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Study identifies potential for safer anti-inflammatory drugs
Date: Jan-17-2015Although a common treatment for chronic inflammation, glucocorticoids can cause harmful side effects. But researchers say they may have found a way to solve this problem.
Behavioral model may help kidney disease patients' treatment decisions
Date: Jan-17-2015Patients with advanced CKD have to choose between two treatment options: dialysis or kidney transplantation. A new study finds a behavioral model could help them decide.
CDC: this season's flu vaccine only 23% effective
Date: Jan-16-2015The 2014-15 flu vaccine is only 23% effective, the CDC estimate. As such, the organization recommend people at high risk of flu-related complications seek additional treatment.
'High-intensity' disruptive behavior may indicate future problems for children
Date: Jan-16-2015Researchers have thought that preschool children displaying symptoms of conduct disorder are more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior at school age.
Burning yak dung pollutes Tibetan homes, study finds
Date: Jan-16-2015Commonly used by the nomadic people of the himalayas as a cooking fuel and to heat their homes, a new study finds that burning yak dung produces dangerous levels of black carbon.
Gene may explain why pancreatic cancer is so aggressive
Date: Jan-16-2015Pancreatic cancer is so aggressive that even when diagnosed early, fewer than 1 in 3 patients survive. Now, a new study identifies a gene called ATDC as an important culprit.
Forager-to-farmer transition 'may have weakened our bones'
Date: Jan-16-2015When we were hunter-gatherers, we had much denser bones. Now a new study suggests our skeletons became weaker when we invented agriculture and changed from foragers to farmers.
Universal flu vaccine will be here 'within 5 years'
Date: Jan-16-2015Currently, flu shots target specific strains of the virus - leading to potential seasonal mismatch. Now, new research suggests a universal flu vaccine may be viable.
Vitamin D 'helps immune system to fight colorectal cancer'
Date: Jan-16-2015A new study has demonstrated in a large human population sample that vitamin D's immune system-aiding qualities help the body to fight colorectal cancer cells
New treatment strategy for aggressive cancers identified
Date: Jan-16-2015Scientists have identified a new method for treating several kinds of aggressive tumor, including many osteosarcomas and glioblastomas.
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