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Genetic variation linked to sugary food - 14 May 2008
Bethesda, MD—A new study released today in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic...
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Tooth loss strongly linked to risk of esophageal,... - 14 May 2008
PHILADELPHIA – Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of...
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Mouse study: When it comes to living longer, it's... - 14 May 2008
BETHESDA, Md. (May 14, 2008)— A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly...
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Molecular 'clock' could predict risk for developing... - 14 May 2008
Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock, indicating how many times a cell has...
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Chronic disease management: Does it improve health... - 13 May 2008
INDIANAPOLIS –A study published in the May/June issue of Health Affairs reports on the first randomized trial providing a scientifically...
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News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience - 13 May 2008
1. Calcium Buffering by Mitochondria Prolongs Synaptic Responses Yuliya V. Medvedeva, Man-Su Kim, and Yuriy M. Usachev Mitochondria can...
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Neglected tropical diseases rarely make the headlines - 13 May 2008
A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of...
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PET imaging may not improve diagnostic accuracy in... - 13 May 2008
Positron emission tomography with a radioactive tracer (18F-FDG PET) may not improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head...
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Other highlights in the May 13 JNCI - 13 May 2008
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Continues Throughout a Woman’s Life Women who have a sister diagnosed with breast cancer are at an increased...
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Adding ultrasound to mammography may improve breast... - 13 May 2008
The addition of an ultrasound examination to mammography for women at high-risk of breast cancer resulted in a higher rate of cancer detection,...
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Exposure to coarse air pollution not associated with... - 13 May 2008
Exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution such as from agricultural activities, windblown dust and mechanical grinding is not...
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Hospitals that mostly treat Medicaid patients have... - 13 May 2008
Hospitals that predominantly treat poor and underserved patients (often referred to as safety-net hospitals) have made smaller improvements in...
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Drug does not increase suitability for dialysis of... - 13 May 2008
The anti-platelet drug clopidogrel reduced the frequency of early blood clot formation in new surgically enlarged blood vessels (fistulas)...
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Blacks not receiving chemotherapy for rectal cancer,... - 13 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Black patients and white patients are seeing rectal cancer specialists at similar rates, but blacks are still less...
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NYP/Weill Cornell gene therapy clinical trial yields... - 13 May 2008
Innovative therapy is safe and slows disease progression NEW YORK (May 13, 2008) -- Promising results from a team of NewYork-Presbyterian...
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Girls, young women can cut risk of early breast... - 13 May 2008
St. Louis, May 13, 2008 — Mothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women...
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UT Southwestern researcher: Supplemental breast... - 13 May 2008
DALLAS – May 13, 2008 – Among women at high-risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may...
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First use of DNA fingerprinting to identify viable... - 13 May 2008
Research could lead to improved pregnancy rates and fewer multiple pregnancies Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first...
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Shrimps see beyond the rainbow - 13 May 2008
A Swiss marine biologist and an Australian quantum physicist have found that a species of shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, can...
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Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity - 13 May 2008
Akron, Ohio, May 14, 2008 - A team of five University of Akron researchers has published the paper, “Sticky gecko feet: the role of...
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Recipe for energy saving unravelled in migratory birds - 13 May 2008
Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of...
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Study says death gap increasing in US - 13 May 2008
ATLANTA—May 13, 2008—A new study finds a gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than high school education and...
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New insights into the dynamics of the brain's cortex - 13 May 2008
Research demonstrates link between patterns of neuronal activity and the underlying anatomy CLEVELAND – May 14, 2008 – Using...
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Hospital pay for performance incentives may backfire... - 13 May 2008
Penn research suggests restructuring bonus system to boost care for poor, underserved patients (PHILADELPHIA) – The same government-backed...
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First electrophysical recording of sleep in a wild... - 13 May 2008
Three-toed sloth Click here for more information. In the first experiment to record the electrophysiology of sleep...
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Novel mechanisms controlling insulin release and fat... - 13 May 2008
[PRESS RELEASE, 13 May 200] Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor...
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Expanded food and nutrition program shows $10... - 13 May 2008
Nutrition education is cost-effective, reports study in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, 13 May 2008 – A program...
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Genetic links to impaired social behavior in autism - 13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and...
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Hyperactivity is associated with decreased numbers... - 13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – A new study published in Biological Psychiatry on May 15th is “another example of how basic...
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Put the trees in the ground - 13 May 2008
A solution for the global carbon dioxide problem? The global CO2 problem can only be solved by the introduction of a permanent...
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