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Understanding Atherosclerosis: Insights Beyond Lipids

The findings, which are currently available online at the journal’s Website, were reported by a team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego…

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High Survival Rates for Aortic Dissection Patients

Nearly three years ago, actor John Ritter collapsed on the set of his sitcom, the victim of a rare but often deadly condition called aortic dissection — a…

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New Brain Model Uncovers Autism Triggers and Insights

Approximately 1.5 million children and adults in the U.S. have autism and it is estimated to be the fastest growing developmental disability with a 10 – 17…

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Anti-Herpes Drug Reduces C-Sections in Infected Women

The UT Southwestern study is the first large-scale confirmation that the drug valacyclovir hydrochloride (Valtrex) is effective in the last month of pregnancy,…

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Chronic Ear Infections Linked to Resistant Biofilm Bacteria

Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a study…

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Yttrium-90: A New Approach to Hepatocarcinoma Treatment

The treatment is complex and requires the close collaboration of the Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Conventional and Interventionist Radiology, Hepatology…

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Improving Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Italy

Methadone at appropriate doses has been demonstrated to be the most effective means for retaining patients in treatment and suppressing heroin use. The study…

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Earplugs Evolved: Military Tech Tackles Snoring Issues

Scientists and doctors in Trondheim have recently adopted a technology that was originally developed for military use: an earplug that acts both as hearing…

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Researchers enlist proteins to 'switch on' heart tissue repair system in animal models

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are utilizing a protein to “switch on” the ability to repair damaged heart tissue. By…

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Standardizing Genetic Testing Results Across Laboratories

Because the underlying technology, PCR amplification, is now routine in all molecular genetics laboratories, there has been an implicit assumption that MSI…

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Hypertension’s Impact on Cardiac Health: New Blood Test Insights

The authors designed a blood analysis which detects whether this mechanism is damaging the heart, which in turn makes possible the use of therapeutic…

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Inflammatory Markers That Predict Stroke Risk Explained

The study included patients from different Autonomous Communities and that had suffered a stroke one to three months previously. By means of periodical…

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Anabolic Steroid Use Linked to Gingival Tissue Damage

Researchers found that prolonged use of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) is closely associated with significant levels of gingival enlargement, according to a…

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Researchers get closer to preventing Alzheimer's disease

An estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and presently there are no known cures or effective preventive strategies. “Alzheimer's Disease is…

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Drug Combo Shows Promise in Slowing Male Breast Cancer

Zeina Nahleh, MD, director of breast oncology in the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) division of hematology and oncology, is leading a national phase-2…

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Researchers Develop Solutions to Reduce Liver Transplant Needs

A functioning liver is essential for human survival with liver failure ultimately resulting in death, and liver transplantation is presently the only treatment…

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