By studying mice, researchers found that stem cells in the fatty layer of the skin send signals that trigger hair growth, and suggest the discovery could lead to new treatments for reversing baldness. The Yale researchers write about their study in the 2 September issue of Cell…
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A new study suggests microinfarcts and small vessel disease may cause parkinsonian symptoms in otherwise healthy adults. Medscape Medical News
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Combining memory training techniques and healthy lifestyle changes may improve both objective and subjective memory performance, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
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A new CDC report highlights the need for greater surveillance of mental illness at the local, state, and federal levels. Medscape Medical News
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Results from a national survey of vaccination rates in young children shows the vast majority are immunized against most vaccine-preventable diseases. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed paying for “high intensity” obesity counseling for seniors to help turn the tide on the obesity epidemic in the U.S.
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(MedPage Today) — A decade after the World Trade Center disaster, rescue workers bear a substantial burden of physical and mental disease, including an excess of cancer among firefighters, according to results of two studies.
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(MedPage Today) — The World Trade Center attacks have so far not led to excess mortality among those involved in rescue and recovery, researchers reported, or among people exposed to the fallout because they were in the area.
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(MedPage Today) — Gains are being made in the struggle to curb the overuse of antibiotics in children, but with resistance continuing to rise and antimicrobial choices dwindling, efforts must continue, according to the CDC.
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(MedPage Today) — Rosuvastatin (Crestor) failed to beat atorvastatin (Lipitor) for improving atheroma volume in a large head-to-head trial, the drug’s manufacturer reported.
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