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Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
It is well documented that
police officers have a
higher risk of developing
heart disease: The question
is why. In the most recent
... > full story
Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects: Locusts Shed Light On Migraines, Stroke And Epilepsy
A similarity in brain
disturbance between insects
and people suffering from
migraines, stroke and
epilepsy points the way
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Alzheimer's Research Yields Potential Drug Target
Scientists have found
laboratory evidence that a
cluster of peptides may be
the toxic agent in
Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists say the discovery
... > full story
Why H1N1 Flu Spreads Inefficiently
Scientists have found a
genetic explanation for why
the new H1N1 "swine flu"
virus has spread from person
to person less effectively
than other flu viruses. But
researchers say the new
... > full story
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Triggering Muscle Development: A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
July 3, 2009 — Scientists have shown that if elderly men who were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Researchers say, "This raises the question: Can ... > full story -
Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies
July 3, 2009 — Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary malignancy of the liver, was statistically significantly higher among women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection than among women without the virus, ... > full story -
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Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety
July 3, 2009 — As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. A new study has ... > full story -
What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread?
July 3, 2009 — A new study reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer ... > full story -
Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success
July 3, 2009 — Cancer experts say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease ... > full story -
Brain Malformations Significantly Associated With Preterm Birth, Study Suggests
July 3, 2009 — New research provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain ... > full story -
Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After Five Years Likely To Be Disease Free After 10 Years
July 3, 2009 — Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a new ... > full story -
Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing
July 3, 2009 — The need for a clear set of rules governing genetic ancestry testing is becoming more urgent, according to experts, given the proliferation of private corporations that promise consumers insight into ... > full story -
Did Evolution Make Us Cancer Prone?
July 3, 2009 — Researchers have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including ... > full story -
First Evidence That Female Human Embryos Adjust The Balance Of X
July 3, 2009 — Researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation, which was known to occur in mice but unknown in humans, does, in ... > full story
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