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Heart Healthier Oat Variety Developed
Plant breeders of the Wisconsin-Madison University have developed a new oat variety called BetaGene, which is 2% higher in beta glucan and therefore even more...
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Weight Management And Dieting During Pregnancy Is Beneficial
A woman who is both over weight and pregnant faces double challenges, not least because many women who are not overweight struggle not to gain...
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Potential New Drugs For Fox Tapeworm Infection In Humans
Scientists are reporting development and testing of a new series of drugs that could finally stop the fox tapeworm - which causes a rare but...
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Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Benefit From Accelerated Chemotherapy Given Before Surgery
For some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, treatment may begin before they undergo cystectomy, or surgical removal of the bladder. They may be advised by...
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The Influence Of Genes On Psychological Well-Being
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits - such as self-control, decision making or sociability - than was previously thought, new research suggests....
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Women At Risk Of Post Natal Depression May Be Identified By Blood Test
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific...
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Herbal Extract May Curb Binge Drinking
An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking, according to...
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Animal Sampling For Ebola Should Focus On Carcasses
Response efforts to outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Africa can benefit from a standardized sampling strategy that focuses on the carcasses of gorillas, chimpanzees...
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For Medication Disposal, New Advice Is Trash Beats Take-Back
Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of...
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Gene Therapy Helps Children With Rare, Incurable Brain Disease
Using gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological...
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Trial Of ALK Inhibitor In Neuroblastoma, Lymphoma
A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive...
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Surgical Vs. Nonsurgical Treatment For Cervical Spine Fracture
For older adults with "C2" fractures of the upper (cervical) spine, surgery and nonsurgical treatment provide similar short- and long-term outcomes, reports a study in...
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Cheap New Paper-Based Diagnostic Test For Diabetes
With epidemics of Type 2 diabetes looming in rural India, China and other areas of the world where poverty limits the availability of health care,...
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Glioblastoma Classification Revision Should Improve Patient Care
Radiation oncology researchers have revised the system used by doctors since the 1990s to determine the prognosis of people with glioblastoma, which is the most...
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Personalized Treatment Advances: Testing For Mutations Identified In Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Tumors
Screening lung cancer tumor samples for cancer-causing, or "driver," genetic mutations can help physicians tailor patients' treatments to target those specific mutations. While scientists have...
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