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New Study Links Genetic Factors to Infant Bronchiolitis Risk

The disease is the most prevalent acute wheezing disorder in infants and is the most common cause of admission to hospital in the first year of life in the…

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MicroRNA Scan Reveals Promising Leads For Muscle Degeneration

The study, to be published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by Iris Eisenberg, PhD, of the Program in Genomics…

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Aspirin – just for men?

Scientists have long puzzled over why the protective effects of aspirin vary so widely between clinical trials. Some trials show no difference between aspirin…

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Height’s Impact on Perceived Quality of Life: Study Insights

The data for this study came from the 2003 Health Survey for England, carried out by the UK Department of Health(1). In this survey, participants filled out a…

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Major Clues Unveiled in Schizophrenia Development

Schizophrenia may occur, in part, because of a problem in an intermittent on/off switch for a gene involved in making a key chemical messenger in the brain,…

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Superbug Found Resistant to All Pediatric Ear Infection Drugs

Researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria resistant to all approved drugs used to fight ear infections in children, according to an article to be…

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Insulin's brain impact links drugs and diabetes

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, working with colleagues in Texas, have found that insulin levels affect the brain’s dopamine systems, which…

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Honey for Healing: Ask Your Surgeon About Wound Care

And patients who’ve undergone surgery should ask their doctors whether they should apply honey to their wounds to speed up healing and reduce infection.“Honey…

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New Brain Activity Insights Could Enhance Limb Movement Devices

Neuroscientists have long been working towards achieving a better understanding of the relationship between brain activity and behavior, and especially between…

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Garlic Enhances Hydrogen Sulfide to Relax Arteries

The UAB researchers found this interaction triggered red blood cells to release H2S, which then led to the relaxation of blood vessels. Fresh garlic was used…

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Acupuncture Cuts Post-Surgery Pain and Opioid Use

“While the amount of opioids needed for patients who received acupuncture was much lower than those who did not have acupuncture, the most important outcome…

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New Bone Structure Research Challenges Osteoporosis Treatments

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, and the BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Berlin,…

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New Alzheimer’s Research Promises Innovative Treatment Options

Latest research by Professor Thomas Bayer from University Medicine Center Göttingen carries the promise of developing new treatments. Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…

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Neurobiological Links Between Depression and Heart Disease Revealed

Depression has long had a popular link to cardiovascular disease and death. However, only during the last 15 years scientific evidence supporting this common…

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Raw Fish Consumption: Health Risks Highlighted in New Studies

Two case studies from Japan presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology point to a potential health problem in the United…

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Afternoon Naps Linked to Lower Blood Pressure: Study Insights

This finding is part of a study entitled Acute Changes in Cardiovascular Function During the Onset Period of Daytime Sleep: Comparison to Lying Awake and…

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