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Erectile Dysfunction: A Warning Sign for Heart Health Risks

One of the studies also showed that cholesterol-lowering medications could cut the risk of heart problems by about one-third—and suggested that Viagra and…

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Neural cell transplants may help those with Parkinson's disease

One research team looked at the ability of human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) as a potential therapy when hNPCs were engineered to produce glial derived…

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Surgeon operates to rescue chimp with rare deformity

The three year-old chimp called Janet was rescued from the Cameroon pet trade last year and now lives in a chimpanzee reserve supported by the Cameroon…

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Knäuel am Implantat

Das Wettrennen zwischen den Zellen des Körpers und schädlichen Bakterien könnte Helmut Schubert vom Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaften und -technologien der…

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Swiss Program Boosts Long-Term Weight Loss Success

Swiss researchers found that more than half a group of morbidly obese patients maintained a 10 kg weight reduction and overall 70% of their patients succeeded…

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Sitting Position Affects Whiplash Risk in Vehicle Drivers

Neck injuries among vehicle drivers as a result of being rear-ended remain a major problem for victims and cost insurance companies and society huge sums….

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Doxycycline Halts Lung Damage in Emphysema Study Findings

A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called VEGF have found that doxycyline – used to treat…

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Slow Reading Speed Linked to Quality of Life Deficit

This reading test, which already exists in English, Danish, Turkish and German, enables us to ascertain that we read an average of 80 words per minute and that…

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Promising Strategies for Global Food Security Initiatives

In the Rome Declaration, nations committed themselves to ensuring an enabling environment and implementing policies to eradicate poverty and guarantee access…

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Increased Protein Intake: Key to Sustaining Weight Loss

Preliminary results from the Diogenes dietary intervention study clearly show that increased protein intake helps prevent weight regain after weight loss…

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Unconscious Processing in Hemineglect: New Insights Revealed

In a paper recently published in Cortex Issue 6, Sackur and colleagues reported that unconscious processing in hemineglect is not limited to low level features…

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New Method Reveals Baby’s Sex By Two Months of Pregnancy

The spin off of the University of Granada Lorgen, in collaboration with the Foetal Medicine Unit of the Maternity Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada, has…

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IFST Advisory Statement "Don’t Spread Germs: Avoiding Cross-Contamination in the Home

Cross-contamination (spreading of germs) is a major cause of food poisoning. Food poisoning is preventable – avoiding cross-contamination is simple and…

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UV Lotion Helps Combat Superbugs in Hospitals

Michelle Alfa and a team of scientists from Manitoba, Canada investigated the spread of so-called superbugs in hospitals. Hospital patients are thought to…

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Engineering Breakthroughs in Cell Metabolism Research

In an unusual move, Dr. Declan Bates, a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester, is co-recipient of £1,068,000 in the…

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Equal Access to Palliative Care for End-Stage Dementia Patients

“We must act now to stop people with dementia from suffering from protracted, potentially uncomfortable and undignified deaths” says Jan Draper, Professor of…

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