Immunology
Holiday season triggers allergies
Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies.
Dec 18, 2013
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Health
Large study links nut consumption to reduced death rate
In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30-year period than were those who didn't consume nuts, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Nov 20, 2013
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Genetics
Scientists fingerprint single cancer cells to map cancer's family tree
A new method to take the DNA fingerprint of individual cancer cells is uncovering the true extent of cancer's genetic diversity, new research reveals.
Nov 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Tree nut consumption associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in women
In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses' Health Study, with ...
Nov 7, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Better understanding of the HIV epidemic through an evolutionary perspective
With the abundance of sequencing data, scientists can use ever more powerful evolutionary biology tools to pinpoint the transmission and death rates for epidemics such as HIV, which has remained elusive to a cure. Reconstructed ...
Oct 8, 2013
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Health
Alumnus launches allergen-free snack startup
Shortly after they started dating in 2010, Robert Dalton and his wife Nicole had a dinner to remember.
Oct 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
With love from me to me: Why we self-gift
Do you put a little present under the Christmas tree for yourself? Is your birthday coming up and it practically coincides with the release of the new season's Jimmy Choos or latest electronic gadget. Will you give yourself ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Health
Scientists develop improved method to estimate calories
Mom was right. It's important to chew your food fully. Chewing begins the digestive process of liberating nutrients from their food matrix, and this release is necessary before nutrients are considered "bioaccessible." In ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MRSA strain in humans originally came from cattle, research says
A strain of bacteria that causes skin and soft tissue infections in humans originally came from cattle, according to a study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. ...
Aug 13, 2013
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Medications
Cambodia's Khmer healers get schooled in ancient art
A lizard dipped in wine may not seem like an obvious asthma remedy, but as Cambodian traditional healers strive to turn their ancient wisdom into a professional industry such treatments are finding their way into the classroom.
Jul 4, 2013
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