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Fascinating news added Aug. 31- Sept. 7
Reducing the risk with mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers
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A genetic link to ordinary migraines
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Exercise wins against "fat genes"
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Subclavian steal syndrome
Full, free short article, angiogram from The New Engl. j. Med.
Reduced risk of heart attacks with a diet containing dairy products
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Cannabis for pain: study
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Hypertension, blurred vision
Free short article, images, links from The New Engl. j. Med.
FASEB Journal
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Cerebral palsy in the child and duration of pregnancy
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Activating anti-cancer genes in the digestive system
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FDA gives go-ahead for new HBV monitoring test
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Video game for protein-folding
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Stem cell therapy tests on patients going forward
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Increasing number of concussions amongst young athletes
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Alcohol and longevity: study
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Preventing wound infection
Press release from Temple University
Using tumor budding to predict bad outcome in lung cancer
Press release from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Interesting news added Aug 24-30
Animal brain cells with simulated stroke helped with human umbilical cord
Full, free article from Stem Cell Rev. and Rep.
The newest on AIDS
An ensemble of articles from Scientific American
Muscle cell nuclei maintain memory to rebuild
Full, free article from Science News
HPV vaccine for boys too?
Full, free article, audio file from NPR
Why are the Alzheimer drug tests failing?
Free short article, image from The Lancet
n-3 fatty acids and cardiac health after an MI
Full, free article from The New Engl. j. Med.
Genetics and the clinic: Mendelian disorders and their treatment
Full, free article from The New Engl. j. Med.
Pollution and type II diabetes
Full, free article from Science News
Taking another look at the "grandmother hypothesis"
Full, free article from Nature News
Astrixis: diencephalon issue
Full, free image, article from The New Engl. j. Med.
Micro-RNA and cancer
Full, free article from Science News
Looks like a goiter but isn't
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
New gel intiates factor VII, heals bleeding wounds
Full, free article from Science News
How many in middle and high school smoke these days?
Full, free article from MMWR Weekly
Conquering jet lag: study with mice
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Stop the bedbugs!
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Synthetic cornea prove successful in initial tests
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Junk DNA and muscular dystrophy
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Coming wave of Alzheimer patients
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Cushing's brains: early research into human brains
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Will in vitro work for you? New test to determine chance of success
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Preliminary injunction against embryonic stem cell use
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New melanoma drug
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Chronic drinking and circadian rhythms
Press release from Taipei Medical University
News added Aug. 16-23
Did Lou Gehrig have Lou Gehrig's disease?
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Chocolate intake related to lower chance of heart failure in women
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Stress and conceiving
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Eat your green vegetables, reduce diabetes risk!
Full, free article, charts from BMJ
Bladder diverticula
Free, full article, image from The New Engl. j. Med.
Using some novel approaches to reduce obesity
Free summary from The Lancet
Survival and hemoglobin A1c
Free abstract from The Lancet
Micro-RNA's and cancer
Full, free article from Science News
Optic nerve infarction from head trauma
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
5-day after birth control pill
Full, free announcement from FDA News and Events
Ozone and nicotine together greater threat
Free abstract from Science direct
Recurring headaches and teen life style
Free abstract from Neurology
The story the moose bones tell: poor nutrition early, osteoarthritis later
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Controller gene regulates growth of CNS
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High sugar, fat diet may be linked to inflammatory diseases
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Twenty percent of US teens with some hearing loss now
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Overactive immune reaction may enable chronic UTI
Press release from the Washington University School of Medicine
Vitamin D in another role: immune system
Press release from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Possible genetic, immunological link to parkinsonism
Press release from the University of Washington
New approach to chronic pain
Press release from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Eat fat, slow digestion, and eat less
Press release from Norwich BioScience Institutes
Drink and think: better cognition through moderate wine intake
Press release from Boston University Medical Center
News added Aug 8-15
Reprogramming fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes
Full, free article, image from ScienceNOW Daily News
Vena cava filter problems
Full, free article, images from Arch. Int. Med.
Biomarker in CSF for Alzheimer disease
Free abstract from Arch. Neurobio.
"Spindle" brain waves and sound sleep linked
Full, free article from National Geographic News
Preventing neural tube defects with folic acid
Full, free article from MMWR Weekly
No link between biphosphonates and upper GI cancers
Free abstract from JAMA
Gestational pituitary tumor
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
Vertebroplasty for compression due to osteoporosis
Free abstract from The Lancet
Cannabis-related drug approved in UK
Full, free article from Drug discovery and development
Retinal tumor: von Hippel-Disease
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
The fuss over BPA
Full, free article from Science News
Low carb and low lipid diets equally safe
Free abstract from Ann. Int. Med.
