Getting the dirt on immunity: Study shows early exposure to germs is a good thing
(Medical Xpress) -- Previous human studies have suggested that early life exposure to microbes (i.e., germs) is an important determinant of adulthood sensitivity to allergic and autoimmune diseases such as hay fever, asthma ...
Immunology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Scientists discover in studies with mice that an anti-cancer gene also fights obesity
Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre working with mice have revealed that one of the main genes protecting against cancer brings two additional health benefits by boosting longevity and combating obesity. ...
Cancer
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Observations refute widely held view on causal mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
In science, refuting a hypothesis can be as significant as proving one, all the more so in research aimed at elucidating how diseases proceed with a view toward preventing, treating, or curing them. Such a ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Stopping hormones might help breast cancer to regress
As soon as women quit hormone therapy, their rates of new breast cancer decline, supporting the hypothesis that stopping hormones can lead to tumor regression, according to a report e-published in Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...
Cancer
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Multiple sclerosis: Damaged myelin not the trigger
Damaged myelin in the brain and spinal cord does not cause the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), neuroimmunologists from the University of Zurich have now demonstrated in collaboration with researchers from Berlin, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2012 |
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UK experts: Missing drug info could hurt patients
(AP) -- A British medical journal says a worrying number of drug studies are being suppressed by researchers and that the lack of public data could threaten patient safety.
Medications
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Deer antlers inspire a new theory on osteoporosis
The loss of manganese could mean that calcium does not stick to bones and could cause osteoporosis. This is the new theory put forward by researchers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) in Spain ...
Medical research
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Dyslexic adults have more trouble if background noise levels are high
Dyslexia affects up to 17.5% of the population, but its cause remains somewhat unknown. A report published in the Nov. 23 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE supports the hypothesis that the symptoms of dyslexia, includ ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Probiotics appear to mitigate pancreatitis: Surprising hypothetical mechanism warrants further investigation
(Medical Xpress) -- A probiotic treatment appears to mitigate pancreatitis in an animal model, leading to a new hypothesis of how probiotics may act, according to a paper in the November Applied and Environmental Microbiology. ...
Medical research
Nov 17, 2011 |
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New findings contradict dominant theory in Alzheimer's disease
For decades the amyloid hypothesis has dominated the research field in Alzheimer's disease. The theory describes how an increase in secreted beta-amyloid peptides leads to the formation of plaques, toxic clusters of damaged ...
Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Study confirms males and females have at least one thing in common: Upregulating X
In a study published today in the journal Nature Genetics, a group of scientists including UNC biologist Jason Lieb, PhD, present experiments supporting a longstanding hypothesis that explains how males can survive with o ...
Genetics
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Remembering to forget: Destroying bad memories and breaking bad habits
(Medical Xpress) -- Retrieving a memory is crucial when trying to extinguish it completely, according to research published today by University of Birmingham scientists in the journal Nature Communications.
Medical research
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Testing protein leverage in lean humans: a randomised controlled experimental study
Proper protein intake crucial for moderating energy intake, keeping obesity at bay.
Health
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Malaria prevention strategies could substantially cut killer bacterial infections, study suggests
Interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, antimalarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill hundreds of thousands of children each year in Africa ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers
This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable risk) that may be due to alcohol consumption and/or smoking. ...
Cancer
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