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Hypertension Experts Debate TROPHY Study Findings

The essential issue is whether the TROPHY data support the conclusions reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. The March issue of the American Journal…

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Gene Tests and Brain Imaging Uncover Early Dementia Signs

Dementia involves a serious deterioration of mental function caused by some kind of dementia disease of the brain, of which Alzheimer’s is the most common….

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University of Navarra Studies New Cancer-Fighting Antibodies

The article, written by Ignacio Melero and Sandra Hervas-Stubbs, together with other scientists from the United States and Great Britain, addresses the use of…

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MMR and Chicken Pox Vaccines Effective for Preemies

“The assumption has always been that it would be OK, that very early babies would have enough immunity, but no one had formally researched the subject,” said…

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Triptolide: Promising Drug for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Over 12 million people worldwide suffer from PKD, a genetic disorder that causes uncontrolled growth of cells lining tubules in the kidneys, and results in the…

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AZTI-Tecnalia have isolated a vegetable fibre from tomato which can be used in making functional meat and bakery foods

The incorporation of this ingredient from tomato has enabled the enhancing of the nutritional quality of products already used given that fibre is an…

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New Insights from Schizophrenia Treatment Trial Findings

The new studies are published in the March 2007 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. CATIE, a $42.6 million, multi-site study, was funded by the…

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Green Tea and COX-2 Inhibitors Slow Prostate Cancer Growth

In the March 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrate that low doses of the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib,…

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New Drug Halts Metastatic Kidney Cancer Progression

To date the usual treatment for kidney cancer of a metastatic nature has been based solely on immunotherapy. In phase III of the research sunitinib was…

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New Study Links Gum Disease Treatment to Heart Health Benefits

This study, conducted in conjunction with Professor Maurizio Tonetti (University of Connecticut, USA), and reported in the latest edition of the New England…

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New Cell Discovery Regulates Brain Activity and Synapse Function

The human brain consists of around a hundred million nerve cells linked together by around ten billion contact junctions called synapses. The activity of this…

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Glaucoma Patients Face Increased Risk of Falls and Accidents

Persons affected by glaucoma are over three times more likely to have been involved in falls and motor vehicle accidents than persons of the same age without…

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Fetal Development’s Role in Adult Stress-Related Diseases

According to a review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, evidence is mounting that lifelong stress-related conditions such as depression and…

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Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights and Innovations Ahead

The message of World Kidney Day 2007 is that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable. Until recently, decision makers in public health and biomedical…

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New UD technology removes viruses from drinking water

UD's patented technology, developed jointly by researchers in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Engineering, incorporates…

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Botox and Surgery: New Treatment for Migraine Relief

Now, thanks to an innovative surgical technique performed by a UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeon who helped pioneer the procedure, the frequency…

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