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Synthetic Scorpion Venom Targets Brain Tumors with Iodine

Adam N. Mamelak, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, led the Phase I trial and is first author of an…

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UF Scientists Enhance Gene Therapy for Heart Conditions

UF researchers used the approach to successfully reverse symptoms in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy that damages the heart. They also tested the…

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Onchocerciasis Treatment Cuts Prevalence and Intensity by 38%

This pathology causes a weakening in affected individuals, most of them within the labour force population, making this disease one of the limiting factors for…

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New genetic model for Parkinson's disease

”The course of disease in these mice is strikingly similar to human disease”, says Dr. Lars Olson.In the mouse model generated by the research team, a gene…

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Onchocerciasis Treatment Cuts Prevalence and Intensity by 38%

It is transmitted through the bite of the black fly, Simulium. Enviromental conditions such as humidity, rapid water rivers and altitude of Bioko favour the…

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New Test Aims to Prevent Deadly Infections in Babies

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new test studied at the University of Florida that could lead to better screening for the most common…

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New ALS Therapy Delivers Antisense Drug Directly to Nervous System

The study conducted in the laboratory of Don Cleveland, Ph.D., UCSD Professor of Medicine, Neurosciences and Cellular and Molecular Medicine and member of the…

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Medical steroid's baffling connection to osteoporosis becomes clearer

Through studies of mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have now identified osteoclasts, cells that dismantle old bone,…

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Air Fresheners Linked to Reduced Lung Function, Study Finds

“Even a small reduction in lung function may indicate some harm to the lungs,” said NIEHS researcher Stephanie London, M.D., lead investigator on the study….

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MIT Team Explores Link Between Inflammation and Disease

When an infection occurs, immune cells flock to the area and secrete large amounts of highly reactive chemicals to combat the invader. But, these inflammatory…

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MIT Researchers Unlock Insight Into Brain Function With New Imaging

Thanks to a new imaging system, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have gotten an unprecedented look into how genes shape the brain…

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Remote Medical Expertise: DICOEMS Transforms Emergency Care

The DICOEMS project has developed a wireless technology platform enabling doctors in hospital emergency rooms to remotely manage treatment of accident and…

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Regular Multivitamin Use Lowers Preeclampsia Risk by 45%

Overall, women who used multivitamins regularly showed a 45 percent reduction in preeclampsia risk, according to the study. However, results were even more…

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"Exercise every 15 minutes", DVT expert warns holidaymakers

Experiments conducted by Steve Hunter at the University have shown that sitting still for even one hour can cause a decrease in blood velocity, which could…

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Weight Lifting Reduces Diabetes Risk in Overweight Teens

Research led by Michael Goran, PhD, professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, showed that overweight Latino teenage boys who…

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Regular Postpartum Depression Screening for New Mothers

“If you only screen early or if you only screen once, you will miss some,” said Linda Chaudron, M.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and…

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