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Something Is in the Air. Ozone Can Lead to More Allergens in Grass Pollen

The project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF shows that elevated ozone levels during maturation increase the protein and allergen contents of rye…

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Physiotherapy after surgery – the best solution for shoulder problems

“Age-related changes in tissue combined with acute trauma can contribute to shoulder problems. The most common cause of such problems, however, is compression…

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Scientists Pry New Information from Disease-Causing, Shellfish-Borne Bacterium

Dr. Kim Orth, associate professor of molecular biology at UT Southwestern, said the new research on the ocean-dwelling bacterium is leading to greater insights…

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IEEE-USA Highlights 5 Game-Changing Engineering Breakthroughs

Five engineering breakthroughs, from restoring a degree of eyesight to developinng a new treatment for sudden cardiac arrest, were cited today by IEEE-USA, the…

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Long-Term Effects of Radiopharmaceuticals on Thyroid Health

Are there cancer cells in the thyroid? Have metastases detached themselves from a tumor and moved elsewhere in the body? Diagnostic questions such as these can…

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Breakthrough in Asthma Research: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms

Scientists at the University Medical Center Mainz have taken a further step towards improving our understanding of how asthma develops. These new findings show…

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New Method Slows Fat Digestion to Reduce Appetite

Institute of Food Research scientists have discovered an unexpected synergy that helps break down fat. The discovery provides a focus to find ways to slow down…

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Combining Salt With Heat Shows Way to Reduce Salmonella in UA Project

It's more complex than just that, but it's the key point of recent Food Safety Consortium research by Sara Milillo, a postdoctoral research associate in food…

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New mechanisms of tumor resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancer are discovered

One of the most tantalizing developments in anti-cancer therapy over recent years has been the advent of targeted treatments, which have proven highly…

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Building a bridge with cross-cultural cancer education

“Medical interventions fail if the intervention does not match the community's level of readiness to address the issue,” says Tracy Schroepfer, an assistant…

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Heavy drug-use among bad boys curbed by parental monitoring and peers

Aggressive and hyperactive boys with low parental monitoring are more likely to befriend deviant peers and become heavy drug users as teens, according to a new…

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No Evidence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in 'Good Morning America' Samples

Though these samples were clean, the sample size was small and more research is necessary before the full picture can be seen, said Ron Kendall, director of…

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Language as a Window Into Sociability

People with Williams syndrome-known for their indiscriminate friendliness and ease with strangers-process spoken language differently from people with autism…

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VCU Massey Research Finds New Link between Inflammation and Cancer

In an article published in the June issue of Nature, VCU Massey scientists Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D., and Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D., and their co-authors examine how…

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Antidepressants Aid Major Depression in Menopause, Study Finds

An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women experiencing or about to experience menopause, according to a study released today led by…

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Research Insights: Diagnosing Pain at the University of Cincinnati

Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the…

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