 Neighbour's aid for jobless nerve cells September 01, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the laws of nature states that empty spaces don’t stay empty for long. Be it the flowerbed, which is overgrown with weeds in no time, or the gap in your appointment calendar, which ... | |
New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, research shows August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The fight against the liver disease hepatitis C has been at something of an impasse for years, with more than 150 million people currently infected, and traditional antiviral treatments causing nasty side effects and often ... | |
Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cells September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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According to an Italian research team publishing their findings in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (17:6), hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplantation of human umbilical cord hematopoietic ... | |
Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful ... | |
 Fatal protein interactions may explain neurological diseases 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how proteins ... | |
World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. | |
Age-related memory loss tied to slip in filtering information quickly September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists have identified a way in which the brain's ability to process information diminishes with age, and shown that this break down contributes to the decreased ability to form memories that is associated with normal ... | |
Sex hormones link to heart risk September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Men are more prone to – and likely to die of - heart disease compared with women of a similar age – and sex hormones are to blame, according to a new University of Leicester led study. | |
Study finds B-vitamin deficiency may cause vascular cognitive impairment September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A deficiency of B-vitamins may cause vascular cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University used an experimental model ... | |
Study: Bypass better than stents in long term September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research presented Monday at the European ... | |
New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other – women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, ... | |
Flu shot does not reduce risk of death August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against ... | |
Virus weaves itself into the DNA transferred from parents to babies September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Parents expect to pass on their eye or hair color, their knobby knees or their big feet to their children through their genes. But they don't expect to pass on viruses through those same genes. | |
 Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease? 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Why is it that the origins of many serious diseases remain a mystery? In considering that question, a scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has come up with a unified molecular ... | |
Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they ... | |
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