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Face-washing tips for healthier-looking skin
Washing your face is as simple as using soap and water, right? Not quite say dermatologists. How you wash your face can make a difference in your appearance.
Health
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Targeting protein could prevent metastasis of cancer cells
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have uncovered a protein required by cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body, highlighting it as a potential target for future treatments ...
Cancer
Nov 14, 2012 |
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MRSA outbreak mapped by DNA sequencing
Scientists have used DNA sequencing for the first time to effectively track the spread of, and ultimately contain, an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to new research published in ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Vitamin D may prevent clogged arteries in diabetics
People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.
Diabetes
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Nurse practitioners: The right prescription to ease doctor shortage
Reports indicate that Michigan faces a physician shortage much larger than the national average, and it will grow as millions of Americans qualify for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Health
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Jellyfish inspire scientists to invent a device that can detect, capture and release rare cancer cells
Tumor cells circulating in a patient's bloodstream can yield a great deal of information on how a tumor is responding to treatment and what drugs might be more effective against it. But first, these rare ...
Cancer
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Green light for Obamacare: Panelists assess road ahead, including potential bumps
After three major scares, President Obama's health care reform law is now part of the nation's legal and health care landscape, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) panelists said Thursday, though its effects ...
Health
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Expert: Time to break the beta blocker habit?
First developed in the 1950s, beta blockers have been a mainstay in medicine for decades, used to treat everything from heart disease to stage fright to glaucoma. But some older classes of beta blockers are ...
Cardiology
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Compound in grapes, red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer
Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, has been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, including cardiovascular health and stroke prevention. Now, a University ...
Cancer
Nov 10, 2012 |
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'Lung-on-a-chip' sets stage for next wave of research to replace animal testing
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have mimicked pulmonary edema in a microchip lined by living human cells, as reported today in the journal Science Tr ...
Medical research
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Activating the 'mind's eye': Scientists teach blind to read, recognize objects with sounds (w/ Video)
Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of visual information in early infanthood, it may never develop properly its functional specialization, making sight restoration later ...
Neuroscience
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Research supports importance of father figures in children's education
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Bath have worked with local schools and families to assess how important father figures are in their children's education and upbringing.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Patients with heart block see strong benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy
Heart failure patients with a condition called "heart block" derive significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), according to the results of the Block HF clinical trial, presented today at the American ...
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Researchers identify unexpected bottleneck in the spread of herpes simplex virus
New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable to medical ...
Medical research
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists find it's never too late to retrain brain
(Medical Xpress)—UCSF neuroscientists have found that by training on attention tests, people young and old can improve brain performance and multitasking skills.
Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2012 |
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