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Ethnicity Matters: Tailoring Breast Cancer Treatments for All

Emerging evidence suggests that particular drugs may benefit people from one ethnic group more than others, because of differences in their genetic makeup….

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Bosentan Boosts Quality of Life for Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

According to a study in Respirology published by Wiley-Blackwell, treatments with oral Bosentan reduces resistance in blood flow – allowing the heart and lungs…

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Unlocking Hormone Potential: New Avenues in Osteoporosis Research

The exciting potential of so-called 'negative allosteric modulators' will be put under the microscope at a special symposium at The Federation of European…

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Peers Enhance Nutrition Education for Latinos: Study Insights

A systematic literature review conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut, the Hispanic Health Council (Hartford), and the…

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Drugs industry protecting ‘morally unacceptable’ patent system

Addressing an audience that will include senior figures from the pharmaceutical industry, Thomas Pogge, Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at…

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Genetic Variation Linked to Higher HIV Risk in Africans

The discovery marks the first genetic risk factor for HIV found only in people of African descent, and sheds light on the differences in genetic makeup that…

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UK Liver Unit Achieves High Success in Child Donor Transplants

The findings by the Institute of Liver Studies at King’s College Hospital, London, are based on the 50 living related liver transplants (LRLT) carried out on…

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Tattoos and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Key Findings

ASPD is a mental disorder characterised by several psychological and behavioural phenomena, including a lack of empathy and remorse, a low tolerance for…

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Hidden Diabetes: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease Uncovered

In a study led by Dr Saverio Stranges, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology at Warwick Medical School, the team looked at levels of oxidative…

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Kidney Transplants at Night: Higher Failure Rates Explained

Hence operations carried out at night require a further operation more than twice as often as other operations. Moreover, the risk of premature failure of the…

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Enhancing Insights Into Cell Behavior in Breast Cancer

Although patients with early stage, small, breast tumours have an excellent short term prognosis, more than 15 to 20 per cent of them will eventually develop…

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Link Between Diagnostic Radiation and Prostate Cancer Risk

The study, the first of its kind to report the relationship between low dose ionising radiation from diagnostic procedures and the risk of prostate cancer, was…

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New Study Questions Low-Sodium Diets for Asthma Control

Contrary to past studies — which have suggested a link between low-sodium diets and improved asthma control — a new study by researchers at The University of…

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New Cell Line Enhances Hepatitis C Drug Testing Efforts

The novel cell line, described in the July 16 issue of PLoS ONE, will allow pharmaceutical companies to effectively test new drug candidates or possible…

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Oxygen Therapy: A New Hope for Migraine and Cluster Pain

Migraine headaches are severely painful and usually occur with other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and painful sensitivity to light. Cluster headaches…

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Improving Schizophrenia Treatment: Insights from NIMH CNTRICS

Biological Psychiatry is particularly proud to announce the publication of an issue dedicated to the product of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)…

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