By Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
One researcher has a simple message for fellow hypertension researchers: Think endothelin.
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By Kaiser Permanente
Patients who received automated telephone calls inviting them to get their blood pressure checked at a walk-in clinic were more likely to have controlled hypertension than patients who did not receive calls, according to a Kaiser Permanente study publishe
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By Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
While hangovers may be a source of humor, their effects can be debilitating, costly, and even dangerous. A new study of hangovers across the lifespan has found that the tendency to experience hangovers decreases as age increases. Study authors speculate t
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By American Academy of Sleep Medicine
A new study suggests that people with obstructive sleep apnea are perceived to appear more alert, more youthful and more attractive after at least two months of continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
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By SINTEF
Patients with COPD can use tablet computers to report their daily condition, allowing hospitals to pick up early symptoms, take action and thereby reduce admissions.
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By European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Scientists have discovered a promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis. Their work uncovers a large set of genes not previously linked to the disease, demonstrating how a new screening technique can help identify new drug targets.
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By University of Groningen
Scientists have developed an antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light. It is possible to ‘switch on’ the substance immediately before use, after which it will slowly lose its activity. Thus release of the active antibiot
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By Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
The hormone oxytocin could play a role in treating psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, according to new research.
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By Penn State
More than half of all patients with pre-existing dementia will experience delirium while hospitalized. Failing to detect and treat their delirium early leads to a faster decline of both their physical and mental health, according to health researchers.
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By University of North Carolina School of Medicine
In the hunt for a better treatment for macular degeneration, studies using mice and a class of drugs known as MDM2 inhibitors proved highly effective at regressing the abnormal blood vessels responsible for the vision loss associated with the disease.
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By Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Visceral leishmaniasis is the second-deadliest parasitic disease after malaria. Each year, thousands fall victim among poor and marginalised populations in low-income countries. A new study is the first to detail the economic aspects of the disease in Ind
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By University of California, San Diego Health Sciences
Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop more targeted, effective treatments. Researchers propose a new approach called network-based str
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By University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Researchers have identified a sensor pathway inside cells. These internal sensors are like motion detectors inside a house; they trigger an alarm that signals for help — a response from the immune system.
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By Stanford University Medical Center
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway -- a series of interaction among proteins -- involved in the development of diabetes.
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By Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
Getting a second urine sample and blood pressure measure as patients head out of the doctor's office appears an efficient way to identify those whose health may be in jeopardy because their bodies hold onto too much sodium, researchers report.
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By Scripps Research Institute
A team scientists has determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a cell-surface receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells. The researchers also showed where maraviroc, an HIV drug, attaches to cells and blocks HIV&#8
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By Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)
New versions of genes, called alleles, can appear by mutation in populations. Even when these new alleles turn the individuals carrying them more fit to survive and reproduce, the most likely outcome is that they will get lost from the populations. The th
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By Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
New research in mouse models suggests that treatment with antioxidants may help reduce behavioral issues linked to the genetic nervous system disorder Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) and an associated condition called Costello syndrome.
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By Cell Press
Alzheimer's disease is thought to be caused by the buildup of abnormal protein deposits in the brain, but little is known about the molecular structures of these beta-amyloid fibrils. A new study has revealed that distinct molecular structures may predomi
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By Andrew Kaggwa
When I first met Paul, 49, a freelance marketer, and Sheila Mukalazi 35, they seemed like a normal couple in love.
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