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Nanomedicine System Boosts Effectiveness of Injectable Drugs

This discovery could go a long way toward making injectable drugs more effective. The study is included in the March 2 Advance Online Publication on “Nature…

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Aromatherapy may make you feel good, but it won't make you well

While one of two popular aromas touted by alternative medicine practitioners – lemon – did appear to enhance moods positively among study subjects, the other –…

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“Innocent bystanders” can be the cause of tumor development

However, a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has demonstrated that in certain type of gastrointestinal polyps, the cause of tumor…

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Surgeons complete North Texas' first single-incision gallbladder removal

“It went better than we expected,” said Dr. Homero Rivas, assistant professor of surgery, who completed the 80-minute procedure with Dr. J. Esteban Varela,…

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Rutgers Researchers Reveal Vitamin A’s Role in Embryonic Growth

The researchers studied the role of LRAT, a protein that facilitates the formation of vitamin A stores in the body, during embryonic development. In…

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New Target Identified for Treating Bloodstream Infections

Most bacterial pathogens can invade the bloodstream, which can lead to severe sepsis, a syndrome that kills about 215,000 of the 750,000 people affected in the…

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Real-Time Imaging Device Enhances Surgery for Colon Disease

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are developing a spectral imaging system that could result in shorter operating times for infants undergoing surgery…

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Intensive Insulin Therapy: Risks for Critically Ill Patients

This therapy is used widely in hospitals around the world, yet only one randomised, controlled trial showing unequivocal benefit has been published – and this…

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New Link Between MEGF10 Gene and Schizophrenia Discovered

A prior genetic mapping study indicated that a particular gene, multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains 10 or MEGF10, may be associated with…

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Maternal Love: How a Mother’s Brain Responds to Her Infant

In humans, we are aware that the distinctive ability of mothers to recognize and respond to the smiles and cries of their babies plays an important role in the…

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First Spanish Renal Bank Launches to Address Kidney Health

According to data from the Red de Investigación Renal (renal investigation network), over four million Spaniards suffer from some type of chronic renal…

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Inflammation Genes Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The study is published today by the British Journal of Ophthalmology. AMD is a progressive disease affecting the retinal pigment in the macular region at the…

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Breast Cancer Subtypes Impact Survival from Brain Tumors

A study published in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research shows that patients with tumours that are negative for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone…

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Detecting Bone Erosion in Arthritic Wrists: New Insights

Uffe Møller Døhn from the Copenhagen University Hospital at Hvidovre in Denmark and co-workers carried out CT, MRI and radiography on the wrist joints of 17 RA…

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Cirrhosis Treatment Effectiveness Linked to AE2 Protein Discovery

The discovery involved the role played by the AE2 protein when the patient is treated with a combination of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) together with…

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Patients Shape Stroke Research Insights in Nottingham

Members of The Nottingham Stroke Consumer Group don’t hold back when it comes to offering academics their opinions. In fact they are better qualified than most…

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