Mapping the brain’s response to breathlessness
Could eventually aid management of conditions such as asthma
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Sharp declines in heart disease in women
Decreases attributed to improved diets, quitting smoking, and other lifestyle changes
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Head lice frequently misdiagnosed
Wrong identification results in school absences, inappropriate medication
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Nearly half of college students used tobacco in one-year period
Focusing only on those under 18 misguided, researcher says
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Active girls who drink colas are five times more likely to fracture bones
Study raises important questions
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Cognitive testing of elderly could help detect medical problems
Researchers recommend cognitive tests become standard part of medical exams
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Potent cancer drugs made from sea squirts
Researchers able to synthesize most powerful anti-tumor drug known
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Birth of new brain cells induced in birds
Major biological first is step toward doing same thing in mammals
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Shadow proteins in thymus may explain how immune system gets to know its own body
Findings could lead to new understanding of diabetes, Crohn's, and other autoimmune diseases
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Oldest known flowering plants identified by genes
Key piece in the puzzle of the origins of flowering plants identified
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Jolie-Pitt Foundation Donates $2 Million to Global Health Committee to Fight HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Jolie-Pitt Grant will support first treatment program for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Ethiopia
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Paying attention to attention: How active is hyperactive?
Research has led to development of tests for ADHD which have been licensed for commercial use
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Electromagnets used in treating depression
Developed as a diagnostic tool, now it looks like a promising therapy
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