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Credit: (Gilbert et. al., Journal of Clinical Investigation) A study using a PET scan tracer developed at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified, for the first time, epigenetic…
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This article by Dr. Ana Subic et al. is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 15 , Issue 14 , 2018 A great number of studies have consistently scrutinized the relation between dementia and stroke, with a multiple fold increase in…
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Drug that mimics function of protein could one day become an effective therapy to fight Ebola virusCredit: Northwestern University Human protein, RBBP6, helps fight Ebola virus by interfering with the virus replication cycle When…
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Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O'Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were three of the 148 renowned academic inventors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors this week. Fellows…
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Abnormal blood glucose values at hospital discharge linked to worse post-discharge outcomes MINNEAPOLIS, MN- December 14, 2018- University of Minnesota Medical School researchers decided to delve into an area where little data currently…
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Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences - affecting everything from food security to the…
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Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Several new connections have been discovered between the proteins of the Ebola virus and human host cells, a finding that provides insight on ways to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from…
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People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles, according to a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings may help guide…
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New study shows how newly created cardiac muscle cells can be made to pump togetherCredit: John Emerson A team of Rutgers scientists, including Leonard Lee and Shaohua Li, have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased…
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A study with a satirical spin drives home a real point about the demands on general practitioners' time, and expectations for shared decision-making in primary care The average primary care doctor needs to work six more hours a day than…
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Credit: Wikimedia Commons TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Hawksbill turtles aren't the only marine turtles threatened by the destabilizing effects of climate change, but a new study from researchers at Florida State University shows that this…
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Asian longhorned tick could find plenty of suitable habitat in North America similar to its native regionCredit: Ilia Rochlin, Ph.D., Rutgers University Center for Vector Biology Annapolis, MD; December 13, 2018--Since the arrival of the…
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ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, Dec. 13-16, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2018 - First line immunotherapy with durvalumab or the combination of durvalumab and…
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Germany's most prestigious research award, Awards ceremony on March 13, 2019 in Berlin The latest recipients of Germany's most prestigious research prize have been announced. In Bonn today, the Joint Committee of the Deutsche…
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