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“Virtual Patient” helps train pharmacists of the future

Students in the Staffordshire-based university’s School of Pharmacy interact with the computer-generated characters to gain experience in effective…

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Magnesium Sulphate: A Key to Reducing Cerebral Palsy Risk

The findings of this review – published today on the international research website The Cochrane Library – could help decrease the incidence of this disabling…

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Water Pollution Linked to Declining Male Fertility Study

The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of…

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Immunotherapy Tablet Eases Hay Fever and Asthma in Kids

Taking one grass pollen tablet every day can alleviate hay fever and asthma in children. These are the results of a study by medical experts in the team led by…

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Nicotine Receptors Discovered in Taste Buds: New Treatment Insights

A research team by scientists in Portugal and the US has found for the first time nicotine receptors in the taste buds. In fact, although most of the toxicity…

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New Tumour Measurement Criteria to Streamline Clinical Trials

RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours) were first published in 2000 and are used by investigators in phase II and phase III clinical trials of…

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Sleep-Wake Rhythm Linked to Diabetes: New Gene Discovery

An international research team with German participation including Helmholtz Zentrum München, among other institutions, has succeeded in identifying a new gene…

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Understanding Blast Overpressure: Impact on Brain Health

A number of reports, which have appeared during the last few years, have shown that the brain is sensitive to blast. This study determines whether the…

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New Software Alerts Doctors to Thrombosis Risks in Patients

“This system sets out a risk profile for venous thromboembolism in each patient and alerts the doctor as to whether he should apply preventive or prophylactic…

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Newborn Screening Test Saves Lives in Heart Disease Cases

A study performed by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that routine screening of the oxygen level in the blood of all newborns increases the…

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Mind Matters: Study Links Psychology to Healthy Living

A study of 5167 Canadians, reported in the open access journal BMC Public Health, has shown that psychological concerns are the most important barriers to an…

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European Viral Epidemic Tied to Global Warming Effects

Research published in BioMed Central’s open access International Journal of Health Geographics links outbreaks of this rodent-borne disease to known effects of…

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Alcohol exposure in the womb affects ‘teenage’ booze behavior

Professor Steven Youngentob from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, USA, led a team of researchers who investigated the social and…

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Presumed Consent: A New Approach to Organ Donation in the UK

There is currently insufficient supply of donor organs to meet the demand for organ transplantations in the UK. The number of patients registered for a…

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Midlife Coffee and Tea: Impact on Late-Life Dementia Risk

This study has been conducted at the University of Kuopio, Finland in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and the National Public…

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Paintballs Can Cause 'Devastating' Eye Injuries

“Eye injuries secondary to high-velocity paintballs can cause tremendous damage to vital ocular structures often requiring extensive surgical intervention,”…

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