Researchers have discovered a new role of a protein that, if manipulated, may help suppress Colorectal Cancer (CRC) growth. The discovery, published online by Oncotarget journal, may lead to new therapies in managing patients ...
Sep 21, 2016
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Adult smoking rates in the United States have declined substantially in the past 50 years, but 42 million American adults still smoke, and more than 40 percent of children are exposed to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke ...
Sep 20, 2016
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We've all heard of people "aging overnight" after a traumatic event. Scientists actually have a word for this phenomenon: "Marie Antoinette Syndrome," named for the French queen. When she was captured after fleeing Paris ...
Feb 3, 2016
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After two months of jury selection and several motions to change the venue, the Boston bomber trial is expected to last until June. The prosecution in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial will present graphic evidence, including videos ...
Mar 6, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—High school biology taught us that we inherit certain traits from our parents that are pre-determined. But what if you could change how these genes play out by taking certain drugs or better yet, just changing ...
Sep 16, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—A recent study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that women may not need significant methadone dose reductions in the first three months ...
Aug 25, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Coffee contains antioxidants. Antioxidants fight gum disease. Does coffee, then, help fight gum disease?
Aug 21, 2014
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A better understanding of how the transcription factor Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARgamma) works is critical to find new ways to improve medications to treat type 2 diabetes. Drugs that activate PPARgamma, ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Progress has been made toward understanding the physiological mechanisms that underlie Gulf War illness and identifying possible treatments, according to a report released Monday by a Congressionally mandated panel of scientific ...
Apr 28, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—It turns out kids can understand complex scientific concepts – like natural selection – far beyond what anyone would have expected.
Mar 12, 2014
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