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EU Focuses on Allergic Diseases in Research Initiative

The European Parliament adopted the report of Prof. Jerzy Buzek that recognises “respiratory diseases including those induced by allergies” as health…

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New Guidelines for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism

In an article in the December issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers describe the diagnostic pathways that can be used to achieve an accurate…

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Innovative Collaboration Advances Brain Injury Research at Goldsmiths

This funding enables Goldsmiths to develop a programme of clinical research at the Blackheath Centre and also enhances the innovative one-year MSc in Cognitive…

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Young Exercise Linked to Lower Fracture Risk Later in Life

“Our study demonstrates that exercise when young may reduce the risk of fractures later in life, and the old exercise adage of 'use it or lose it' may not be…

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Complaints About Memory Are Associated With Alzheimer-Related Brain Damage

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that having complaints about memory problems is associated with changes in the brain related to Alzheimer’s…

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Pulmonary hypertension patients improve from combination therapy

The results of this randomized, multi-center study appear in the first issue for December 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…

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Tea helps treat damaged skin in cancer patients

Researchers show that this might partly be due to the anti-inflammatory properties of tea. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine,…

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Evolution of Influenza A Virus

In a new study, published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Eddie C. Holmes of the Department of Biology at Pennsylvania State University…

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Vietnam study probes the role of gut worms in allergies

Gut parasites, such as hookworm, have evolved together with their human hosts for millions of years. Over time, these parasites have developed ways of…

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First Eurogentest open acrreditation workshop proves a success

To ensure patients maintain confidence in the service and results being provided, EuroGentest, an EU-funded Network of Excellence is promoting the increased…

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Second opinion yields treatment changes for half of patients

More than half of breast cancer patients who sought a second opinion from a multidisciplinary tumor board received a change in their recommended treatment…

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Cell death following blood 'reflow' injury tracked to natural toxin

Working with mice, the Hopkins team found that the sudden oxygen bath triggered by restored blood flow causes cells to make a chemical so toxic it kills the…

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Genomic 'firestorms' underlie aggressive breast cancer progression

The first high-resolution analysis of genomic alterations in breast tumors is reported today in the scientific journal Genome Research. In this analysis,…

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How Diet Affects Immunity: Unpacking Fatty Acids’ Role

Our intake of fats (fatty acids) has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. At the same time there has been an increase in inflammatory diseases in…

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Infants Wheeze Less in Homes With Multiple Dogs, Study Finds

Cincinnati researchers, led by David Bernstein, MD, have found that infants living in homes with high levels of endotoxins (bacterial contaminants) and…

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Chemotherapy’s Hidden Risk: Brain Cell Damage Uncovered

A study published today in the open access journal Journal of Biology shows that clinical doses of chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat many common cancers…

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