Melatonin Makes Old Bones Stronger: Study
May 26, 2014 — Melatonin supplements may make bones stronger in old rats, research shows. This suggests a possible avenue for the prevention of osteoporosis. Bones are built up by certain cells known as osteoblasts ... (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Sex Cell Determination Needs Lifelong Protection
May 22, 2014 — The way in which the sex of an organism is determined may require lifelong maintenance, finds new research. Sex-specific transcription factors perform lifelong work to maintain sexual determination ... (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Video: A Mother’s Mission to Save Her Sons
KINGSTON, Mass. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Two brothers; one uses the stairs, the other a ramp. Both have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The disease affects mostly boys, and usually killing them before their 21st birthday. However, 12-year-old Max is getting what some are calling a miracle drug. His 15-year-old brother Austin is not allowed to take the drug. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Spinal Cord Neurons That Control Skilled Limb Movement Identified
May 1, 2014 — Two types of neurons that enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement have been found by researchers. The first is a group of excitatory interneurons that are needed to make accurate ... (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Higher Divorce Risk if Wife Gets Ill?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A New study shows the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife becomes seriously ill. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Stem Cells from Teeth Can Make Brain-Like Cells
Apr. 30, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that stem cells taken from teeth can grow to resemble brain cells, suggesting they could one day be used in the brain as a therapy for ... (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Babies Recognize Real-Life Objects from Pictures as Early as Nine Months, Psychologists Discover
Apr. 29, 2014 — Babies begin to learn about the connection between pictures and real objects by the time they are nine-months-old, according to a new study. The research found that babies can learn about a toy from ... (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Low Cholesterol in Immune Cells Tied to Slow HIV Progression
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – People with HIV whose immune cells have low cholesterol levels experience much slower disease progression, even without medication, according to a study at University of Pittsburg Graduate School of Public Health. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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New Silicone Material Can Kill Bacteria in Light and Dark
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Scientists from University College London have developed a light-activated anti-microbial material which also kills bacteria in the dark. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Identifies Path to Safer Drugs for Heart Disease, Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Massachusetts General Hospital investigators found a way to potentially treat conditions ranging from heart attacks to cancer metastasis by providing a structural basis for the design of new, safer integrin inhibitors. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Skin Cancer’s Deadliest Form
TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – It brightens the day, and helps the grass grow. But the sun is taking more lives every year in the United States. Now, there's a new treatment for metastatic melanoma. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UV Exposure Can Reduce Folate Levels
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Sun exposure may reduce folate levels in women by 20 percent, according to an Australian study. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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New Clues for How Bacterial Infections Causes Sepsis
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new study at the University of Leicester, UK, shows how localized bacterial infections from only a single bacterium can turn into dangerous sepsis. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Anxiety Drugs Rebalance Autistic Brain?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research in mice shows autism is characterized by reduced inhibitory neuron activity and increased excitatory neuron in the brain, but balance can be restored with low doses of antianxiety drugs. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
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Video: A New Way to Hear for Grayson: Brain Stem Implant
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Imagine being born profoundly deaf: missing the vital nerve needed for you to hear. Without it, you had no options; until now. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
