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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases a person’s susceptibility to early coronary artery disease.
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People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or Parkinson's disease.
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Researchers have discovered two enzymes that, when combined, could be involved in the earliest stages of cancer. Manipulating these enzymes genetically might lead to targeted therapies aimed at slowing or preventing the onset of tumors.
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Researchers have found that two proteins which work in tandem in the brain's blood vessels present a double whammy in Alzheimer's disease.
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Philips Research's intelligent pill (iPill) for electronically controlled drug delivery
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A study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests a possible role for nicotine in breast tumor development and metastases.
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More than 75% of people suffering from mental disorders in the developing world receive no treatment or care. A new WHO programme launched today, on World Mental Health Day 2008 highlights the huge treatment gap for a number of mental, neurological and substance use disorders.
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Miniaturised ceramic gas sensors, originally developed for measuring oxygen levels for spacecraft re-entry vehicles, enables improved human breath measurement apparatus, better control of heater combustion thereby reducing pollution, and higher safety in fuel cell manufacturing.
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One in five Americans will get skin cancer, with one American dying every hour from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer so, now is the time to get your skin checked for suspicious-looking moles and lesions.
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UC Davis Cancer Center physicians today released results of research showing that Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have greatly increased risks of prostate cancer and even greater risks of getting the most aggressive form of the disease as compared to those who were not exposed.
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Catherine Kraus, RD, M.Ed, CHES, a dietitian at the University of Michigan Health System, says that a balanced, healthy diet enables chemical messengers in the brain - known as neurotransmitters - to function more efficiently.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that the Notch protein helps human embryonic stem cells decide their own fate, a finding which may eventually be useful in programming cells for the development of stem cell therapies.
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A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging.
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Obesity-related inflammation also pegged as catalyst in metabolic syndrome
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Generic pharmaceuticals company Actavis has introduced its popular range of Decubal skin products to Romania.
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Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV - the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
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A cross-disciplinary research team at the University of Maryland has shown for the first time that their microscopic drug research platform can produce the chemical reactions needed to test potential drugs.
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A team of researchers at the University of Washington and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories has uncovered genetic errors that may shed light on the causes of schizophrenia.
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U-M study finds for every 290 children with diabetes, there is only one board-certified pediatric endocrinologist available to care for them
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Snippets of genetic material that have been linked to cancer also play a critical role in normal embryonic development in mice, according to a new paper from MIT cancer biologists.
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