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Cosmetic Creams From A Psychologist’s Point Of View

The researchers assumed that a lady’s preference to creams with certain properties is connected with her personality strains. The assumption has been…

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New BNCT Advances for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

Most head-and-neck cancers that recur locally after prior full-dose conventional radiation therapy respond to Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). These…

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Cannabis Innovations for Alleviating Allergic Skin Disease

Allergic contact dermatitis is caused by reaction to something that directly contacts the skin. Many different substances (allergens) can cause allergic…

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Fat still on the children's menu

A US team led by John Kostyak from The Pennsylvania State University used calorimetry to measure whole body fat oxidation in 10 children (aged 6-10) and 10…

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Study Links Birth Records to Pancreatic Cancer Insights

The research team drawn from the US and Israel and led by M. C. Perrin traced over 37,000 mothers who gave birth between 1964 and 1976 in Jerusalem as part of…

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EORTC Trial: Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Boosts SCLC Survival

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive tumor that constitutes nearly 15% of all newly diagnosed lung cancers. The majority of patients with SCLC…

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New Cross Border Bone Graft Research at Queen’s

Bone grafts are second only to blood transfusions on the list of transplanted materials worldwide. Postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers will be working on…

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Silence in Europe: Noise is a severe problem in Europe’s metropolitan areas

This is one of the first results of a European wide online survey on noise annoyance and noise sensitivity (www.ifado.de/silence). The study is carried out in…

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Pollution Linked to 40% of Global Deaths: Key Insights

Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases, which the World…

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High blood pressure, low energy — a recipe for heart failure

Their latest research reveals that impaired energy production in heart muscle may underlie heart failure in some hypertensive patients. The researchers assert…

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Waist-to-Hip Ratio Outperforms BMI in Predicting Heart Risks

“On exploration missions, quick, self tests could allow astronauts to assess how they are functioning from a cognitive performance standpoint as it relates to…

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Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's

That’s the method outlined in a paper published online August 12 by Nature Medicine. Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center show how the…

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Verapamil Use for Cluster Headaches: Heart Monitoring Essential

Those taking the drug verapamil for cluster headaches should be closely monitored with frequent electrocardiograms (EKGs) for potential development of…

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New Drug EN101 Enhances Muscle Function in Myasthenia Gravis

The drug, oral EN101antisense, inhibits the production of acetylcholine esterase, which is an important enzyme in the function of the neuromuscular junction,…

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Waist-to-Hip Ratio: A Better Predictor of Heart Disease Risk

“Our study shows that people who develop fat around the middle have more atherosclerotic plaque than those who have smaller waist-to-hip ratios,” said Dr….

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UK Firm Launches Phase 1 Acne Treatment Trial with 18 Volunteers

A UK company is about to start a Phase 1 trial with the drug involving 18 healthy human volunteers and the results are expected to be announced later this…

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