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Fat Overrides Vitamin C Effects: New Insights on Diet Impact

“Our results illustrate how diet can influence gastric biochemistry”, says Emilie Combet, the post-doctoral researcher working on the project, who will be…

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Arthritis pain processed in brain’s ‘fear zone’, first PET scans reveal

A team led by Dr Bhavna Kulkarni has captured the first images of how the brain processes arthritis pain, using positron emission tomography (PET) scanners…

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Preventing Cancer: Cellular Senescence vs. Apoptosis Insights

It was previously unknown whether cellular senescence or programmed cell death – apoptosis – was the more important safeguard mechanism for suppressing tumours…

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UK Researchers Propose National Database for Epidural Safety

They discovered that 12 of the 8,100 people studied developed major complications after receiving epidural pain relief following an operation. Six developed…

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Caring for Older Breast Cancer Patients: A Call for Change

Compared to younger women, older women with breast cancer are less likely to be diagnosed via needle biopsy and triple assessment, less likely to undergo…

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New Porphyria Treatment Developed by CIMA and Dutch Researchers

The research on this hereditary disease has been developed in the Area of Genetic Therapy and Hepatology of the CIMA. Dr. Jesús Prieto coordinated the…

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Just keep moving, ladies

Kristiann Heesch and colleagues at the University of Queensland, Australia examined data on middle-aged (48-55) and older (72-79) women collected using surveys…

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Herbal Extract Crataegus WS®1442 Boosts Heart Failure Survival

An herbal medicinal substance, Crataegus Extract WS®1442, safely extends the lives of congestive heart failure patients already receiving pharmacological…

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Stem Cell Therapy May Restore Deteriorating Vision in Rats

In a study in rats, neural progenitor cells derived from human fetal stem cells have been shown to protect the vision of animals with degenerative eye disease…

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One Membrane Solution Enhances Sound Quality in Hearing Aids

Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute…

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Pulsing Light Technique Silences Overactive Neurons

Scientists at the MIT Media Lab have invented a way to reversibly silence brain cells using pulses of yellow light, offering the prospect of controlling the…

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Boosting Patient Adherence for Effective Tuberculosis Treatment

The existing treatment, which combines several antibiotics prescribed for a period of 6 to 8 months – as against 18 months to 2 years still only a few years…

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Understanding Brain Injury’s Effects on Family Caregivers

The special April issue of the journal NeuroRehabilitation sheds light on the substantial advances in the science of family member and caregiver research with…

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Severe Dengue Infections: A Hidden Risk for Travelers

Dengue is the most important emerging disease among international travelers, with a 30-fold increase in incidence over the past 50 years worldwide. Like…

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New Blood Thinner Shows Promise With Low Bleeding Risk

So when he didn’t see any significant increase in those typical bleeding events when studying a new blood thinner last year, UK College of Medicine…

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Lung Cancer Screening: Early Diagnosis Opens Cure Opportunities

“The regimen of screening determines how early the cancer is diagnosed. This is critical, as it provides the opportunity for earlier treatment which can be…

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