By University of Michigan
A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound approach say it could lead to an invisible knife for
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By Infectious Diseases Society of America
Among HIV patients receiving well-organized care with free access to antiretroviral therapy, those who smoke lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV, according to a new study. The findings highlight the importance of smoking cessation efforts in th
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By University of Louisville
Scientists have uncovered new clues in understanding how epithelial cells -- the cells that line the trachea, bronchi and other airways that carry air in and out of the lung -- repair themselves after chlorine gas exposure.
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By University of Western Ontario
After conducting the largest online intelligence study on record, scientists concluded that the notion of measuring one's intelligence quotient or IQ by a singular, standardized test is highly misleading.
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By RTI International
Increasing sales taxes on sugary foods to promote healthier food choices among grocery store shoppers is unlikely to be effective because many consumers are unaware of the tax differences on food items sold in grocery stores, according to a new study.
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By University of Massachusetts Medical School
Researchers have shown that a well-known inflammatory process plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease. This process, which results in the mature production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine called interleukin-1 beta and is involved in the body's def
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By University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Scientists have successfully completed dosing in the first human safety study of a medication to help methamphetamine users fight their addictions.
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By American Society for Microbiology
For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, researchers show that changes in cholesterol metabolism induced by diet can alte
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By University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Selected genes get switched on during and after a seizure, sending signals to reduce uncontrolled firing of nerve cells. A medication that amplifies this response could prevent recurrent seizures and onset of epilepsy.
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By University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Human immunodeficiency virus may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Researchers now think that the genomes of an isolated West African human population provide important clues about how the disease has evolved.
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By University of Exeter
Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, new research has revealed. Scientists found that badgers which strayed away from the family burrow in favor of sleeping in outlying dens were more likely to carry TB.
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By American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)
As New Year's resolutions to lead a healthier lifestyle are about to be in full swing, many might find that instead of feeling good they are feeling worse. And the reason might be due to the one thing that should be helping: exercise. This is because seve
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By Virginia Tech
Community support has remarkable benefits for people coping with traumatic mass shootings, according to an American-Finnish research study.
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By University of California, San Diego Health Sciences
Researchers report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial to cancer growth.
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By Dick Jones Communications
Researchers have found that the budding yeast is an acceptable model system to study KP1019, an anti-cancer drug that uses ruthenium, a rare metal, a new study found.
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By Aalto University
Scientists have succeeded in organizing virus particles, protein cages and nanoparticles into crystalline materials. These nanomaterials are important for applications in sensing, optics, electronics and drug delivery.
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By INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)
A new study by researchers in France sheds light on type 1 diabetes -- a disease characterized by the self-destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. The research reveals the role of the innate immune cells, especially the dendritic cells,
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By BioMed Central Limited
Celiac disease affects about 1% of the population but occasional ‘epidemics’ have been noticed along with a seasonal variation in number of cases diagnosed. New research indicates that repeated infections early in life increases the ri
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By University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Hospital MRIs may be better at predicting long-term outcomes for people with mild traumatic brain injuries than CT scans, the standard technique for evaluating such injuries in the emergency room, according to a new clinical trial.
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By American Medical Association (AMA)
Among rescue and recovery workers exposed to the dust, debris, and fumes following the World Trade Center terrorist attack, there was an increased incidence of prostate and thyroid cancers and multiple myeloma, although it is not clear how big a factor me
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