Research from Victoria University of Wellington has helped create a new resource to address the high rate of mental health
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Researchers find proteins that might restore damaged sound-detecting cells in the ear
Using genetic tools in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely
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Trouble driving at night? Yellow lenses won’t help
(HealthDay)—”Night-driving” glasses that promise to dim the glare of headlights may not work as advertised, a new study finds. The
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New treatment option shown for heart failure fluid overload
Higher doses of spironolactone, a diuretic (water pill), can prevent the need for dialysis in selected heart failure patients, a
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Can collagen help fix Injured tendons? These tissue engineers think so.
Tendon injuries can happen in an instant. With a loud pop and a sharp pain, even the most casual athlete’s
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Childhood BMI, HDL-C variability may up later-life diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—High variability in body mass index (BMI) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during childhood are associated with an increased risk
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What the brains of people with excellent general knowledge look like
The brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired. This was shown by neuroscientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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Chemical widely used in medical plastic alters heart function in lab tests
Plastic medical devices abound in hospitals. IV bags, catheters and feeding tubes cram every corner. But the chemicals that make
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Glowing cholesterol helps scientists fight heart disease
A newly developed technique that shows artery clogging fat-and-protein complexes in live fish gave investigators from Carnegie, Johns Hopkins University,
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From urine samples to precision medicine in bladder cancer through 3-D cell culture
A research collaborative led by scientists from institutions in Japan including Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) has developed
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