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£6.7M European Network Launched for Muscle Disease Support

Researchers at Newcastle University are leading the 10m euros ‘network of excellence’, the first of its kind, which has been funded by the European Union…

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New Discovery Paves Way for Alcohol Addiction Treatments

This has been demonstrated in a doctoral dissertation at the Sahgrenska Academy at Göteborg University in Sweden. The discovery may lead to new treatment for…

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One-Off Treatment to Stop Back Pain – Using Patients’ Own Stem Cells

Dr Stephen Richardson, of the University’s Division of Regenerative Medicine in the School of Medicine (FMHS), has developed the treatment; and in…

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Chronic Back Pain: New Insights on Brain Changes Revealed

The researchers, led by Jürgen Lutz, M.D., a radiology resident at University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, used a technique…

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Understanding Fibromyalgia: Insights on Managing Pain

Many people with fibromyalgia – a debilitating pain syndrome that affects 2 to 4 percent of the population – have faced the question of whether the condition…

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€15.5 Million EUROPRISE Initiative for Innovative HIV Prevention

Professor Robin Shattock, of St George’s, University of London, who will coordinate the research network called “EUROPRISE”, said the award held out the…

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Improving Indoor Air Quality: Insights from FINE Particles Study

The FINE Particles – Technology, Environment and Health – Finnish National Technology Programme has extended knowledge of fine particles in indoor air, and…

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Heart Attack Depression Increases Risk of Future Issues

People who experience their first-ever bout of depression after having a heart attack are at greater risk for future heart problems than are patients who…

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Global Health Forecast: Causes of Death and Disease by 2048

This study provided the first comprehensive global estimates of death and illness by age, sex, and region. It also provided projections of the global burden of…

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Tackling AIDS: Key to Achieving Millennium Development Goals

In September 2000, 189 governments committed to achieving eight development goals to improve living standards worldwide. But according to the analysis in PLoS…

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How the Brain Detects Novelty: Insights from Recent Research

Without our memories we would not only be unable to remember our past but perhaps more importantly predict the future. Scientists believe they may have…

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New Treatment Breakthrough for Spinal Cord Injury Pain

“The findings are promising as spinal cord injury pain is a condition which generally responds poorly to currently available treatments,” said study author…

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Cancer Surgery Viable for Octogenarians, Mayo Clinic Finds

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers have found that a radical prostatectomy can be a viable option for select octogenarian patients. The findings, which run…

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Seniors Face Higher Risks in Large-Scale Weight-Loss Surgery

The study showed that older patients experienced less weight loss and far more complications than younger patients, indicating that the risks often outweigh…

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The 'Freakonomics of food'

Do you hate Brussels sprouts because your mother did” Does the size of your plate determine how hungry you feel” Why do you actually overeat at healthy…

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Longer Anthracycline Therapy Lowers Heart Failure Risk in Cancer Patients

Anthracycline drugs like daunorubicin and doxorubicin are used to treat many types of solid tumors and blood cancers such as leukemias in adults and children. Anthracycline therapy can be very successful at controlling cancer, but heart damage caused by anthracycline treatment “is a considerable and serious problem,” said Dr. Elvira van Dalen of the Emma Children’s Hospital in the Netherlands….

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