By Jennifer Warner
Study: Race and Region Often Affect Dietary Pattern a Person Follows
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By UC San Diego
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown -- by each of a range of measures, in men and women of all ages, in Caucasians and minorities -- that consumption of dietary trans fatty acids (dTFAs) is associated
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By University of Wisconsin-Madison
For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood.
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By Denise Mann
Hand-Cooling Device Lets People Feel More Comfortable When Exercising
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By University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
A compound that previously progressed to Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment slows neurological damage and improves brain function in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. The study published the week of March 1
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By Penn State
Beliefs about nature and nurture can affect how patients and their families respond to news about their diagnosis, according to Penn State health communication researchers.
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By Jennifer Warner
Risk of Dying Decreased for All Ages and Races; Biggest Drop in Young
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By McGill University
A recent study led by Gergely Lukacs, a professor at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, and published in the January issue of Cell, has shown that restoring normal function to the mutant gene product responsible for c
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By UNC at Chapel Hill
A study of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in North Carolina has revealed areas where rates are unusually high.
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By PAULA SPAN
You’re the surrogate charged with making decisions for an incapacitated loved one in the intensive care unit of a California hospital. You’ve also agreed to be part of a study on how such decision-makers interpret information about how p
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By Harris County Hospital District
Every year, thousands of teens and young adults celebrate Spring Break by drinking large amounts of alcohol -- binge drinking -- a dangerous right-of-passage for some and one linked to possible brain damage later as adults, says an expert.
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By Methodist Hospital, Houston
A global team led by scientists from The Methodist Hospital Research Institute has identified more than 500 genes that may cause or contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer. This particularly deadly disease has a 1-in-20 survival rate afte
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A new analysis has found evidence that circumcision may reduce the risk for prostate cancer.
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By Trudeau Institute
New research from the Trudeau Institute addresses how the human body controls gamma-herpesviruses, a class of viruses thought to cause a variety of cancers. The study, carried out in the laboratory of Dr. Marcia Blackman, awaits publication in The J
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Surgery for epilepsy is usually seen as a last resort for patients when medications do not work, and it is often delayed for many years after the failure of drug treatment. Now a randomized, controlled trial suggests that surgery as soon as possible
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By RONI CARYN RABIN
Patients taking prescription sleep aids on a regular basis were nearly five times as likely as non-users to die over a period of two and a half years, according to a recent study. Even those prescribed fewer than 20 pills a year were at risk, the re
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By Kathleen Doheny
Study: Men Who Drank 1 Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Daily Had 20% Higher Risk of Heart Disease Than Non-Drinkers
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By American Heart Association
Men who drank a 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't drink any sugar-sweetened drinks, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
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By Michigan State University
A Michigan State University anthropologist who spent more than a year infiltrating the black market for human kidneys has published the first in-depth study describing the often horrific experiences of poor people who were victims of organ trafficki
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By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
Twenty-eight years ago, I wrote about drawing blood for the first time, about the pain of the patient and the self-doubt of the medical student. In my first clinical experience, I was learning a strange new color code: red-top tube for blood chemist
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