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Glycine Supplement May Help Prevent Degenerative Diseases

The study, carried out at the Cellular Metabolism Institute in Tenerife and at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of…

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A study relates the neural damage provoked by Ecstasy with the ambient temperature at which it is consumed

These results form part of her doctoral dissertation, entitled “A study of the neurotoxicity mechanism of 3.4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA or…

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Dynamic Brain Networks: Unlocking Object Recognition Insights

Fruit or vegetable, insect or bird, familiar or unfamiliar – humans are used to classify objects in the world around them and group them into categories that…

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Immune System’s Role in Post-Stroke Brain Recovery Revealed

The study by Dr Barry McColl, Dr Stuart Allan and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell at The University of Manchester suggests a way in which an immune system that…

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Interferon Beta-1b: Early Treatment Delays Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Professor Ludwig Kappos University Hospital Petersgraben, Basle, Switzerland, and colleagues, as part of the BENEFIT study, did a study of 468 patients who had…

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Simple Screening Reduces Cervical Cancer Risk in Poor Nations

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in many developing countries, where 85% of the estimated 493,000 new cases and 273000 deaths worldwide…

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Minimizing side effects: Queen’s Scientists report new drug delivery system

Dr Colin P. McCoy and colleagues from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s describe their new molecular-scale dosing devices as “a new paradigm for precise…

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Medical Residents Struggle With Tuberculosis Diagnosis Skills

In the survey, published online Aug. 2 in the British journal BMC Infectious Diseases, 131 medical residents were asked to answer 20 basic questions about the…

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Molecule Blocks Gene, Unveils Insights on Liver Cancer

This molecule is a microRNA, a recently discovered class of tiny molecules used by cells to help control the kinds and amounts of proteins they make. More than…

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Disparities in Diabetes Care for Ethnic Minorities in the UK

Michael Soljak, together with colleagues from Imperial College, London, UK, investigated the treatment received in 2002 by 21,343 diabetic patients in three…

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New Biomarker for Early Acute Kidney Injury Detection

Now paediatric research published in the open access journal, Critical Care, has identified a potential biomarker to predict AKI earlier than current tests,…

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Controlling Stress Can Combat Chronic Diseases Like Lupus

A study conducted in the Department of Medicine [http://www.ugr.es/~medicina/pinvesti.htm] at the University of Granada [http://www.ugr.es] determined that…

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Neck Pain’s Hidden Impact on Blood Pressure Explained

Chiropractors have long known that tackling pain and stiffness by “cracking” the neck through manipulation can also lower blood pressure – but the reasons were…

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Exploring Water’s Memory: Insights from Professor Martin Chaplin

Guest editor Professor Martin Chaplin of the Department of Applied Science at London South Bank University, remarks: “There is strong evidence concerning many…

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Innovative Approach to Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes Therapy

The findings, which appear in the Online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, offer a possible new prototype…

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Colon Cancer Linked to Hormone Deficiency: New Insights

Reporting August 1, 2007 in the journal Gastroenterology, clinical pharmacologist Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of pharmacology and…

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