

A quarter of all heart attacks, strokes and operations to open blocked arteries could be avoided in patients with chronic kidney diseases – if the patients…

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Physical Activity: Key to Preventing and Treating Disease

Nine out of ten of all primary care centers in Sweden prescribe physical activity. The book Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease is…

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New Targets Discovered for Diarrhoeal Disease Treatment

Worldwide, almost 2 million children die each year as a result of infectious diarrhoea1, however, diarrhoeal diseases are also very common in developed…

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Advancements in GEP-NET Epidemiology and Treatment Insights

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) are a group of low-incidence neoplasms with a wide spectrum of clinical behaviour and an annual…

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MHH Researchers scrutinize EC Regulation

A team of researchers from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria and Germany, with Professor Dr Martin Hildebrandt, Integrated Research and Treatment Center…

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New Insights on Atypical Femoral Fractures and Bisphosphonates

Leading experts from the European Society on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis…

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Chronic High Cholesterol Diet Linked to Brain Damage Risks

Alzheimer's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that is characterized by loss of memory and cognitive decline. The majority of…

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Dendritic Cell Vaccine Shows Promise for Colorectal Cancer Care

A new process for creating a personalized vaccine may become a crucial tool in helping patients with colorectal cancer develop an immune response against their…

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Breast Cancer: Understanding Aggressive Tumors and Growth

About 30% of breast cancer patients have tumours that show rapid growth and invasion through the body. A common denominator in all of these cases is the…

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Heavy Metals in Seafood: Interlaboratory Results Boost Trust

The good results should enhance consumers' confidence, as maximum levels of lead, cadmium and total mercury in seafood are regulated by EU law and it has been…

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Being a 'good sport' can be critical to maintaining lifelong physical activity

It's never fun riding the bench – but could it also make you less likely to be physically active in the future?That's one of the questions being explored by…

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