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Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Excess Mucus in Lung Disease

The discovery was reported in a study posted online Sept. 14 by the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The new research sheds light on what has been a medical…

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Laser Treatment for BRVO: Safer and as Effective as Injections

This research was part of the Standard Care vs. Corticosteroid for Retinal Vein Occlusion (SCORE) Study, a phase III clinical trial conducted at 84 sites and…

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Discovery of ‘alert status’ area in brain by Hebrew University scientists …

A new understanding of how anesthesia and anesthesia-like states are controlled in the brain opens the door to possible new future treatments of various states…

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New Product Labels Enhance Consumer Safety and Trust

With this in mind, the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at the Hohenstein Institute has introduced two new labels to the market – “Tested quality:…

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Pandemic Flu: Insights on Deep Lung Infections Uncovered

The researchers, from Imperial College London, say this may explain why people infected with the pandemic strain of swine-origin H1N1 influenza are more likely…

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Ketamine’s Impact on Suicidality in Depression Patients

Researchers have now explored ketamine's effects on suicidality in patients with treatment-resistant depression, and are publishing their results in the…

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Simple, Rapid Test Can Detect Tainted Milk Supply

Amer AbuGhazaleh, a researcher from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and Salam Ibrahim, a food microbiologist from…

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Noisy Roads Linked to Higher Blood Pressure Risks

Theo Bodin worked with a team or researchers from Lund University Hospital, Sweden, to investigate the association between living close to noisy roads and…

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Countering Side Effects of New MS Therapies: Key Strategies

The drawback in the new immunotherapies in multiple sclerosis (MS) include severe infections that can be fatal. For example, treatment with natalizumab, which…

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Overexpressed Protein Converts Noninvasive Breast Cancer into Invasive Disease

“We have discovered a key molecular mechanism for the deadly transition of non-invasive breast cancer into invasive disease,” said senior author Dihua Yu,…

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Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities in Health Systems

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States behind lung cancer. Nearly 50,000 Americans will die from colorectal cancer…

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New Vaccine Offers Hope for COPD Patients at Pneumonia Risk

Because pneumonia disproportionately affects patients with COPD and frequently causes exacerbations, the Centers for Disease Control currently recommend that…

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Seizure Drug Improves Sleep for Women With Hot Flashes

Approximately 40 percent of menopausal women experience sleep disruption, often in the form of difficulty with sleep initiation and frequent nighttime…

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Infections may lead to faster memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

The study found that people who had respiratory, gastrointestinal or other infections or even bumps and bruises from a fall were more likely to have high blood…

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Multi-Layered Approach to Combat Fungal Infections

Although not as well known as bacterial infections, such as MRSA and E.coli, fungal infections such as that caused by the yeast Candida albicans can be more…

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UM Scientists Identify Key Molecule in Celiac Disease

It was nine years ago that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers discovered that a mysterious human protein called zonulin played a critical…

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