Waist line and mortality
Full, free article from Bioscience Technology
Go-ahead given for first trials of human embryonic stem cells
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Early puberty and obesity and girls
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Joint replacements on the rise
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DNA test for colon cancer on horizon
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Spinal nerve cord regeneration
Press release from Univ. Cal.-Irvine
Spinal Muscular Atrophy linked to heart disease
Press release from Nationwide Children's Hospital
Gut antibody IgT may be very ancient in origin
Press release from The University of Pennsylvania
Injection could save many trauma patients
Press release from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Protein clumping in nervous system common even in healthy persons
Press release from Public Library of Science
Single neurons can recognize sequences of events
Press release from University College London
Genetic susceptibility to meningitis
Press release from Imperial College-London
News added Aug. 1-7
Looking more carefully at drug safety
Full, free article from Nature News
"Velvet palms" often associated with cancer
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
"Cotton wool" as radiographic sign of Paget disease
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.
Bed bugs on the prowl again!
Full, free article, images from ABC News
Increasing stem cell numbers
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
How well does intensive treatment of hyperglycemia work?
Free abstract from The Lancet
Looking at science and religion issues
Full, free article from Scientific American
Paradoxical finding about cancer and cell destruction
Full, free article from Science News
Obesity rates state-by-state
Full, free article, map, tables from the MMWR
Amount of sleep as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
FASEB Journal table of contents
Many free abstracts and some free articles linked to the TOC
Two possible diagnostic markers for ischemic heart disease found
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
Highlights from Ophthalmology
body mass and glaucoma, severe myopia and more in this press release from the American Academy of Opthamology
Tobacco use in 13 states
Full, free text from MMWR Weekly
Periodontitis linked to Alzheimer Disease
Press release from New York University
New method for regenerating heart muscle cells
Press release from Gladstone Institute
Iron regulator is predictor of breast cancer outcome
Press release from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Possible genetic link for epilepsy
Press release from Penn State
Deep brain stimulation shows promise for Alzheimer Disease
Press release from University Health Network
Kidney disease may be linked to a gene protecting against sleeping sickness
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Is that chemical safe?
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Too young to worry about LDL's?
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Endovascular treatment for multiple sclerosis questioned
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Issues with some dietary supplements
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New genes controlling blood lipids found
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Using adult stem cells
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News added July 25-31
Calcium supplements and myocardial infarction risk
Full, free article from BMJ
Compression-only CPR as effective as compressions + mouth-to-mouth
Free abstract from The New Engl. j. Med.
Amyloid and Alzheimer link questioned
Full, free article, videos, and images from New Scientist
Colorectal cancer
Abstract, image from The Lancet
Effective gel microbicide against HIV
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Serpentine supervenous hyperpigmentation
Full, free article, image from The New Engl. j. Med.
Pneumothorax
Full, free article, radiogram from The New Engl. j. Med.
Dynamic preclinical PET imaging
Full, free article, images from Drug discovery & development
Overtreatment for low-grade prostate cancer
Full, free article, video from ABC News
Cannibinoids against sickle cell pain
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
GAO finds individualized DNA tests contradictory
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
Incidence of breast cancer in women 45-64 years
Full, free article from MMWR Weekly
Need for fresher blood for transfusions
Full, free article from Drug discovery & development
NIH's April consensus report on Alzheimer prevention
Full, free statement from the NIH
Slowing down Alzheimer Disease progress
Full, free article from Science News
What's new with celiac disease?
Full, free article from Science News
A way of improving memory in the elderly?
Full, free article from Science News
Legalizing marijuana for veterans
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Protein related to fragile bones
Press release from Medical College of Georgia
Blood glucose control and the skeletal system
Press release from Columbia University Medical Center
Alcohol reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis
Press release from the Oxford University Press
Repairing UV-damaged DNA
Press release from The Ohio State University
Stopping that blushing from nicotinic acid
Press release from the Max Planck Institute
How do our brains recognize numbers and letters?
Press release from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
Controlling the spread of oral cancers?
Press release from University of Illinois-Chicago
Micro-RNA's and parkinsonism
Press release from Stanford University Medical Center
Items added July 18-24
Moderate caffeine use during pregnancy OK
Free abstract from Obstetrics & gynecology
More news about how astrocytes function
Full, free article, image from The Scientist from Professor Ott
How useful is earlly ACL surgery?
Free abstract from The New Engl. j. Med.
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