‘Nowcasting’ beach water quality
Arriving at your favorite beach only to discover it’s closed because of bacterial contamination can be a bummer. But even
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DNA methylation related to liver disease among obese patients, study shows: Potentially deadly NAFLD associated with genetic changes; potential drug targets identified
DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies to repair themselves, fight infection, get rid of environmental
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A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis: Study is largest-ever effort to identify symptoms that appear before MS diagnosis
During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), they are up to
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Testosterone research brings new hope for cancer patients
Many cancer patients suffer from a loss of body mass known as cachexia. Approximately 20 percent of cancer related deaths
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An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away: 15-year study
A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration than people
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Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development: Study shows we may want to think twice before attacking ROS
Some level of molecules linked to oxidative stress may be essential to health and development, according to new animal studies.
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Smell receptors in the body could help sniff out disease: Olfactory cells found throughout the body may help or harm depending on location
A review of more than 200 studies reveals that olfactory receptors — proteins that bind to odors that aid the
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DNA marks in adults tracked back to changes in earliest days of life: Findings could aid understanding of how our early environment influences later health
Scientists have gained a glimpse of how marks on our genes that could be linked to adverse health outcomes in
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Improved immunity against reinfections
For years, researchers have had an established viewpoint of the function of a unique protein in the body called purinergic
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Whooping cough vaccine: The power of first impressions: Type of pertussis vaccine used to prime immune system permanently skews immune response
The current whooping cough vaccine was universally adopted in the US in 1996 to replace the original vaccine based on
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