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Genetic Risk for Obesity Found in Many Mexican Young Adults
May 21, 2013 As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for obesity, said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Autónoma de San ... > full story -
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Decisions to Forgo Life Support May Depend Heavily on the Icu Where Patients Are Treated
May 21, 2013 The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital, suggests new ... > full story -
Low Radiation Scans Help Identify Cancer in Earliest Stages
May 21, 2013 A study of veterans at high risk for developing lung cancer shows that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can be highly effective in helping clinicians spot tiny lung nodules which, in a small ... > full story -
Radioactive Nanoparticles Target Cancer Cells
May 21, 2013 Researchers have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery
May 21, 2013 Researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery ... > full story -
Poliovirus Vaccine Trial Shows Early Promise for Recurrent Glioblastoma
May 21, 2013 An attack on glioblastoma brain tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose ... > full story -
Aggressive Behavior Linked Specifically to Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Childhood
May 21, 2013 Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their ... > full story -
Evaluating a New Way to Open Clogged Arteries
May 21, 2013 A new study analyzes the potential usefulness of a new treatment that combines the benefits of angioplasty balloons and drug-releasing stents, but may pose fewer ... > full story -
Common Food Supplement Fights Degenerative Brain Disorders, Study Suggests
May 21, 2013 Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Now scientists have discovered that the supplement improves the ... > full story -
Finding a Family for a Pair of Orphan Receptors in the Brain
May 21, 2013 Researchers have identified a protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for ... > full story
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