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Antidepressant Citalopram Shows Promise for Dementia Symptoms

Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the…

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Mediterranean diet may help Alzheimer's patients live longer

The study followed 192 people with Alzheimer’s disease in New York for an average of four and a half years. During that time, 85 of the people died….

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New Lung Cancer Guidelines: No to General CT Screening

New evidenced-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommend against the use of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for the…

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Addressing Colorectal Cancer: Insights from Dr. Barkun

Canada’s mortality rate from colorectal cancer is in large part due to Canadian policy failures in terms of adequate prevention and screening, say Dr Barkun…

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New Tech Reveals How Our Eyes Move While Reading

Now ground-breaking research by cognitive psychologist, Professor Simon Liversedge and his team at the University of Southampton has shown that this is not…

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When a reaction to adverse life events becomes a mental disorder

According to the Author, this problem is becoming so visible only now because of different factors: 1)the recent broadening of the scope of psychiatric…

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Understanding Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Causes and Solutions

Vocal cord dysfunction is an illness produced by a closure in the vocal cords when inhaling. Under normal conditions, the vocal cords would be open. It is a…

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Maternal Weight Linked to Higher Body Fat in Children at Nine

A study, led by Dr Catharine Gale and Professor Cyrus Cooper of the University of Southampton's MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, published online by the US…

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New Method Unveils Surface Substances Efficiently

However, reliable measurement methods that enable large numbers of samples to be analysed quickly and economically would need to be in place in order to make…

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'Holy Grail' of hearing: True identity of pivotal hearing structure is revealed

In a study published in the September 6 issue of the journal Nature, researchers have shed new light on the hearing process by identifying two key proteins…

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Gladstone scientists uncover potential mechanism of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a mechanism by which the protein…

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Skin oil — ozone interactions worsen air quality in airplanes

A study in the current issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology suggests interactions between body oils and ozone found in airplane cabins could lead…

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Heeding the WARNing from malaria’s past

As outlined in a series of articles in the online open access publication, Malaria Journal, the World Antimalarial Resistance Network (WARN) aims to provide a…

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Keep Mobiles Away from Hospital Beds to Avoid EMI Risks

Scientists demonstrated that incidents of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from second and third generation mobile phones occurred at a mere three-centimetre…

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How Insulin-Secreting Cells Maintain Glucose Sensitivity

This mechanism, which is described in the latest number of Cell Metabolism, explains how the human body can keep the blood glucose concentration within the…

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New Eating Disorder Identified by UI Professor Seeks Participants

The disorder is similar to bulimia nervosa in that both syndromes involve eating, then trying to compensate for the calories. What sets the disorders apart is…

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