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Effects of Ecstasy on Memory Function: New Research Insights

In a paper entitled Ecstasy (MDMA) and memory function: a meta-analytic update, which will be published in Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental…

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New Lab Advances Alternatives to Animal Testing

A laboratory devoted to finding effective alternatives to animal testing has been expanded and completely remodelled in a £240,000 overhaul designed to hasten…

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Stem Cells Used to Repair Heart Muscle After Major Heart Attack

In the first trial of its kind in the world, 60 patients who have recently suffered a major heart attack will be injected with selected stem cells from their…

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New Risk Marker Identified for Overweight Children

The children displayed high levels of apoB48 even as their LDL cholesterol levels, which are typically high in overweight adults, remained in the normal range.

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Ovarian Cancer: Uncovering Symptoms Before Diagnosis

The Editorial says: “Far from its historic portrayal as a silent killer, ovarian cancer is preceded by symptoms, as recent evidence shows. Women who are…

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Neuroblastoma Risk Group: New Classification System Insights

Plans for the development of an International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) classification system, to develop a consensus to permit comparisons of outcomes…

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New Method to Combat Prostate Cancer Wins Barenholz Prize

The student, Danny Goldstein, received the Barenholz Prize for Creativity and Originality in Applied Research for his work. The award, named for its donor,…

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Omega-3 supplements affect Alzheimer’s symptoms

A number of epidemiological studies have shown that eating fatty fish provides a certain degree of protection against Alzheimer’s and other dementia…

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New Treatment Slows Colon and Liver Cancer Growth

This discovery is the principal result of her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Lipo-Polymeric Vectors for the Transfer of DNA in Cancer Cells of the Colon”,…

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First ERA-EDTA ‘CKD Anaemia Physician Bahaviours Survey' Reveals Complexities Of CKD Anaemia Management

The European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) today announced results from the first ever Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)…

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STAMP System: Identifying Potentially Violent Individuals

Lauretta Luck, who carried out her research at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, points out that the STAMP violence assessment framework could have…

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In silico cell for TB drug discovery

Tuberculosis remains one of the biggest killers in the world today being responsible for nearly ten million cases and one and a half million deaths each year….

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Sea Squirt Drug Demonstrates Promising Anti-Tumor Effects

Dr Federica Grosso, Sarcoma Unit, Instituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy, and colleagues in sarcoma centres in Boston, London, Lyon and Paris, did a…

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St. Jude Study: Low-Dose Irinotecan Reduces Gene Test Need

Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that when the cancer drug irinotecan is given in low doses for multiple days, it eliminates…

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Dietary Calcium Outperforms Supplements for Bone Health

Adequate calcium is important to prevent osteoporosis, which affects an estimated 8 million American women and 2 million American men. Another 34 million…

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International Experts Win Amedeo Award for TB Textbook

This reference work was the ‘winner’ of the 12.500 Euro Amedeo Award. The textbook can be downloaded free of charge from www.tuberculosistextbook.com or from…

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