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A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil may protect your bones
New research suggests that a key ingredient to keeping osteoporosis in check may be found in the traditional Mediterranean diet—olive oil. Osteoporosis is a disease where the density and quality of bone ...
Health
Aug 24, 2012 |
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Eat slowly and reduce diabetes risk
Your parents must have told you a thousand times - don't eat so fast, slow down! Now it appears that scientific research is backing them up. At the recent joint International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress ...
Diabetes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Researchers make progress on early detection of resistance to colorectal cancer drugs
Mutations in a gene called KRAS are causally associated with acquired resistance to targeted therapies for colorectal cancers (CRC), according to new findings from EU-funded researchers from Italy and their ...
Cancer
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Scientists find link between biological processes and young breast cancer patients
Breast cancer in young women is linked to age-related biological processes, a new study shows. Because it is a biologically unique disease, it calls for tailor-made management strategies, researchers reported ...
Cancer
May 07, 2012 |
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Massive study closes in on cancers risk markers
Cancer research has taken a huge leap forward with scientists now able to identify more than 80 genetic markers found to increase the risk of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. The COGS international research ...
Genetics
May 15, 2013 |
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Losing sleep? Scientists evaluate why
The issue of sleep deprivation has gone beyond the counting of sheep and into the scientific domain, as European researchers set up 'sleep labs' to study the biomedical and sociological factors keeping us ...
Health
May 03, 2013 |
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Novel treatment for bone marrow cancer
Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer in which the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anaemia, infection and kidney failure. A ...
Cancer
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Scientists uncover cells at the origin of basal cell carcinoma
For years researchers have been trying to identify the molecular changes that occur in tumour-initiating cells from the very first oncogenic mutation to the development of invasive tumors. The most frequently ...
Cancer
Dec 21, 2012 |
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Breast cancer drug could hold the key to fighting other tumours
New research out of the United Kingdom is showing that a common drug used in the fight against breast cancer could also be employed in the fight against other tumours. The drug in question is geldanamycin, ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Study finds link between flu virus and diabetes onset
Researchers in Italy have discovered that the flu virus could contribute to the onset of diabetes. This finding could help scientists uncover a way to prevent some forms of this condition. The study was funded ...
Diabetes
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Researchers examine the importance of a mother's soothing touch
Mothers who stroke their newborn infants in the first few weeks of their life could change the effects that stress during gestation has on early-life development, new research from the United Kingdom shows. ...
Health
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Scientists tackle Huntington's disease by targeting mutant gene
Huntington's disease is an inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that usually appears in mid-adult life and leads to uncoordinated body movements and cognitive decline. The disease is due to multiple repetitions ...
Genetics
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Scientists develop sophisticated HIV detection test
(Medical Xpress)—Two researchers funded by the EU have succeeded in developing and testing a state-of-the-art HIV detection test. The Imperial College London, United Kingdom duo says the test is 10 times ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Scientists investigate genetics of HIV-1 resistance
Investigating the genetic footprint that drug resistance causes in HIV, researchers in Europe have discovered that compensatory polymorphisms enable resistant viruses to survive. Presented in the journal ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Fighting phobias involves creation of 'competing' memories
Most people have a fear of something but for 1 in 10 people, fear can turn into a phobia. The most common phobias being a fear of spiders, snakes, heights, the dark, being in crowds or tight spaces, animals ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2012 |
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