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New in­form­a­tion on the brain areas linked to tact­ile sense and meta­cog­nit­ive abil­ity

August 21, 2018 abil­ity, and, areas, brain, in­form­a­tion, Linked, meta­cog­nit­ive, New, on, sense, tact­ile, the, to

According to the results of a new doctoral thesis by Juha Gogulski, magnetic stimulation of prefrontal cortex affected subjects’ performance

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‘Liquid biopsy’ predicts lymphoma therapy success within days, study finds

August 21, 2018 biopsy', days', finds, liquid, Lymphoma, Predicts, study, Success, therapy, within

A blood test can predict which patients with a type of cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are likely

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Growing drug resistance will lead to long-term harm

August 20, 2018 drug, Growing, harm, lead, long-term, resistance, to, will

Drugs that fight many common infectious diseases are becoming less effective because of increased antibiotic resistance, a direct consequence of

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Interstitial Cystitis – Not Just a Bladder Infection

August 18, 2018 bladder infection, bladder pain syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome, urinary tract infection, UTI

Barb Zarnikow woke up one day feeling like she had the worst bladder infection of her life. Her extreme pain

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Gout could increase heart disease risk

August 17, 2018 Could, disease, Gout, heart, Increase, risk

Having a type of inflammatory arthritis called gout may worsen heart-related outcomes for people being treated for coronary artery disease,

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Researchers find pathways that uncover insight into development of lung cancer

August 17, 2018 cancer, development, Find, insight, into, lung, of, pathways, Researchers, that, uncover

Lung cancer is the leading cause of preventable cancer death. A disease of complex origin, lung cancer is usually considered

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As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well

August 17, 2018 As, Blood, body, increases, index, mass, may, pressure, well

Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and

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Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times

August 16, 2018 about, brain, motor, practice, reaction, response, speeds, study, thinking, Times, up, upends, Why

Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized study of 36

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One year later: The impact of Hurricane Harvey on mental health

August 16, 2018 Harvey, health, Hurricane, impact, later:, Mental, of, on, ONE, the, year

This August will mark one year since Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, and even now, many people are still

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War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo

August 16, 2018 'war, A, and, Congo, Double, Dr, eastern, Ebola, in, nightmare

First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them. Now

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