By Robert Preidt
Parkinson’s disease patients who receive care from a neurologist live longer and are less likely to break a hip or need nursing-home placement than those treated by a primary care doctor, according to a new study.
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By Robert Preidt
Like humans, chimpanzees are born with immature forebrains, according to researchers who used MRI to track the development of three chimpanzees’ brains from ages 6 months to 6 years.
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By Robert Preidt
There’s no strong evidence that taking aspirin while undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant, researchers say.
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By Denise Mann
Good relationships with your co-workers and a convivial, supportive work environment may add years to your life, new Israeli research finds.
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By Sarah Klein & Ray Hainer
Casual diners in North Carolina are flocking to get hepatitis A vaccines after a server at an Olive Garden in Fayetteville told her bosses she tested positive for the virus.
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By Robert Preidt
The breast cancer drug Herceptin increases the risk of heart problems in elderly patients, especially those with a history of heart disease and/or diabetes, a new study says.
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By Jenifer Goodwin
If a baby is cranky, drooling and running a fever, teething often gets the blame.  But a new study finds that while a baby’s temperature rises slightly on the day he or she actually cuts a tooth, fever is not a symptom of teething —
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
The first working, replacement anal sphincters have been built in a laboratory and tested on mice.
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By Robert Preidt
Eating red meat — especially processed products such as hot dogs — increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Would-be ex-smokers may want to try weight lifting to help them kick the habit for good, a new study suggests.
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By Steven Reinberg
Tracking Lyme disease infections in dogs may help scientists predict possible outbreaks of the tick-borne illness in humans, government researchers report.
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By Jenifer Goodwin
Some of the genetic variants implicated in ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) overlap with genes and nerve communication pathways that play a role in autism, a new study finds.
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By Robert Preidt
Combination therapy with two drugs offers an effective new way to treat people with a serious respiratory condition called pleural infection, English researchers say.
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By Amanda Gardner
A small group of patients with an advanced form of tough-to-treat leukemia appears to have benefited from a radical new form of immune therapy, researchers say.
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By Denise Mann
A new drug that lowers stroke risk among people with an irregular heartbeat may give the old standby, warfarin, some competition, a new study shows.
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By Robert Preidt
Using personal digital assistants (PDAs) to give daily feedback to adults about their fitness progress helps them stick with an exercise program, a new study says.
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By Jenifer Goodwin
A new study on the genetic underpinnings of multiple sclerosis (MS) has identified more than 50 gene variants that may contribute to the autoimmune disease, 29 of which are new discoveries.
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By Robert Preidt
Poultry farms that have made the transition from conventional to organic farming have significantly lower levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than conventional poultry farms, a new study finds.
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By Serena Gordon
An experimental drug called linaclotide can help reduce the symptoms of chronic constipation, according to new research funded by the drug maker.
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By Steven Reinberg
Women who smoke have a 25 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than male smokers do, according to a huge, new study.
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