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Higher as well as regular tea consumption benefits found

The benefits of tea drinking have been shown again in a study that has found the risk of ovarian cancer is reduced in tea drinkers.

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Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer's drug (Update)

Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few more years to learn whether regulators will allow the drugmaker to sell ...

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Grilled, seared foods may add to waistlines, disease risk

(Medical Xpress)—A steak slapped onto a hot barbecue will leave the meat with black grill lines that add flavor and aroma, but the chemicals contained in charred, seared and fried foods may over time kick-start ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Printed reminders for doctors improve health care

In an age when physicians are often short on time and deluged with information, printed reminders about screening tests, vaccinations and other health topics can help them provide care that more closely reflects ...

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Rapid, coordinated response to people with chest pain symptoms is critical to successful treatment of heart attacks

(Medical Xpress)— Patients wait too long after the onset of heart attack symptoms before seeking medical care, according to the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Even with advancements at hospitals, patients must ...

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More food stores open, but areas still lack access

Researchers and students at the Tulane Prevention Research Center mapped the Orleans Parish food environment this fall in their annual study of food stores and fast-food outlets. And for some of those stores, ...

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Reconsider lotto tickets as holiday gifts for minors

Results from recent studies show a growing number of high school students reportedly receive one or more lottery tickets or scratch cards as gifts. This, coupled with the increasing concern about adolescent problem gambling, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Delivering stem cells by post means more effective global treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Findings from a new University of Reading study could lead to cheaper, wider and more effective stem cell research and treatment of disease.

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Psychology professor seeks clues to psychiatric disorders in DNA

Data, data everywhere. In genomics research, there is a data deluge, so innovative ways to analyze all that information will play a critical role in future breakthroughs.

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New research lifts the lid on 'sexting' attitudes and practices amongst teenagers

A new study conducted by Plymouth University and UK Safer Internet Centre supported by the NSPCC, reveals new concerns and trends in 'sexting' amongst teenagers.

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Researcher describes cochlear amplification using novel optical technique

It has long been known that the inner ear actively amplifies sounds it receives, and that this amplification can be attributed to forces generated by outer hair cells in the cochlea.  How the ear actually ...

Neuroscience created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Sexual and social behaviour modified by serotonin system drugs

Drugs that bind to specific serotonin receptors in the brain can both improve and impair female sexual function in non-human primates. These are the findings of a study conducted by Leiden PhD candidate Yves ...

Medications created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Faulty gene linked to condition in infants

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a defective gene at the root of Vici syndrome, a rare inherited disorder which affects infants from birth, leading ...

Genetics created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improved treatments for chronic myeloid leukaemia have dramatically increased survival

Survival for people diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) has risen by nearly half, with around 58 per cent of people surviving their disease for at least five years compared with only around 40 p ...

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Alcohol hinders recovery from injury, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—A Massey University researcher has found drinking alcohol after suffering a soft tissue injury significantly increases recovery times.

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