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Mice that couldn't be dissuaded from the object of their attention by a piece of sweet, crunchy cereal may help researchers find new treatments and cures for human disorders like autism and Parkinson's disease. For the first time, a psychiatric test for monitoring many human mental abnormali...

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Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood, according to a study of families in India conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers believe t...

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New research may finally settle a decades-old debate about how the kidney keeps valuable blood proteins from harmfully slipping into the urine, a serious health symptom that often precedes kidney failure. Scientists have shown that a structure known as the glomerular basement membrane plays a k...

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New research suggests one reason vegetables may be so good for us – a study in mice found that a mixture of five common vegetables reduced hardening of the arteries by 38 percent compared to animals eating a non-vegetable diet. Conducted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the research is r...

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Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have diabetes, according to an Ohio University study. Researcher David Holben found that subjects from households with greater levels of what medical, nutrition and dietetic...

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Three common asthma inhalers containing the drugs salmeterol or formoterol may be causing four out of five U.S. asthma-related deaths per year and should be taken off the market, researchers from Cornell and Stanford universities have concluded after a search of medical literature. They ba...

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There may be no running water, but that’s no excuse not to wash your dishes. A new study has examined different washing-up methods, deciding which reduces the most bacteria, thus preventing illness. The study is published in the latest Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Diarrhea is a com...

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A new method of delivering a dose of radioactive iodine – using a man-made version of scorpion venom as a carrier – targets deadly brain tumors called gliomas without affecting neighboring tissue or body organs. After a Phase I clinical trial conducted in 18 patients showed the approach to be safe, a...

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In a finding that may have broader implications for understanding kidney disorders, genetics researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a second gene that gives rise to Alagille syndrome, a genetic developmental disease that affects multiple organs. The Children...

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A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins investigators shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and onions reduces both the size and number of precancerous lesions in the human intestinal tract. In the study, published in the August issu...

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	Mice Learn Tasks That May Help Treat Human Psychiatric Disorders (Preview) Mice that couldn't be dissuaded from the object of their attention by a piece of sweet, crunchy cereal may help researchers find new treatments and cures for human disorders like autism and Parkinson's disease. For the first time, a psychiatric test for monitoring many human mental abnormali...	sol	0	304	Aug 8, 2006 by sol
	Domestic Violence During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Early Childhood Mortality (Preview) Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood, according to a study of families in India conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers believe t...	sol	0	317	Aug 8, 2006 by sol
	Keep the Baby, Toss the Bathwater: How Kidneys Retain Proteins (Preview) New research may finally settle a decades-old debate about how the kidney keeps valuable blood proteins from harmfully slipping into the urine, a serious health symptom that often precedes kidney failure. Scientists have shown that a structure known as the glomerular basement membrane plays a k...	sol	0	295	Aug 8, 2006 by sol
	Vegetables May Reduce Hardening of Arteries (Preview) New research suggests one reason vegetables may be so good for us – a study in mice found that a mixture of five common vegetables reduced hardening of the arteries by 38 percent compared to animals eating a non-vegetable diet. Conducted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the research is r...	sol	0	332	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	“Food Insecure” Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic (Preview) Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have diabetes, according to an Ohio University study. Researcher David Holben found that subjects from households with greater levels of what medical, nutrition and dietetic...	sol	0	306	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	Common Asthma Inhaler Causing Deaths (Preview) Three common asthma inhalers containing the drugs salmeterol or formoterol may be causing four out of five U.S. asthma-related deaths per year and should be taken off the market, researchers from Cornell and Stanford universities have concluded after a search of medical literature. They ba...	sol	0	319	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	Sloppiness Means Diarrhea: Finding Most Effective Washing-Up in Wilderness (Preview) There may be no running water, but that’s no excuse not to wash your dishes. A new study has examined different washing-up methods, deciding which reduces the most bacteria, thus preventing illness. The study is published in the latest Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Diarrhea is a com...	sol	0	492	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	Version of Scorpion Venom Delivers Radioactive Iodine to Brain Tumors (Preview) A new method of delivering a dose of radioactive iodine – using a man-made version of scorpion venom as a carrier – targets deadly brain tumors called gliomas without affecting neighboring tissue or body organs. After a Phase I clinical trial conducted in 18 patients showed the approach to be safe, a...	sol	0	302	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	Gene Discovery May Shed Light on Kidney Disease (Preview) In a finding that may have broader implications for understanding kidney disorders, genetics researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a second gene that gives rise to Alagille syndrome, a genetic developmental disease that affects multiple organs. The Children...	sol	0	817	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
	Chemicals in Curry and Onions May Help Prevent Colon Cancer (Preview) A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins investigators shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and onions reduces both the size and number of precancerous lesions in the human intestinal tract. In the study, published in the August issu...	sol	0	299	Aug 2, 2006 by sol
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