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An Optimal Diet Starts with a High-Protein Breakfast

While humans maintain the ability to build muscle at any age, the effects of insufficient protein increase substantially in older adults, often leading to…

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Asthma and Eczema Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Risk

The findings, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, show that male eczema sufferers had a lower risk of lung cancer while those with a…

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Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon: LSU Researchers’ Survey Insights

LSU Sociology Professors Matthew Lee and Troy Blanchard have conducted a survey to gain an understanding of the health impacts the ongoing Deepwater Horizon…

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Soldiers’ Brain Injuries Linked to Higher Epilepsy Risk Later

“Given the better chances of survival in soldiers fighting in conflicts today, our research suggests that all veterans with a traumatic brain injury should be…

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Quick and Affordable Microfluidic HIV Test Unveiled

UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a “lab on a chip” device for HIV testing. Revzin's microfluidic device uses antibodies to…

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New Cetuximab Guidelines for Advanced Colon Cancer Treatment

Based on earlier studies, cetuximab is now indicated for treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer whose tumors do not have a mutation in the KRAS…

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New findings on troubling side effects of Parkinson’s medication

The standard medication used to treat Parkinson’s is Levodopa, a drug that initially has major benefits but can later also produce serious side effects in the…

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Cowshed Dust May Shield Farm Kids From Hay Fever Allergies

Researchers from Bochum have isolated the substance in cowshed dust that possibly protects farm children from developing allergies and allergic asthma, namely…

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Analyzing Cerebral Bioelectricity to Detect Epilepsy

The research project is a joint effort among engineers and doctors from UC3M, the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra and Universidad Pública de Navarra. It began…

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New Insights Into Denture-Stomatitis: Gene Activation Revealed

The goal of the study was to compare whole-transcriptome, mucosal gene expression in Candida albicans (a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth) associated…

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More than half the world's population gets insufficient vitamin D

Vitamin D surfaces as a news topic every few months. How much daily vitamin D should a person get? Is it possible to have too much of it? Is exposure to the…

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Shoulder Arthritis: Key Insights Before Treatment Options

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on “The Treatment of Glenohumeral…

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The Sun’s infrared-A is not detrimental to the skin

Two new publications from the Berlin Charité and the University Medical Centre Mainz [1] and from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim [2] confirm earlier…

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New Hydrogel System Offers Relief for Xerostomia Patients

The goal of this research was to create an ECM modified hyaluronic acid (HA) based hydrogel culture system that allows for the growth and differentiation of…

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Cow's Milk Does a Baby Good

Many doctors suggest that whole cow's milk be avoided in the early months of an infant's feeding. Lactation specialists go even further, counseling “mother's…

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“Cool” Imagery Lower Hot Flashes Through Hypnotherapy

The results appear in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.“This is an interesting finding because it begins to shed light on what…

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