By Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in calories. However, a new study conducted in an anim
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By RIKEN
Japanese researchers have developed a new sugar and water-based solution that turns tissues transparent in just three days, without disrupting the shape and chemical nature of the samples. Combined with fluorescence microscopy, this technique enabled them
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By Southern Methodist University
A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly -- that poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by the body's blood vessel cells. Researchers made the confirmation by developing a chemical probe tha
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By DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A new study has found for the first time that thirdhand smoke -- the noxious residue that clings to virtually all surfaces long after the secondhand smoke from a cigarette has cleared out -- causes significant genetic damage in human cells.
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By Endocrine Society
Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new study.
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By Washington University in St. Louis
Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used anesthetics, but concerns that it raises the risk of a heart attack during surgery or soon afterward are unfounded, according to a new study.
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By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene delivery.
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By University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
A synthetic compound is able to turn off "secondary" vacuum cleaners in the brain that take up serotonin, resulting in the "happy" chemical being more plentiful, scientists have discovered. Their study points to novel targets to treat
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By BMJ-British Medical Journal
Taking iron daily during pregnancy is associated with a significant increase in birth weight and a reduction in risk of low birth weight, finds a new study.
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By American College of Emergency Physicians
Emergency department information systems (EDIS), a significant focus of both federal legislation and US health care reform, may ultimately improve the quality of medical care delivered in hospitals, but as currently configured present numerous threats to
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By New Jersey Institute of Technology
Scientists are creating a prototype lab-on-a-chip that would someday enable a physician to detect disease or virus from just one drop of liquid, including blood.
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By University of California - San Francisco
A new study offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions.
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By University of Leicester
University of Leicester scientists have discovered a potential genetic contributor to the increased risk of heart disease among men.
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By Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Scientists have provided the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether stem cell transplant is appropriate for patients older than 60 with myelodysplastic syndromes.
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By Association for Psychological Science
Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new research.
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By University of Notre Dame
A new study provides an important new insight into how cancer cells are able to avoid the cell death process. The findings may suggest a chemotherapeutic approach to prevent the spread of cancers.
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By Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Scientists have developed a therapeutic strategy that manipulates a mechanism driving cellular heterogeneity to treat advanced melanoma.
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By University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Researchers have conducted a major study on the importance of the speed of treatment when using a clot-busting drug, and found that treatment time has a profound influence on outcome.
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By Rice University
Biologists have found there may be potential health benefits to storing fresh produce under day-night cycles of light. In a new study researchers used lighting to alter the circadian rhythms of cabbage, lettuce, spinach, zucchini, carrots, sweet potatoes
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By Loyola University Health System
Hospitals are synonymous with cleanliness and now an academic medical center is taking disinfection to futuristic levels. Nicknamed “little Joe” a 3-foot upright cylindrical robots provide the finishing touches to room sanitation. A ro
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