The research by scientists at the Karolinska Institutet has revealed that mice fed a diet of junk food for a nine month period developed the abnormal brain tangles which are seen in the preliminary stages of Alzheimer’s disease - they say a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol could increase the risk of the [...]
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(Arthritis Foundation) The Arthritis Foundation announces the 2008 winners of the Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for research in arthritis. The recipients, Dr. Gerard Karsenty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Dr. Michel Nussenzweig of Rockefeller University received the award for their continued research advancements in the cure and control of rheumatic diseases.
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(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College) A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute’s cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery and that this suboptimal care can lead to worse outcomes.
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(California Institute of Technology) Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have created images of the heart’s muscular layer that show, for the first time, the connection between the configuration of those muscles and the way the human heart contracts. More precisely, they showed that the muscular band–which wraps around the inner chambers of the [...]
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(Stanford University) The Natural Capital Project — a collaboration of Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund — has been awarded a two-year, $1.97 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop a software program for mapping and evaluating the economic benefits provided by [...]
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Low income people are disproportionately affected by morbidity related to violence and asthma. Does a caregiver feeling unsafe or (child) seeing violence affect asthma morbidity and healthcare access?
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(Society for the Study of Reproduction) In a study posted on Biology of Reproduction, Papers in Press, researchers report for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues, suggesting that the ability of the placenta to combat bacterial infection may be enhanced if pregnant women supplement their diets with vitamin D.
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(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tel Aviv University investigates a new injection therapy to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — Levels of melamine found in a sample of U.S.-made infant formula do not pose a safety risk, the FDA said.
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BRUSSELS (MedPage Today) — Pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to stave off competition from generic drug makers cost consumers nearly $4 billion over an eight-year period, a European Union investigation found.
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