Health
Confusing food labels are about to get a lot simpler
Pop quiz: What's the difference between "best by," "sell by" or "expires on"?
Feb 28, 2017
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Medical research
Research uncovers mechanism, protective purpose of muscle soreness following exercise
New research from the University of Queensland has revealed the way human muscles recover after fatigue.
Feb 14, 2017
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Medical research
Study identifies potential drug targets for muscular dystrophy treatments
Myotonic dystrophy type I (MD1) is a common form of muscular dystrophy associated with muscle wasting, weakness, and myotonia. These symptoms are linked to the accumulation of toxic gene transcripts in muscle cells that result ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dirty job shows why cholera still kills in Haiti
The men strip off their clothes, wrap themselves in rags and plug their nostrils with tobacco to hide the stench. They squeeze into a cramped outhouse with a reeking pit to scoop buckets of human excrement with their bare ...
Dec 28, 2016
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Medical research
Research could lead to blood test to detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply, according ...
Dec 21, 2016
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Genetics
Britain first country to approve 'three-parent' babies (Update 2)
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments after regulators gave the green light.
Dec 15, 2016
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Medical research
Gut cells are gatekeepers of infectious brain diseases, study finds
Fresh insights into infectious brain conditions help to explain why some people - and animals - are more at risk than others.
Dec 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
CSU uses test for chronic wasting disease to study brain ailments in people
Wildlife disease experts at Colorado State University are investigating whether a test developed to detect early-stage chronic wasting disease in deer might also be used to identify the onset of brain disorders, including ...
Dec 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
A race against time to diagnose deadly weight loss in cancer patients
About one third of cancer patients die because of cachexia - an involuntary weight loss, characterized primarily by muscle wasting and metabolic changes, which cannot be addressed or treated solely with increased food intake. ...
Nov 4, 2016
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Immunology
Scientists discover way to make milk chocolate have dark chocolate health benefits
Dark chocolate can be a source of antioxidants in the diet, but many consumers dislike the bitter flavor. The taste of milk chocolate is more appealing to a greater number of consumers, but it doesn't have the same antioxidants ...
Oct 28, 2016
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