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Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study

August 10, 2019 A, eating, effects, health, is, marijuana, New, of, study, subject

Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana.

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Fluoride may diminish kidney and liver function in adolescents, study suggests

August 8, 2019 Adolescents, and, diminish, Fluoride, Function, in, kidney, liver, may, study, suggests

August 8, 2019)—Fluoride exposure may lead to a reduction in kidney and liver function among adolescents, according to a study

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Optimistic people sleep better, longer, study finds

August 7, 2019 Better, finds, longer, Optimistic, people, sleep, study

People who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers, a study of young and middle-aged adults found. More

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Team first to grow genetically engineered mini livers to study disease and therapeutics

August 6, 2019 and, disease, engineered, First, genetically, grow, livers, Mini, study, Team, therapeutics, to

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are the first to grow genetically modified miniature human livers in

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Study identifies human performance deficiencies associated with adverse surgical events

July 31, 2019 Adverse, associated, deficiencies, events, Human, identifies, performance, study, Surgical, with

In the surgical setting, the concept “to err is human” could potentially be a matter of life and death. In

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Blocking proteins could ease unrelenting poison ivy itch, mouse study shows

July 26, 2019 Blocking, Could, Ease, itch, ivy, mouse, poison, proteins, shows, study, unrelenting

Scientists at Duke Health and Zhejiang Chinese Medical University who are studying poison ivy rashes in mice have identified new

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Preclinical study of therapeutic strategy for Lafora disease shows promise

July 25, 2019 disease, for, Lafora, of, Preclinical, promise, shows, strategy, study, therapeutic

A team of scientists have designed and tested in mice a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease

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Study pinpoints cell types affected in brains of multiple sclerosis patients

July 17, 2019 affected, brain's, cell, in, multiple, of, patients, pinpoints, sclerosis, study, Types

Scientists have discovered that a specific brain cell known as a ‘projection neuron’ has a central role to play in

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Researchers study how nursing homes can accommodate obese residents

July 1, 2019 accommodate, Can, Homes, How, nursing, obese, Researchers, residents, study

About 30 percent of nursing home residents are obese. That can complicate their care. The facility may need to buy

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Celebrity chefs could reduce foodborne illnesses, study says

June 26, 2019 celebrity, chefs, Could, foodborne, illnesses, reduce, Says, study

Foodborne illnesses sicken more than 48 million people in the United States each year, with 128,000 requiring hospitalization and 3,000

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