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Vaccine discovered for hep C
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Alberta researcher and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology has made the discovery of a vaccine that will potentially help combat hepatitis C. Michael Houghton, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Powerful antioxidant resveratrol prevents metabolic syndrome in lab tests: study
Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have discovered that resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant found in common foods, prevents a syndrome in some offspring that could lead to later ...
Medical research
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Researchers abuzz over caffeine as cancer-cell killer
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Alberta are abuzz after using fruit flies to find new ways of taking advantage of caffeine's lethal effects on cancer cells—results that could one day ...
Cancer
Apr 18, 2013 |
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'Very promising' treatment for Huntington disease discovered
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington disease that restores lost motor skills and may delay or stop the progression of the disease based on lab model tests, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 13, 2012 |
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New understanding of DNA repair could eventually lead to cancer therapy
A research group in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers.
Cancer
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Heart needs work after heart attack: Study challenges the notion that the heart must rest
A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta shows that for best results in stable patients after a heart attack, early exercise as well as prolonged exercise is the key to the best outcomes.
Health
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Researchers move closer to a cure for a deadly cardiovascular disease
(Medical Xpress) -- A multidisciplinary research team in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta has taken a big step towards understanding the cause and potential cure for a deadly ...
Cardiology
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Discovery could change the way doctors treat patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases
Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have made an important discovery that provides a new understanding of how our immune system "learns" not to attack our own body, and this could ...
Medical research
Apr 27, 2011 |
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New research may have discovered how memories are encoded in our brains
University of Alberta led research may have discovered how memories are encoded in our brains.
Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Study finds weakness in armor of killer hospital bacteria
There's new hope for development of an antibiotic that can put down a lethal bacteria or superbug linked to the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients around the world.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 07, 2012 |
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Anti-hypertension drug may improve schizophrenia symptoms
(Medical Xpress)—An anti-hypertension drug administered intravenously for a single four-hour treatment resulted in dramatic improvements of symptoms for people living with schizophrenia, according to newly published findings ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2013 |
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Better hearing just an App away
(Medical Xpress) -- People with hearing problems living in the developing world may have a solution on the horizon, thanks to an innovative University of Alberta professor in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Other
May 02, 2011 |
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Researchers strive to increase awareness of forgotten essential nutrient
A group of researchers at the University of Alberta hopes to draw attention to what has become a forgotten essential nutrient.
Health
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Brain continues to develop well into our 20s: research
The human brain doesn't stop developing at adolescence, but continues well into our 20s, demonstrates recent research from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Zebrafish may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eyesight to people
Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eye-sight to people.
Ophthalmology
Jan 31, 2013 |
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