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Evaluating Tumor Response for Better Liver Transplant Outcomes

Liver transplantation is widely recognized as an effective treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the size and number of tumors, known as…

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Cocoa Flavanols Boost Blood Vessel Health in Aging Boomers

Flavanol-rich cocoa could offer powerful cardiovascular benefits for the nearly 78 million baby boomers in the United States today, suggests a new study…

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Osteoarthritis Initiative Shares First Data for Research Advancements

Making this information available to researchers worldwide will expedite the pace of scientific studies and identification of biological and structural markers…

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Shorter TB Treatments: A Step Forward in Control Strategies

The current recommended treatment for TB is to give four or more antibiotics for at least six months (this treatment is called “DOTS” or Directly Observed…

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Breakthroughs in Acute Allergy Treatments: Anaphylaxis Advances

AnaphylaxisSome people have allergic reactions to certain substances that can be so pronounced that they affect the entire body. Such a reaction – called…

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Growing Concerns: How Kids’ Growth Impacts Obesity Risks

Researchers led by The University of Manchester say that faster-growing children might be especially vulnerable to the fattening effects of the ‘obesogenic…

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New Study Reveals Fresh Insights on Brain Organization

A study by Newcastle University, UK, and the International University Bremen, Germany, debunked a prevailing theory that the nervous system should have mainly…

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Hope for Premature Babies: Lung Disease Study Insights

Medics from the University of Leicester, King's College London and Medway hospitals are involved in the trial. Results of a similar US based study have…

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MRSA breakthrough – Coventry University tenant company's potent paper towel could beat bug

The paper towel would drastically improve hand hygiene in hospitals, Zone Innovation director Ken Banks said. “Standard paper towels are a breeding ground for…

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Berberine’s Role in Diabetes Care

Berberine is found in the roots and bark of a number of plants used for medicinal purposes including wound healing and treatment of diarrhoea. It has also been…

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Kidney Innovation: How Mice Retain Proteins and Discard Waste

In genetically modified mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis captured images of a defective version of a kidney structure…

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Curry and Onion Chemicals May Help Prevent Colon Cancer

A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins investigators shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and…

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New discovery about Parkinson's at the Montreal Neurological Institute

Dr. Edward Fon, a neurologist and researcher at the MNI, studies Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle stiffness and tremor…

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Patients With Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Face Higher Mortality

A study published today in the journal Critical Care shows for the first time that the highly resistant, metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas…

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Gifted kids reject schools' diet dictates but choose healthy eating

A poll of students at the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth found that 68.7%of the students questioned thought schools should not be able to…

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Nanotechnology Delivers Low-Dose Treatment for Atherosclerosis

It's not so much the drug itself as how it was delivered. Fumagillin — a drug that can inhibit the growth of new blood vessels that feed atherosclerotic…

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