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Temozolomide-Thalidomide Combo Targets CNS Melanoma Spread

The non-randomised phase II trial, published in the online journal ecancermedicalscience, investigated the combination of thalidomide and temozolomide. It is…

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Munich Researchers Identify Key Allergy Gene FCER1A

The gene was localized using cutting edge technologies for examining the whole human genome at the Helmholtz Zentrum München.The newly discovered FCER1A gene…

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New Journal SMARTT Enhances Athlete Conditioning Insights

A new journal, SMARTT (Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology) has been established to facilitate the rapid transmission of…

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Acute Maternal Stress and Schizophrenia Risk: New Study Insights

According to Dolores Malaspina from NYU School of Medicine and lead author of the study, “The stresses in question are those that would be experienced in a…

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LipidomicNet: Advancing Lipidomics for Human Disease Research

For the first time the methodological possibilities are available to map the entire spectrum of lipids in cells, tissues and whole organisms. Europe has so far…

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Obese Patients Deserve Knee Replacements, New Research Shows

The research, published online in the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, shows that clinically obese people (those who have a body mass index (BMI) of…

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New EU Project Advances Lipidomics for Human Disease Research

The current revolution in lipid analysis, however, promises change. For the first time the methodological possibilities are available to map the entire…

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Tadalafil Aids Relief for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Northwestern University and Lilly Research Laboratories report on a randomized,…

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'Point of care diagnostics' in the starting blocks

Lab-on-a-chip systems bring the laboratory to the patient instead of the other way around: a blood sample will no longer have to go to the laboratory and the…

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Innovative Eye Health Check for Diabetes Risk Assessment

A team of scientists from Aston’s Ophthalmic Research Group (ORG) are looking for healthy 20-65 year olds to take part in a free health check – results of…

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Personalized Immunotherapy: A New Approach to HIV/AIDS

For a long time, the main obstacle to creating an AIDS vaccine has been the high genetic variability of the HIV virus. Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy and his team from…

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India Advances AIDS Vaccine Development with Phase I Success

A second Phase I AIDS vaccine clinical trial in India was successfully completed, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the National AIDS Control…

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Study Reveals Positive Long-Term Outcomes for West Nile Virus

The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study appearing in the August 19, 2008, issue of Annals of…

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Trapping White Blood Cells: A New Strategy Against Chronic Viruses

But preventing white blood cells' circulation by trapping them in the lymph nodes can help mice get rid of a chronic viral infection, researchers at Yerkes…

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‘‘A hard day’s night?’’ Enhancing the work-life balance of shift workers

One in five European workers are involved in some form of shift work. Health problems associated with shift work include sleep disturbances, fatigue, digestive…

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Infant Awareness of Fearful Faces Develops by 6 Months

Infants aged 5 months react very differently to a fearful face than those aged 7 months. “At the age of 7 months babies will watch a fearful face for longer…

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