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Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases

Resveratrol — found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision…

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New Standardized Nomenclature for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), the major limitation to long term survival after heart transplantation, occurs when blood vessels in a transplanted heart…

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Novel radiotracer shines new light on the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients

A trial of a novel radioactive compound readily and safely distinguished the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients from healthy volunteers on brain scans and…

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Targeting Flight-or-Fight Hormones to Improve Heart Failure

In the study, scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center found that two experimental drugs have the potential to restore pumping strength to…

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Innovative Research at UH Aims to Prevent Neurological Diseases

Many diseases of brain function, such as epilepsy and schizophrenia, are caused by problems in how neurons communicate with each other. A University of Houston…

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Silencing Hepatitis B May Prevent Liver Cancer Recurrence

The standard of care for patients with HCC is local ablation of the tumor, unless it is large or has metastasized. However, HCC tumors often recur, or new…

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Tests Help Predict Falls in Parkinson’s Disease

“Falls are a major problem for people with Parkinson’s disease and can lead to injuries and reduced mobility, which can result in increasing weakness, loss of…

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Source of Essential Nutrients for Mid-Ocean Algae Discovered

In this week's issue of Nature, MBARI chemical oceanographer Ken Johnson, along with coauthors Stephen Riser at the University of Washington and David Karl at…

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Compound Found in Red Wine Neutralizes Toxicity of Proteins Related to Alzheimer's

¡§We¡¦ve shown how resveratrol has very interesting selectivity to target and neutralize a select set of toxic peptide isoforms,¡¨ Tessier said. ¡§Because…

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REM Sleep Deprivation’s Impact on Chronic Migraine Explained

Paul L. Dunham, Ph.D. and his team at Missouri State University's Center for Biomedical & Life Sciences sought to understand the mechanisms by which sleep…

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Study Reveals Abnormal Brain Activity in Migraineurs Beyond Attacks

“There has been increasing evidence that the processing and perception of sensory stimuli is abnormal even outside of attacks,” said Dr. Sprenger. “Now our…

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Parkinson's patients' 'risky behavior' explained

The standard treatments for Parkinson's disease, which work by increasing dopamine signalling in the brain, can trigger highly risky behaviours, known as…

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Study Reveals Poor Sleep Quality in Soldiers with Migraine

A research team from the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA presenting at American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles this…

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Childhood Abuse Links Migraines to Higher Heart Disease Risk

In a multi-center, cross-sectional study of more than 1,300 headache clinic patients diagnosed with migraine, investigators found a linear relationship between…

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Chronic Migraine Stigma: New Insights from Recent Research

The research[i], presented at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles this week, was conducted at the Jefferson Headache…

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Childhood Trauma Tied to Increased Adult Headaches

Using data from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study of 17,337 adult members of the Kaiser Health Plan in San Diego, Gretchen E. Tietjen, MD, of the…

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