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Lactose Intolerance Rates May Be Overestimated, Study Finds

Prevalence of lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the latest issue of Nutrition Today. The study, which…

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New TMS Clinic Provides Noninvasive Major Depression Treatment

Psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test the technique and Dr. Philip Janicak, professor of psychiatry and lead…

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Antibody and Stem Cell Transplantation Breakthrough for Leukemia

All fifty-eight patients, with a median age of 63 and all with advanced acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome – a pre-leukemic condition…

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Researchers Develop Novel Cancer Detection Method

The group's paper, “Towards Nonspecific Detection of Malignant Cervical Cells with Fluorescent Silica Beads,” is published in Small (Volume 5 Issue 20, Pages…

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An Inexpensive “Dipstick” Test for Pesticides in Foods

The study is in the November 1 issue of ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal. John Brennan and colleagues note in the new study that conventional…

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New European Network of Complementary Medicine

The centre for complementary medicine research at university hospital rechts der Isar in Munich was selected among several applicant groups for a large…

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New Insight into Predicting Cholera in the Bengal Delta

Scientists have tried, without much success, to determine the cause of these unique dual outbreaks – and advance early detection and prevention efforts – by…

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Blood test identifies women at risk from Alzheimer's

The thesis is based on the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, which was started at the end of the 1960s when almost 1,500 women between the…

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Asthma’s Gender Gap: How Women Experience It Differently

“Men and women with asthma differ biologically, socially, culturally and psychologically, which affects their quality of life,” says Rosita Sundberg, a…

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Singapore's IBN and NUH to test cutting-edge materials to treat eye diseases

Marking a significant bench to bedside research milestone in Singapore, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first…

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Study: Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Reduced to 4 Weeks

The study showed that treatment time can be shortened from the historical six to seven weeks to just four weeks using IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation…

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Cannabinoids for PTSD: A Potential New Hope for Patients

In most cases, the result of experiencing a traumatic event – a car accident or terror attack – is the appearance of medical and psychological symptoms that…

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Researchers identify the three killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol

The team, led by Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health at Warwick Medical School Dr Oscar Franco, has discovered that simultaneously having obesity,…

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Race Impacts Restless Legs Syndrome Risk in Women

New research shows that Caucasian women may suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sleep disorder characterized by the strong urge to move the legs, up to…

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New Immune Therapy Offers Hope for Lymphoma Treatment

“Therapy with EBV-specific CTLs (cytotoxic lymphocytes) was effective for these patients who were severely immune-compromised, as the cells successfully…

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Researchers Use Drug-radiation Combo to Eradicate Lung Cancer

In a study appearing in the October issue of Cancer Research, UT Southwestern researchers found that if they administered BEZ235 before they damaged the DNA of…

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