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Protein Therapy Shows Promise for Post-Surgery ED Recovery

After men have surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland, up to 80 percent of them will lose the ability to have an erection because of damage to a critical…

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Eyelid Shortcut: Less-Invasive Fix for Brain Fluid Leaks

They say access to the skull and brain through either lid, formally known as a transpalpebral orbitofrontal craniotomy, sharply contrasts with the more…

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Next-Gen Sequencing Transforms Medicine at Mainz Center

A next generation genome sequencer has been received in the newly launched Center for Translational Oncology Mainz and Immunology (TrOn) in Mainz. With the…

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Early Soda Consumption Linked to Unhealthy Diets in Girls

The ten-year study showed that girls who drank soda at age five had diets that were less likely to meet nutritional standards for the duration of the study,…

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Enhancing Diabetes Management with Insulin Delivery Devices

The growing use of insulin delivery devices such as pens and pumps may help individuals with diabetes optimize blood glucose control and minimize their risk…

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New Chickenpox Insights Could Enhance Blood Test Accuracy

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh devised a technique to separate the virus into its constituent proteins and then print them on to a biochip, before…

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Changing young people's eating habits

A thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that initiatives related to school meals together with teaching with a focus on fish are achieving results….

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Silent Stroke Risks: Under 50? Know the Hidden Dangers

Being young doesn't mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet you could be more vulnerable than you know….

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Balanced Protein Diet Cuts Nitrogen Accumulation on Dairy Farms

Research conducted in the Basque Institute for Agricultural Development and Research, Neiker-Tecnalia, and led by the biologist Haritz Arriaga in collaboration…

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Scripps Research Discovers New Method to Target Cancer Cells

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a new way to target and destroy a type of cancerous cell. The findings may lead to the development of new…

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New Myeloma Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing Results

A drug designed to target cancerous plasma cells appears promising in treating multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.A multi-center study looked at the drug…

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Smoke-Free Air Laws Shield Kids from Secondhand Smoke Risks

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting…

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Boost Recovery: How Light Activity Eases Depression in Stroke Patients

“The power of physical activity to raise the spirits of recovering stroke patients is stronger than anyone suspected,” Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher…

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Virtual Visits Transform Stroke Rehab Access for Remote Areas

“Bringing stroke care to an area the size of France is a massive challenge – especially when many communities lack year round road access,” says French. “The…

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'Remote control' for cholesterol regulation discovered in brain

The animal study, led by Matthias Tschöp, MD, professor in the University of Cincinnati (UC) endocrinology division, appears online ahead of print Sunday, June…

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Effective New Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Revealed

The international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial was conducted by a network of researchers known as the…

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